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Thank You : essey Message to Office of the President
Republic of the Philippines Date: Sunday 27.August, 2009, 7:09 pm
OFW FUND: Open letter to our Government and President
It is common knowledge that the OFW fund is worth billions of Pesos. How could some of this money be put to good use for those that have contributed to the fund and the country in general without being subject to vast scale corruption and looting with final destruction of the goose that lays the golden eggs?
I would want to present the following proposal as one option:
That the Philippine Government use a portion of this fund to lease or rent land from various governments where large numbers of OFW are resident. For example in countries such as Saudi, UAE, Kuwait and Qatar.
On this land thousands of housing apartments of suitable quality to restore the dignity of our fellow citizens who work long hard hours to enable them to send back funds to support their families back home and to contribute the largest portion of our nations GDP.
These housing units must be subsidized and rented to our people at very much reduced cost. This would enable the workers to have more of their income available to send home to the families. This would have a direct positive effect not only on the standard of living of the families but by spending the money in the Philippines rather than paying it to unscrupulous landlords who pack our people like animals in cages and demand exorbitant rentals.
By introducing a bus service from these apartments additional work will be made available to Filipino drivers and again reduces the travel costs of our people to central points.
The apartments could be constructed by Filipino workers that are brought in to each country.
Why must our people be exploited by others with no consideration or thought to how we can improve our situations and increase the flow of hard earned income back to the Philippines?
We could develop businesses that support our people in these new developed apartment blocks, such as restaurants, hair salons, laundry services, taxi services, maintenance services, internet shops etc etc.
What prevents our government from supporting its people in foreign countries and developing them with funds that they the OFW have paid into the fund in the first place? When in some cases OFW�s are paying more than half their income in rent, imagine if that could be reduced by 30 or 40% and this money is sent home? Could we imagine the knock on effect in the economy? The growth? The additional work that could be created.
Is there anybody in our government that has vision, has courage or even compassion for his or her people working abroad? The mothers and fathers that are sacrificing with in many cases pain that we are not going to go into here? Is there anybody in our government that cares or are they really at such a low point in their lives that they only care about their own pockets and welfare?
How difficult is it to develop housing units? With out corruption? Without destroying the fund which if left to their greed and ignorance will happen in time. Give back to the people what belongs to the people and I believe that the large scale of this could benefit the most people and for the longest period as it will be sustainable for many years and the apartment blocks will remain the property of the OFW for generations to come that would benefit from the sacrifice of those who went before them.Thank you so Much!
Best Regards, from All OFW'S Around the World. Date: Sunday 27.August, 2009, 7:09 pm
TRUE CONFESSION...Sa may asawa, kapatid, anak, kaibigan, at kamag-anak na OFW.At lalo na sa mga gustong mangibang-bansa. ..Maaaring makatulong ito upang lalong maintindihan ng bawa't isa ang tunay na ibig sabihin ng pagiging isang OFW. Tiyak na may mapupulot tayong aral dito...Hindi mayaman ang OFW - We have this notion na 'pag OFW o nasa abroad ay mayaman na. Hindi totoo yun. A regular OFW might earn from P20K-P300K per month depende sa lokasyon. Yung mga taga-Saudi or US siguro ay mas malaki ang sweldo, but to say that their rich is a fallacy (amen!).Malaki ang pangangailangan kaya karamihan ay nag-a-abroad. Maraming bunganga ang kailangang pakainin kaya umaalis ang mga pipol sa Philippines . Madalas, 3/4 o kalahati ng sweldo ay napupunta sa tuition ng anak at gastusin ng pamilya.Mahirap maging OFW - Kailangan magtipid hangga't kaya. Oo, masarap ang pagkain sa abroad pero madalas na paksiw o adobo at itlog lang tinitira para makaipon. Pagdating ng kinsenas o katapusan, ang unang tinitingnan..eh ang conversion ng peso sa dollar o rial o euro. Mas okay na magtiis sa konti kaysa gutumin ang pamilya. Kapag umuuwi, kailangan may baon kahit konti kasi maraming kamag-anak ang sumusundo sa airport o naghihintay sa probinsya. Alam mo naman 'pag Pinoy, yung tsismis na OFW ka eh surely attracts a lot of kin.Kapag hindi mo nabigyan ng pasalubong eh magtatampo na yun at sisiraan ka na. Well, hindi naman lahat pero I'm sure sa mga OFW dito eh may mga pangyayaring ganun. Magtatrabaho ka sa bansang iba ang tingin sa mga Pinoy. Malamang marami ang naka-experience ng gulang o discrimination to their various workplaces. Sige lang, tiis lang, iniiyak na lang kasi kawawa naman