Published July 7, 2021, 6:09 AM
For most Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), being able to help out their family in the Philippines is a driving reason to work abroad. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, our hardworking
kababayans still manage to send money back home, with personal remittances up by 5.1% year-on-year last April, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Aiko Pascual, a Duty Manager at a five-star hotel in Singapore, is among these modern-day heroes.
The 31-year old left the country right after graduating from college in search of greener pastures. For the past 10 years, Aiko has been sending money to her parents in Las Piñas as a way of giving back and helping out with expenses.
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