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Life abroad can be hard. But overseas Filipino workers can experience additional misery when they meet ‘fair-weather friends’ who ruin their plans and even...

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10 Tips for OFWs Returning to the Philippines

It is always a joyful feeling for OFWs to feel the airplane wheels gently hit the ground, indicating that they have finally reached home...

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10 Tips for OFWs Returning to the Philippines

It is always a joyful feeling for OFWs to feel the airplane wheels gently hit the ground, indicating that they have finally reached home...

4 Reasons You Should Renew Your OWWA Membership

OWWA membership can bring enormous benefits especially at times when you face life’s greatest tests. Carent Barroga, 37, just arrived at her new employer...

Beware of ‘Friends’ Who Value You Because of Money

Life abroad can be hard. But overseas Filipino workers can experience additional misery when they meet ‘fair-weather friends’ who ruin their plans and even...

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5 Valid Reasons Why It’s Wrong To Be An OFW

Deciding to become an overseas Filipino worker likely points in the right direction. Bigger salary, secured future, it's all in the plan. But wait,...

An Expat’s Life in Oman: An Experience Worth Anything

For long have experts debated over the strategic importance of countries like the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and the importance they hold...

7 Job Hunting Tips To Land Your Dream Job Faster

In the competitive world of job hunting, learning the basics is not enough. Coping with changing times is the only way to move forward;...

8 Most Annoying Habits of Many OFWs

It seems that despite the exposure of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to a different culture while working abroad, the old, familiar annoying habits closely...

8 Reasons Why Filipino Seafarers Quit Their Jobs

Deciding to go on board and leave his family behind is a tough decision a seafarer makes. However, there are also many reasons why,...

To Buy or to Build? Tips for OFWs and Families Planning to Own Their Dream House

Owning a house to call your own is a dream of many OFWs. Apart from sending children to school, establishing a business, or merely...

5 OFW Christmas Wishes

Overseas Filipino workers have always been playing the role of Santa Claus, sending money, balikbayan boxes, and other gifts to families in the Philippines....

Most Common Items Found in an OFW Balikbayan Box

A balikbayan box is always a joy to see for Filipino families with some members living or working abroad. The box generally contains a...

5 Biggest Culture Shocks for First Time Workers in Middle East

Many Filipinos are looking forward to new opportunities in the Middle East mainly because of the higher salaries offered compared to working in the...

7 Reasons OFWs are Ideal Life Partners

Some people are still deciding whether or not it is a good idea to marry an OFW or Overseas Filipino Worker. There's sort of...

8 Common Illnesses Overseas Filipino Workers Suffer

Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs belong to various sectors and industries; from exposure to harmful substances to chronic fatigue and overwork and lack of...