Ofw Opportunity
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From domestic helper to baby sitter and now a supermart owner
This is just another inspiring story of an OFW who proves that with continued determination and perseverance, despite the setbacks and difficulties, everything is possible. The year was 1989 when Engracia “Siony” Alteza, a woman from Isabela full of dreams and hope set to work in Bahrain as a domestic helper. When her two year [...]
Managing Your Money
Chemical engineer Arnulfo “Nonoy” Blanco was connected with some of the country’s biggest names in food manufacturing like Liberty Flour Mills, CFC and San Miguel Corporation. A more challenging engineering design job enticed him to work for an oil and gas consulting firm in Saudi Arabia. It meant a higher salary, too. He recalls, “Pag [...]
New Zealand (Kiwis) Prefer Filipino Nurses
The shortage for nurses and other healthcare professionals is a worldwide phenomenon. At the height of the issue surrounding the retake order of the US government for all June 2006 Nursing Board exam passers, Filipino nurses who want to work abroad still has lots of opportunities to consider. Worldwide, the demand for nurses continues to [...]
OFW Remittance Tips
Choosing a safe and cost effective way to send money to Philippines is a major concern for every Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW). It is also a problem for the Philippine government since dollars lost due to leakages and high transaction costs mean less money for the domestic economy. Here are some helpful hints regarding money [...]
Help for the Filipinos
Welcome, kababayan! Malayo ka man ngayon sa Pilipinas, Tulong sa Pinoy is your chance to extend your help to your fellow Pinoys back home while keeping your money safe in a Tulong Sa Pinoy Patron Account. 1. What is Tulong sa Pinoy? Tulong sa Pinoy (Help for the Filipinos) is a joint project of National [...]
SMS-based system ‘rescues’ OFWs
A system based on text or short messaging service (SMS) developed using open-source software has helped “rescue” some 200 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) located in different parts of the world. The system was developed by the Institute for Popular Democracy (IPD), a local non-profit organization. Through the system, OFWs abroad can send SMS or text [...]
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas OFW web portal
A portal with the Web address — www.bsp.gov.ph/about/advocacies_ofw.asp — is just one of the initiatives of the Philippine central bank in its efforts to continue improving the environment for OFW remittances. The interactive portal facilitates access to websites of major commercial banks providing remittance services to Filipinos located in different parts of the world. Included [...]
Overseas remittances up 25.4 percent in February
The vast army of overseas Filipino workers sent $1.10 billion home in February, taking the total for the first two months of the year to $2.2 billion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Monday. Remittances for the first two months of the year were up 22.6 percent from the same period last year, the bank [...]
Cyberspace benefit to OFW’s
Globalization is a blessing in many ways for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) The technological advancements resulted to cheaper and faster modes of communication. Among other things, it shortens the distance of far countries and makes the loneliness of working overseas bearable. It sure has made the world smaller and brought people closer.Among the benefits an [...]
London Job SCAM – BEWARE!!!
“We strongly warn unwary OFWs and would-be OFWs, as well as the legitimate OFW recruitment industry in the Philippines, against being enticed and victimized by this and similar scams currently proliferating in the World Wide Web,”. This is the statement given by Labor Secretary Arturo Brion about the fraud recruitment being carried out by a [...]