Perang Padala sa Pilipinas

Karaniwang eksena na dito sa middle east ang mahabang pila ng mga taong nagpapadala ng pera sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay sa kani kanilang bansa. Nagunguna na dyan ang mga Pilipino lalo na sa katapusan ng buwan o tuwing sweldo.

Isa ako sa mga pumipila sa ganitong linya para magpadala rin sa aking kapatid, sa magulang at sa iba pa na humihingi. To be honest nagpapadala lang ako kapag may humihingi, pag naramdaman ko na medyo malaki sweldo ko, at  at pag may okasyon lang. kung dati mas priority ko ang bumili ng mga bagay na gusto ko, ngayon eh pag iipon naman sa bangko para sa future ko ang priority. Katwiran ko eh pag kailangan ng pamilya ko ng pera eh humimgi lang sila at bibigyan ko naman. May kanya kanya na kase silang pamilya at ang tatay ko na lang ang sinusuportahan ko. Mahirap lang din ang mga kapatid ko kaya anytime na humingi sila eh syempre may nakalaan ako.

Minsan naaawa ako sa mga kasama ko dito sa Dubai na  buong sweldo nila eh pinpadala nila sa kanilang pamilya. Bibihira silang bumili ng damit, hindi nanlilibri sa kainan, hindi updated sa gadget. Eh yong iba nga napansin ko eh kung ano yong dala nila galing sa Pilipinas 3 years ago eh yon pa ren ang gamit nila hanggang ngayon.

Sana nga lang eh nagagamit ng maayos yong perang pinapadala nila.  Hindi komo nasa abroad ang isang tao eh mayaman na yan or marami na yang pera. Natatawa nga kami pag ganon ang iniisip ng mga tao. Kase sa tutuo lang eh gipit na gipit  din dito lalo na yong mga nagpapadala sa mga pamilya nila sa Pilipinas. Madalas nga na nagkakautangan din kami kami dito para lang may maipadala dyan sa mga mahal namin sa buhay diyan sa Pilipinas.

Buhay sa Dubai

Kay bilis ng panahon, aba eh tatlong taon na pala ako dito sa Dubai, Samantalang kelan lang e iniinterview ako ng management ng Four Seasons Hotel and Resort para mag trabaho sa kanila. E syempre sa takot ko dahil middle east ang pupuntahan. Inisip ko na baka pagdating ko sa Dubai e hindi ko na maranasan ang ganitong buhay dahil sa middle east nga at arabic country. Pero hindi naman pala ganon. Para sa akin maganda ang buhay namin dito sa Dubai lalo na kung binata , dalaga or walang gaanong responsibilidad na padadalhan sa Pilipinas, Karamihan sa mga kompanya ay nag po provide nang lahat ng basic needs ng empleyado katulad ng bahay, pagkain transportation papunta at pauwi sa bahay at trabaho at pamamasyal. Kung wala ka ngang luho or hindi mapili sa pagkain e maiipon mo ng buong buo ang sweldo mo. Pero Hindi rin ganon dahil nagkalat din sa Dubai ang ibat ibang libangan at pagkakagastusan, segurado e mapipilitan ka na bumili ng mga gadget na naglipana sa mga naglalakihang malls. Kung ikaw e ordinaryong empleyado sa Pilipinas for sure maliit ang chance na makabili ka ng mamahaling bagay or mga latest na gadget pero pag dito sa dubai e for sure makakabili ka kahit na buong sweldo mo pa yan dahil segurado naman na kakain ka makakapasok ka at makakasurvive ka kahit na walang pera. I know mali ang ganitong pananaw kaya I changed, nagsimula na akong mag save para sa mga future plan. Pero hindi lahat ganito ang kwento. God Bless Kabayan

Imagine a world without a FILIPINO

Nakakatuwang malaman at nakakataba ng puso ang makabasa ng mga artikulo na tumatalakay sa kabutihan ng mga Overseas Filipino Worker. Kahit na malungkot tayo at na mi miss ang mga mahal natin sa buhay sa Pilipinas eh maayos pa rin nating nagagampanan ng maayos ang ating mga trabaho dahilan upang lalong humanga ang ibang lahi sa atin.

Imagine a world without Filipinos

Muhammad Al-Maghrabi became handicapped and shut down his flower and gifts shop business in Jeddah after his Filipino workers insisted on leaving and returning home. He says: “When they left, I felt as if I had lost my arms. I was so sad that I lost my appetite.”


Al-Maghrabi then flew to Manila to look for two other Filipino workers to replace the ones who had left. Previously, he had tried workers of different nationalities but they did not impress him. “There is no comparison between Filipinos and others,” he says. Whenever I see Filipinos working in the Kingdom, I wonder what our life would be without them.

Saudi Arabia has the largest number of Filipino workers — 1,019,577 — outside the Philippines. In 2006 alone, the Kingdom recruited more than 223,000 workers from the Philippines and their numbers are still increasing. Filipinos not only play an important and effective role in the Kingdom, they also perform different jobs in countries across the world, including working as sailors. They are known for their professionalism and the quality of their work.

Nobody here can think of a life without Filipinos, who make up around 20 percent of the world’s seafarers. There are 1.2 million Filipino sailors.

So if Filipinos decided one day to stop working or go on strike for any reason, who would transport oil, food and heavy equipment across the world? We can only imagine the disaster that would happen.

What makes Filipinos unique is their ability to speak very good English and the technical training they receive in the early stages of their education. There are several specialized training institutes in the Philippines, including those specializing in engineering and road maintenance. This training background makes them highly competent in these vital areas.

When speaking about the Philippines, we should not forget Filipino nurses. They are 23 percent of the world’s total number of nurses. The Philippines is home to over 190 accredited nursing colleges and institutes, from which some 9,000 nurses graduate each year. Many of them work abroad in countries such as the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Singapore.

Cathy Ann, a 35-year-old Filipino nurse who has been working in the Kingdom for the last five years and before that in Singapore, said she does not feel homesick abroad because “I am surrounded by my compatriots everywhere.” Ann thinks that early training allows Filipinos to excel in nursing and other vocations. She started learning this profession at the age of four as her aunt, a nurse, used to take her to the hospital and ask her to watch the work. “She used to kiss me whenever I learned a new thing. At the age of 11, I could do a lot. I began doing things like measuring my grandfather’s blood pressure and giving my mother her insulin injections,” she said.

This type of early education system is lacking in the Kingdom. Many of our children reach the university stage without learning anything except boredom.

The Philippines, which you can barely see on the map, is a very effective country thanks to its people. It has the ability to influence the entire world economy.

We should pay respect to Filipino workers, not only by employing them but also by learning from their valuable experiences.

We should learn and educate our children on how to operate and maintain ships and oil tankers, as well as planning and nursing and how to achieve perfection in our work. This is a must so that we do not become like Muhammad Al-Maghrabi who lost his interest and appetite when Filipino workers left his flower shop.

We have to remember that we are very much dependent on the Filipinos around us. We could die a slow death if they chose to leave us. Life Tagalog