OFW: Maunlad ba ang pamumuhay nyo ngayon o nooong panahon ni Erap

[b1rken5tock]

I appreciate all your inputs here. I am just a little bit concerned with other OFW'S who earn below 500 dollars a month, with all the sacrifices that they are undertaking and to give a decent living for their families. They are deprived again as the peso gains against dollar. You might as well know that an average income to have a deccent family in our country must be atleast 25 thou a month depending on how many children that they have.

Let's say a year ago when the peso was still more than 50 a dollar, 500 dollars would be 25 thou pesos then. So a lot of Pilipino took this opportunities. They went abroad and grabbed the opportunity to have a good house that hey can afford. How can this OFW's who earned 500 dollars below pay their monthly amortization's when their hard earned money went down. How could they put up a good business? They could hardly squeeze their budget. Lets just give a break for these new OFW'S to taste their hard earn money.

Ok let say the peso will go back to 20=1. 500 dollars would be 10 thou only. for sure OFW's will go home, because it is not worth anymore to work abroad. Can our government give 80% of 8 million OFW's a job? I don't think so.

I am not crying with this politician and our present government. I am just knocking and give them a wake up call that they have an obligations with these people whom the call a modern hero that helps the country afloat. Or atleast show us lift eh living conditions of middle class family, who are paying taxes for their salary.

Do you think our country is prospering now a days? Its getting worst, we are almost like Nigeria. We are in top 10 most corrupt country and No. 1 in Asia. And to top it all, our president right now is the no. 1 corrupt president amongst Pres. Marcos, Pres. Ramos, Pres. Estrada and Pres. Aquino. I hope this is only a hearsay but we are almost there.

Yes, you are all right. We OFW's are the ones affected by the appreciation of peso against the dollar. Not only us, but mostly the poor Filipinos. Only the businessmen, politicians and the very rich are gaining from the weakening of dollars.

In other countries the price of gasoline is more expensive but their country is stable. WHY??? For sure because their government is taking care of them. I am not saying that malaysia is not corrupt but I've seen how Malaysia developed.

Let us push these politicians to do their part and take this opportunity that we OFW's are suffering.

a bit concerned about other ofws? why dont you just let them think for themselves.. if their income is not enough due to this continuing dollar slide, maybe they should rethink their strategy in life...

i'm an ofw, i should know what is good for me so please stop patronizing with your " I am just a little bit concerned with other OFW'S who earn below 500 dollars a month, with all the sacrifices that they are undertaking and to give a decent living for their families."

and please stop all these "nakakaawa naman ang mga ofw kasi bagsak ang dolyar"...selfpity will get you nowhere...if you think you need to do something then do something about it...