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In spite of the massive financial contribution of overseas Filipinos to the country’s economy, this incontrovertible fact is seldom acknowledged in major speeches.
The magnitude of their contribution is amply shown in key statistics in 2021. Their total US$31.4 billion foreign exchange
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More often than not, overseas Filipinos are in a much better position than their local counterparts to acquire their dream house while earning double or even quadruple what they used to earn back home.
Remy M., 45, a single mother of three, and who now works as a domestic helper in Hong
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Newly-appointed Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said all the right things during an early morning interview with DZRH anchor Deo Macalma on July 11.
Inclusivity in OFW deployment, dialogues with different labor and labor recruitment groups, support for the government economic clust
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Which government agency offers the most substantial and helpful livelihood assistance to OFWs or overseas Filipinos?Is it OWWA’s stand-alone “Balik Pinas Balik Hanapbuhay” program that provides a maximum ₱20,000 as start up or additional capital for a livelihood project?
Is it the Depa
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After years of toiling abroad, most overseas Filipinos yearn not simply to go back home, but to operate their own business while enjoying getting reunited with their children, parents and other loved ones.
For many, replacing an exceptionally good income abroad while getting reunited wi