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Isyung Samu't Sari How many Filipinos have gone abroad to make a better living? And for how long has been this happening? No surprise therefore that there exist today a thousand or so stories about our migrant brothers in the Middle East. The most persistent stories we hear are the sad experience of our fellow Filipinos in the Middle East. How on earth would these experiences happen repeatedly when we have been sending our people to the region is indeed distressing. This is tantamount to admitting that we have not learned our lessons or that we simply do not care. |
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As if suffering from their hosts is not enough, Filipinos in the Middle East also have to endure the abuse and greed of recruitment agencies back in the Philippines. Now, is there something we should be surprised about? No wonder some Filipinos are maltreated by their hosts, probably when these hosts were in the Philippines, they have seen how recruitment agenices have milked our kababayans dry. |
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Public Service at Its Best
Talu-talo, Walang kai-kaibigan
Mas Magandang Feedback sa mga Pinoy
Pinoy Grandstanding
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What Went Wrong With PDOS? Any Filipino who has worked abroad are familiar with the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS). This is perhaps one of the landmark development in the government's campaign to prepare Filipinos who have opted to work in a foreign land. However, PDOS seemed to fail in its purpose as incidence of Filipinos being apprehended by authorities in their host countries continue to alarm us. As usual, put the blame on some Filipinos' enterprising spirits as the PDOS has degenerated into sales pitches for participating companies, usually banks, and individual resource speakers. |
If you are one of those who have fortunately bought this book when you attended your PDOS, then good for you. This is actually a good book to help you survive the Middle East. But, do you know there is something wrong with the manner by which the book was sold to us? |
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Copyright © 2000, 2001. Manila, Philippines. This website has been designed in response to the social vacuum created by the tolerance of an unabashed and cheap exportation of Filipino brain and brawn power particularly to the Middle East. While everybody is welcome to enjoy the website, the author reserves the right to every element of the website. It is expected that people who would like to use any part thereof will seek appropriate permission from the author. Unless otherwise stated, materials appearing herein are originally developed by MEPinoy. |
Hindi maaaring hindi natin ulit-ulitin ang pagpuri sa pamahalaan at sa mga kinauukulang tanggapan nito sa magandang ending sa kuwento ni John Aquino sa UAE. Ang karanasang ito ay nagpatunay na sa kabila ng mga pagbatikos ng marami sa kakulangan ng ating pamahalaan, may mga kawani nito na nagsisikap tumupad sa kanilang mga tungkulin. Ito ang tunay ng serbisyo publiko. At kung ang ganitong uri ng serbisyo ang mararanasan ng mga OFW, maniniwala tayong totoo ngang bagong bayani ng ating panahon ang mga OFW!
May mga first timer na OFW ang nakapagkuwento na nagkaroon na sila ng mga kaibigan sa lupang ibayong kanilang pinagtrabahuan. Maganda ang kanilang samahan sapagkat pare-pareho ang kanilang mga pangangailangan, yung damdaming Pinoy ba? Yung pakiramdam mo ay nasa Pilipinas ka lang at kasama ang mga kaibigan. Pero, masama ang loob ng mga first timers na ito dahil mukha yatang hindi naman sila pala kaibigan ng mga nakilala nila kundi kinaibigan lang upang pagkakitaan. Wala namang ganyanan, walang talu-talo!