Due to poverty, unemployment, underemployment, low wage, etc., many Filipino people choose to go abroad to look for a better job. But, could working abroad really salvage the OFW's family from hunger or would it just be another ghost and burden for their family?
To be an OFW is to be away from one's family. Just for the sake of earning money, a good and deep family relationship is sacrificed. Just imagine a little child whose both parents are working abroad. Yes, they can meet their material needs but, more than that, the child also needs love and affection. Thus, being an OFW cannot guarantee a healthy family. Money cannot buy love, care, affection, and unity. It is still love and presence that solidify a family. Togetherness is still the key for happiness.
In this regard, the government needs to play an important role. They have to offer more job opportunities. For me, this would be the best way to salvage the sacredness of the Filipino family --specially those families of the OFWs.
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