OFW - Overseas Filipino Worker

Saturday, February 14, 2009 0 comments

OFW or Overseas Filipino Worker is a term coined for Filipinos or Pinoys working abroad.

The lack of well-paying jobs to compliment the high cost of living in the Philippines urges the OFW to seek for greener pasture outside of the country. Un-employment, under-employment, political / social dissatisfaction and poverty are just some of the many reasons why they opt to work abroad.

OFWs are also regarded as the modern day hero in the Philippines. It was admitted by the government and the local economists that the remittances being sent back by the OFWs thru their family saves our dying economy. For now, it is the remittances which have largely helped keep the Philippine economy afloat.

Until now the number of Filipinos seeking jobs abroad are relevantly increasing.

According to the last released data (May 23, 2008) by the National Census and Statistics Office (NCSO).

“The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2007 was registered at 1.75 million. This number represents an increase of 15.3 percent over the estimated 1.52 million OFWs in April to September 2006. Of the total OFWs during the period April to September 2007, 92.4 percent (1.61 million) were Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work-contract abroad. The number of OCWs in April to September 2007 went up by 16.6 percent over the 1.38 million OCWs estimated for the same months in 2006.”

Read full report here.

For sure, the number will still dramatically increase if the Philippine economy will not improve and the labor industry cannot generate substantial jobs to the public.

OFW Station aims to be a partner of our OFW and those who are aspiring to be one, by providing substantial information over the Internet.

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OFW Station

Saturday, February 7, 2009 0 comments

OFW Station is a brain-child of husband and wife tandem of Allan and Cielo. Allan is currently working as an Overseas Foreign Worker (OFW) in the far land of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While Cielo also known in the blogosphere as Brown Pinay, has been constantly giving inspiration and first hand experiences about sacrifices, gains and struggles of an OFW and their family in her blog. For almost 6 years now, they have been a member of the Pamilyang OFW.

Thru this long years of being away, Allan and Cielo has realized the importance of using the technology to get that much needed information. Thus OFW Station was born.


I hope that eventually the purpose of this site will be served.

  • To give substantial information in processing of work related documents, guidelines, agencies, visa, passport, and other pertinent ofw information on applying for work abroad. This way you can avoid being scammed of your hard-earned money by illegal recruiter. In addition, to aid the OFW applicants in expediting the application process thru tips, advices and recommendations based on experiences, legal and mandated processes.
  • To provide a database of OFW related benefits offered by the Government and private entities.
  • Empowerment – by featuring outstanding OFW who has excels in their field and made our country proud. Likewise, a feature of Pamilyang OFW will also be presented to serve as an inspiration to others.
  • Job and skill improvement guides – so that they may fully utilized their potential, to develop the skills and augment their career.
  • To promote tourism and trade in the Philippines by featuring best finds by OFW Station
  • To give helpful tips to the Pamilyang OFW left in the Philippines. Also to make the OFW family and their friends realized that being an OFW is a sacrifice so that they may treasure and keep wisely the hard-earned money of their loved ones.
  • To give tips, advices, best finds and recommendations about finances and investments in preparation for a blissful life in the Philippines. This is to make them realize that indeed, there is life for OFW even after their contract.
  • To give tribute to the unsung heroes - “OFW”. The money that they send to their families revitalizes our economy.
  • To foster camaraderie, volunteerism and charity works – from time to time we will be posting civic, socio and charity works. OFW Station also aims to create a community thru this site where we can share experiences, gain new friends, makipagkwentuhan and maging kapuso at kapamilya…. We want you to connect by being active in our forums. We want you to be heard on some issues by leaving comments on our posts.

This site is for you……OFW, Pamilyang OFW, aspiring to be an OFW, lahat ng Pilipino and even other nationalities who wish to have better understanding of the life of an OFW and a hindsight of being a Pinoy.

The site’s purposes are really ambitious, but with God’s help nothing is impossible

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