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Because filipinos are, for reasons i have yet to figure out, probably the most giving of all people on the planet. think im talking shit? keep watching. ♪ ♪ >> good afternoon everyone. were the band called keystone. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: ofw stands for

Keep watching. [ motorcycle revving ] >> fritz: good afternoon everyone. were the band called keystone. ♪ >> anthony: ofw stands for

Overseas filipino worker, and they are one of the philippiness largest and most important exports. people. go abroad, make money, improve the quality of life for the whole family. all over the world, the philippines sends architects, doctors, construction workers, nurses, housekeepers, nannies. the entire filipino economy relies heavily on the money sent back by more than 10 million ofws. roughly $30 thirty u.s. a year or about 10% of the nations gdp. until recently, after domestic workers, the ...

Many, many more through school, lifted them up to a more comfortable life. and you would have left family behind? >> aurora: yeah. >> anthony: to go out there and make money. thats never an easy decision, a painful, painful choice. auroras children, now middle-aged, are finally getting to know their mother. >> aurora: okay, okay, okay. bring in the food inside. >> anthony: many, many, many filipino women like you who had to leave their families, go abroad. >> aurora: yeah, absolutely yes. >> ana...

Planet. think im talking shit? keep watching. [ motorcycle revving ] ♪ >> fritz: good afternoon everyone. were the band called keystone. ♪ >> anthony: ofw stands for overseas filipino worker, and they are one of the

Giving of all people on the planet. think im talking shit? keep watching. [ motorcycle revving ] >> fritz: good afternoon everyone. were the band called keystone. ♪ >> anthony: ofw stands for overseas filipino worker, and they are one of the philippiness largest and most

Keep watching. [ motorcycle revving ] ♪ >> fritz: good afternoon everyone. were the band called keystone. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: ofw stands for overseas filipino worker, and they are one of the philippiness largest and most important exports. people.

Go abroad, make money, improve the quality of life for the whole family. all over the world, the philippines sends architects, doctors, construction workers, nurses, housekeepers, nannies. the entire filipino economy relies heavily on the money sent back by more than 10 million ofws. roughly $30 thirty u.s. a year or about 10% of the nations gdp. until recently, after domestic workers, the largest category of ofw were musicians. like filipino cover bands. theyre everywhere. on cruise ships, in h...

>> emy: children -- my eldest is about four years now in qatar, and the other one is two years, and the other one is in hong kong. >> anthony: working conditions, for ofws, particularly in some gulf states, can be punishing at best, abusive or worse. >> emy: im a single mom with my two grandchildren. i really cried a lot, especially this holiday season. >> anthony: still, due to lack of opportunity at home, many filipinos have little choice but to go. somewhere far away. find a job, money. but h...

Liberty mutual insurance. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: any filipino watching will recognize this immediately. the balikbayan box. a christmas tradition. a way for ofws to show loved ones, though separated by oceans, that you miss them, that