Month: October 2024

The shimmering lights of Vienna, the snow-capped Alps in the distance, the promise of a better future – these were the draws for many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who chose Austria as their destination in the 2000s. While the narrative of Filipino nurses and domestic workers dominated the OFW experience in many countries, a smaller, yet significant, wave of Filipino professionals also began emerging, particularly in specialized fields like cybersecurity. This influx of skilled workers brought with it a

The narrative of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) is a complex tapestry woven with threads of sacrifice, resilience, and the unwavering pursuit of a better life. This narrative takes on a unique dimension when we focus on a specific subset of OFWs: religious educators who ventured to the Dominican Republic during the burgeoning years of Filipino labor migration, the 1970s and 1980s. This period marks the first significant wave of OFWs, driven by economic hardship in the Philippines and the promise of oppo