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Lost, Delayed Balikbayan Boxes: What Senders Need to Know

For many Overseas Filipino Workers around the world, sending a balikbayan box is a tangible expression of love and care from afar. It contains...

Warning Issued to Myanmar Scam Farm Recruiters as Three Arrested for Human Trafficking at NAIA

Three Filipinos—Sarah Jane Santos Marquez, Jalrumax Manaois Turingan, and Noel Bansag Rodriguez—have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation’s Airport Investigation Division after...

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Lost, Delayed Balikbayan Boxes: What Senders Need to Know

For many Overseas Filipino Workers around the world, sending a balikbayan box is a tangible expression of love and care from afar. It contains...

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Lost, Delayed Balikbayan Boxes: What Senders Need to Know

For many Overseas Filipino Workers around the world, sending a balikbayan box is a tangible expression of love and care from afar. It contains...

Singapore-based OFW Grateful for OWWA Benefits After Stroke

A 56-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and aircraft technician based in Singapore, Carlito Rio Sr., expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration...

Warning Issued to Myanmar Scam Farm Recruiters as Three Arrested for Human Trafficking at NAIA

Three Filipinos—Sarah Jane Santos Marquez, Jalrumax Manaois Turingan, and Noel Bansag Rodriguez—have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation’s Airport Investigation Division after...

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Taiwan Money Remittance: Importance of Convenience to OFWs and Families

Sending money to the family in the Philippines is one of the many to-do lists overseas Filipino workers have planned to do even before...

4 Lessons OFWs Learned With Coronavirus Health Crisis

Some lessons are learned in school, others are in real-life experience, sometimes in a hard way. For us overseas Filipino workers, the learning process...

15 OFW Family Bonding Activities During Coronavirus Crisis

Filipinos often find a sliver of hope amid the tragedy unfolding in our lives. We live in a country beset with natural disasters such...

A Value For You, Hard Working Filipino

It is innate to Filipinos to take care of their families in whatever ways possible, wherever they may be. Distance is never a hindrance...

OWWA Rebate: 6 Steps on How to Claim Back Your Contribution

The Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA) has released funds amounting to a total of P26 million to 10,512 long-time members under the OWWA Rebate...

4 Reasons Why Many OFWs Fail to Save Money

Contrary to many expectations that once a Filipino goes abroad and gets paid a salary higher than back home, many overseas Filipino workers go...

5 Important Reasons Why OFWs Need to Apply for Financial Loans

One common misconception about overseas Filipino workers is that once they start their employment abroad, they are free from debt mainly because they receive...

How to Send Money Without Paying Remittance Fee

According to the International Labor Organization’s Global Estimates on Migrant Workers, 2015, there are 11.5 million migrant workers worldwide, from which 27.4 percent are...

9 Frugal Ways to Save Money On Christmas

Christmas is a great time to spend with friends and family. But it also means more expenses to prepare food, gifts, and other things...

Calls, Messages That Bridge OFWs and Families Back Home

As Filipino workers begin their journey for higher paying jobs abroad, they drift away from their comfort zones. They resign from their stable jobs,...

7 Balikbayan Box Items Filipinos Love to Send to Family

No matter what the contents are, recipients of balikbayan boxes can feel the love sent from far away places.

9 Proven Tips to Succeed As An OFW

As an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), there are several things you can do to succeed in your job and make the most out of...