pamilya 'pag umuwi.Besides, wala ka naman talagang maasahang trabaho sa Philippines ngayon.Mahal ang bigas, ang gatas, ang sardinas, ang upa sa apartment. Tiis lang kahit maraming kupal sa trabaho, kahit may sakit at walang nag-aalaga, kahit hindi masarap ang tsibog, kahit pangit ang working conditions, kahit delikado, kahit mahirap. Kapag nakapadala ka na, okay na, tawag lang, "hello! kumusta na kayo?".Hindi bato ang OFW - Tao rin ang OFW, hindi money o cash machine.Napapagod rin, nalulungkot (madalas), nagkakasakit, nag-iisip at nagugutom. Kailangan din ang suporta, kundi man physically, emotionally o spiritually man lang.Tumatanda rin ang OFW - Sa mga nakausap at nakita ko, marami ang panot at kalbo na. Most of them have signs and symptoms of hypertension,coronary artery disease and arthritis. Yet, they continue to work thinking about the family they left behind. Marami ang nasa abroad,20-30 years na, pero wala pa ring ipon. Kahit anong pakahirap, sablay pa rin. Masakit pa kung olats rin ang sinusuportahang pamilya - ang anak adik o nabuntis; ang asawa may kabit. Naalala ko tuloy ang sikat na kanta dati, "NAPAKASAKIT KUYA EDDIE!"Bayani ang OFW - Totoo yun! Ngayon ko lang na na-realize na bayani ang OFW sa maraming bagay. Hindi bayani na tulad ni Nora Aunor o Flor Contemplacion. Bayani in the truest sense of the word. Hindi katulad ni Rizal o Bonifacio. Mas higit pa dun, mas maraming giyera at gulo ang pinapasok ng OFW para lang mabuhay. Mas maraming pulitika ang kailangang suungin para lang tumagal sa trabaho lalo na't kupal ang mga kasama sa trabaho. Mas mahaba ang pasensya kaysa sa mga ordinaryong kongresista o senador sa Philippines dahil sa takot na mawalan ng sweldo.Matindi ang OFW - Matindi ang pinoy. Matindi pa sa daga, o cockroaches which survived the cataclysmic evolution. Maraming sakripisyo pero walang makitang tangible solutions or consequences. Malas ng OFW, swerte ng pulitiko - Hindi umuupo ang OFW para magbigay ng autograph o interbyuhin ng media (unless nakidnap!). Madalas nasa sidelines lang ang OFW. Kapag umaalis, malungkot and on the verge of tears. Kapag dumadating, swerte 'pag may sundo( madalas meron). Kapag naubos na ang ipon, wala ng kamag-anak.Sana sikat ang OFW para may boses sa Kamara. Ang swerte ng mga politiko nakaupo sila at ginagastusan ng pera ng Filipino. Hindi nga sila naiinitan o napapaso ng langis, o napagagalitan ng amo, o kumakain ng paksiw para makatipid, o nakatira sa compound with conditions less than favorable, o nakikisama sa ibang lahi para mabuhay. Ang swerte, sobrang swerte nila.Matatag ang OFW - Matatag ang OFW, mas matatag pa sa sundalo o kung ano pang grupo na alam nyo. Magaling sa reverse psychology, negotiations at counter-attacks. Tatagal ba ang OFW? Tatagal pa kasi hindi pa natin alam kailan magbabago ang Philippines , kailan nga kaya? o may tsansa pa ba?Masarap isipin na kasama mo ang pamilya mo araw-araw. Nakikita mo mga anak mong lumalaki at naaalagaan ng maayos. Masarap kumain ng sitaw, ng bagoong, lechon, inihaw na isda, taba ng talangka. Masarap manood ng pelikulang Pinoy, luma man o bago. Iba pa rin ang pakiramdam kung kilala mo ang kapitbahay mo. Iba pa rin sa Philippines , iba pa rin kapag Pinoy ang kasama mo (except 'pag kupal at utak-talangka) , iba pa rin 'pag nagkukwento ka at naiintindihan ng iba ang sinasabi mo. Iba pa rin ang tunog ng "mahal kita!", "day, ginahigugma tika." "Mingaw na ko nimo ba, kalagot!", " Inday, diin ka na subong haw? ganahan guid ko simo ba". Iba pa rin talaga.Sige lang, tiis lang, saan ba't darating din ang pag-asa. Kung OFW ka at binabasa mo ito, mabuhay ka dahil ikaw ang tunay na BAYANI ng lahing PILIPINO!!!
Hello po Sayo Danny/princelion Upay nga aga man liwat haimo unta may Mapasopaso nga Pandisal ka nga Dara hymmm yum yum!...Komosta IKAW..at Sa lahat na mga PASAWAY ha room Have a Nice Week-end!
Flowers all Mum´s Maupay nga Adlaw haiyo mga Mahuhusay nga Mum´s...I won't be around..baka di ako maka login sa Samar News Chatroom sa Araw na eto,to say HAPPY MOTHERS DAY sa lahat,but I wanted to get the chance to wish all Mum´s a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! I hope you enjoy your day..at mag relax kayo sa araw na eto..Enjoy your day because you guys deserve it more than any type of parent:It's a day for you to sit back and be be pampered for all that you do.Hugs to all mothers out there.I hope you have a blessed day!
Nice to meet all of you this wonderfull evening ! i got some more freinds like Luz,cryx.... hope to have so many in near future !i will be leaving my present location after three weeks time for higher studies ! Hope we will have communication through samar chat room ! i will meet all of you soon from another country ! another location ! remembering all of you and your happpiest moments with me through this chat room !
I LOVE YOU ALL
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Dr.Adam
Apr. 17
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Hello guys...miss you all ..many hugs and kisses to all of you sa SAMAR CHATTERSROOM!!see you NEXTWEEK GUYS!!!MAY GOD BLESS US ALWAYS!
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!...Komosta IKAW..at Sa lahat na mga PASAWAY ha room Have a Nice Week-end!
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