Pruelpo Shares: What Keeps The Million Filipinos Stay Abroad
by From the time I arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines already had produced four presidents – from former presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the newly elected President Benigno Aquino III, still I am in this foreign lands strongly fighting for survival for my extended family and to my beloved country. My youth and strength are already deteriorating. I often feel some joints pains. Ang buhok (hair) ko ay puti (white) na of old age. And yet, still, I am here undecided to go home with other million Filipinos. What keep us stay away from home?
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In our country Philippines, we find ourselves contesting against the erratic of working condition and no jobs to accommodate us. Most of us wanted to raise and promote our living standards but we do not possess the necessary resources. Every year our country produces thousands of graduates and the labor market could not accommodate them. So there are no options but to look jobs out from the country and it is through working overseas. Thousand Filipinos are leaving our homelands everyday to have luck finding work in foreign lands.
There are also other reasons such as:
- for those who want to escape personal and family problems living abroad could be a safe haven
- for those who want to let go of dark memories or broken love affairs, to work abroad could be an asylum
- others were just induced by summons of some friends
- and still others were simply deluded for the sake of adventure
Despite homesickness, which is our greatest enemy, still we Filipinos could well adjust to different races, cultures and standards of living. In addition, our love is intensified. For Filipinos who by nature love doings things for others, domestic chores like cooking, cleaning, gardening and baby-sitting are some of our several expertises. Philippines is considered as one of the highest Asian’s countries exporting workers.
In Saudi Arabia alone there are approximately 1.3 millions Filipino registered workers such as, Doctors, nurses, skilled technicians, janitors and laborers, hotel staffs, accountants, engineers, housemaids, drivers, teachers and trainers, barbers, medical technicians, computer operators, tailors and many more and working in hospitals, establishments, construction firms, industrial companies, private and government offices, supermarkets and malls, hotels and restaurants with courage, dedications and commitments. And with our patience, brilliance and honesty it should surprise no-one why our excellent services are favored.
It has been noted that working abroad is a confederate for some of us who are fortunate enough to have good jobs and goodly employers. Through our earnings we could build a house and able to send our children to good schools. But there are some isolated cases, that working abroad had become a foe for us working spouses when during our absence our cherished partners left in Philippines took chances of jumping from one bed to another.
Also to work abroad is not a fortune for those workers who are feed insufficiently, overworked, abused, maltreated and working as a sword-point or those who work as shock absorbers or punching bag by heartless employers. It must be concluded that not only those who have courage, determination and resistance should go out of the country, for life overseas is so rugged that it becomes a subsistence of the fittest, that those who can bear shall stay, but those who can’t should leave.
But despite all these, we, Overseas Foreign Workers (OFWs) are patiently working hard because we wanted for the bright future of our families and children and to help improve the ailing economy of our country, Philippines through the billions of dollars remittances that we sent home every year.
Now I am craving for our officials and other feuding politicians in our country to see and consider our greatest sacrifices in foreign lands. It is not enough for us OFWs to be called as the Modern Day Heroes. Yes, this is an honor for us. But what all we need is soft and true caring touch from them. Instead, they should stop bickering and unite to help cure the country from its debilitating ills. They should show vision, unity; determination and motivation to give the people good governance and work hard to achieve peace and order in the country for more investors to invest business there and more jobs for the Filipinos and to eradicate corruptions!
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Post Commentmdrkarim7
On January 11, 2012 at 8:20 am
More or less same scenario here in Bangladesh my friend.
Rosettaartist1
On January 11, 2012 at 8:26 am
Bit like most countries, so where would you go really?
realityspeaks
On January 11, 2012 at 10:18 am
It’s the same in most countries.
aheed411
On January 11, 2012 at 11:18 am
Good
hexebella
On January 11, 2012 at 1:14 pm
As much as I can I don’t want to go home in the Philippines for several reasons i.e. no opportunity for survival, environment, people’s mentality, safety (I feel safer abroad than in my own country), health ( I very seldom get sick when I’m out of the Philippines), dust, no privacy in the Philippines, etc.
vladimire popovski
On January 11, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Very true..
lapasan
On January 11, 2012 at 11:16 pm
For me the increasing number of Filipinos working abroad is not a good sign. It may mean that the economy is poor so that the country cannot absorb its labor force, or the population of the country has increased to the highest level so that many people have less opportunity to find jobs,.The others that you mentioned are really the other reasons why many Filipinos want to work abroad.
golden boy
On January 12, 2012 at 1:08 am
I agree with sir Lapasan…
ittech
On January 12, 2012 at 3:59 am
Very nice article.thanks..
ittech
On January 14, 2012 at 9:06 am
Beautiful thoughts.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:10 am
Thanks again dude ittech. Your appreciation inspires me.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:11 am
@mdrkarim7 – the same fate…thanks.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:14 am
@Rosettaartist1 – truth it is happening to most country but if there is only good opportunities in those countries I guess leaving the country is not the first choice. Thanks.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:15 am
yes reality – it is the same face and fate.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:16 am
Thank you aheed. See you again.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:18 am
@hexebella – good luck and God bless. Thank you for sharing your thought to us. Much appreciated.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:19 am
@Vladimire – agree too. thank you.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:20 am
Good thought dude Lapasan – Thank you for sharing it here.
pruelpo
On January 16, 2012 at 8:21 am
Me too Golden Boy. See you around again. Thanks.