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Overseas Filipino Workers

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  • Teresita Comodaz bathes her granddaughter Precious Lara in their home in Cavite, Philippines on Dec. 2006. Teresita and Demetrio (Tita and Emmet) Comodaz takes care of their granddaughter while their daughter Rosalie Villanueva, 35, works as a nurse in the United Arab Emirates. Emmet spent most of his life working in Saudi Arabia and his earnings, and those of his daughter, have enabled the family to move out of the slums in Manila and into a large home in a neighboring town.  Each year, the Philippines exports more than a million of its nationals to work abroad through its overseas employment program. Others leave to become permanent residents of their country of destination. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) typically work as doctors, accountants, IT professionals, entertainers, teachers, nurses, engineers, military servicemen, students, domestic helpers and caregivers throughout the world, but primarily work in the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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  • Precious Lara sleeps with her grandparents Teresita "Tita" and Demetrio Comodaz "Emmet" in Cavite, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  The couple take care of their granddaughter while their daughter Rosalie, 35, works as a nurse in the United Arab Emirates. Precious Lara has not spent much time with either of her parents since her birth and have thus bonded with Tita and Emmet instead. Isolation from family members is a severe issue for Overseas Filipino Workers.
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  • Teresita "Tita" and Demetrio Comodaz "Emmet" relax with their granddaughter Precious Lara in Cavite, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  The couple takes care of their granddaughter while their daughter Rosalie Villanueva, 35, works as a nurse in the United Arab Emirates. Emmet spent most of his life working in Saudi Arabia and his earnings, and those of his daughter, have enabled the family to move out of the slums in Manila and into a large home in a neighboring town.  Each year, the Philippines exports more than a million of its nationals to work abroad through its overseas employment program. Others leave to become permanent residents of their country of destination. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) typically work as doctors, accountants, IT professionals, entertainers, teachers, nurses, engineers, military servicemen, students, domestic helpers and caregivers throughout the world, but primarily work in the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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  • Teresita "Tita" Comodaz poses with her granddaughter Precious Lara in Cavite, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  Teresita and Demetrio "Emmet" Comodaz take care of their granddaughter while their daughter Rosalie Villanueva, 35, works as a nurse in the United Arab Emirates. Emmet spent most of his life working in Saudi Arabia and his earnings, and those of his daughter, have enabled the family to move out of the slums in Manila and into a large home in a neighboring town.  Each year, the Philippines exports more than a million of its nationals to work abroad through its overseas employment program. Others leave to become permanent residents of their country of destination. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) typically work as doctors, accountants, IT professionals, entertainers, teachers, nurses, engineers, military servicemen, students, domestic helpers and caregivers throughout the world, but primarily work in the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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  • Teresita "Tita" Comodaz brushes hair out of the face of granddaughter Precious Lara during breakfast at their home in Cavite, Philippines on Dec. 2006. Teresita and Demetrio "Emmet" take care of their granddaughter while their daughter Rosalie Villanueva, 35, works as a nurse in the United Arab Emirates. Emmet spent most of his life working in Saudi Arabia and his earnings, and those of his daughter, have enabled the family to move out of the slums in Manila and into a large home in a neighboring town.  Each year, the Philippines exports more than a million of its nationals to work abroad through its overseas employment program. Others leave to become permanent residents of their country of destination. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) typically work as doctors, accountants, IT professionals, entertainers, teachers, nurses, engineers, military servicemen, students, domestic helpers and caregivers throughout the world, but primarily work in the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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  • Precious Lara sits with the wedding photograph of her parents Rosalie and Christopher Villanueva in their home in Cavite, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  Teresita "Tita" and Demetrio "Emmet" Comodaz takes care of their granddaughter while their daughter Rosalie, 35, works as a nurse in the United Arab Emirates. Precious Lara has not spent much time with either of her parents since her birth and have thus bonded with Tita and Emmet instead. Isolation from family members is a severe issue for Overseas Filipino Workers.
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  • Teresita "Tita" and Demetrio "Emmet" Comodaz visit their old neighborhood of Leveriza Malate, a slum area in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006. After years of Emmet working in Saudi Arabia, the couple now can afford to live in a nice house about an hour south of Manila, and rent their former shanty house to other families. However, the hard earned prosperity comes with a hefty price for many Filipino workers, as many of them get sucked into gambling and alcoholism from the loneliness acquired from years abroad.
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  • Teresita "Tita" and Demetrio Comodaz "Emmet" visit their old neighborhood of Leveriza Malate, a slum area in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2007.  After years of Emmet working in Saudi Arabia, the couple now can afford to live in a nice house about an hour south of Manila, and rent their former shanty house to other families. However, the hard earned prosperity comes with a hefty price for many Filipino workers, as many of them get sucked into gambling and alcoholism from the loneliness acquired from years abroad.
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  • Young children gather in the evening in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006. Each year, the Philippines exports more than a million of its nationals to work abroad through its overseas employment program. Others leave to become permanent residents of their country of destination. Overseas Filipino Workers, OFWs, typically work as doctors, accountants, IT professionals, entertainers, teachers, nurses, engineers, military servicemen, students, domestic helpers and caregivers throughout the world, but primarily work in the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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  • A young boy stands in the main alley way of Leveriza Malate, a slum area where Teresita "Tita" and Demetrio Comodaz "Emmet" used to live in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  After years of Emmet working in Saudi Arabia, the couple now can afford to live in a nice house about an hour south of Manila, and rent their former shanty house to other families. However, the hard earned prosperity comes with a hefty price for many Filipino workers, as many of them get sucked into gambling and alcoholism from the loneliness acquired from years abroad.
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  • Male roosters are held prior to the cock fighting competition in Cavite, Philippines on Dec. 2006. The competition is the main event on a weekday afternoon not far from the home of Teresita "Tita" and Demetrio Comodaz "Emmet". New found prosperity comes with a hefty price for many Filipino workers, as many of them get sucked into gambling and alcoholism from the loneliness acquired from years abroad. Often workers will get put in jail for holding illegal cock fights in the more conservative host countries, such as Saudi Arabia. Cock fighting is a common and legal sport in the Philippines and can even be seen as televised events.
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  • A "Jeepney" adorned with a painting of Britney Spears, drives through the crowded streets of Manila, Philippines on Dec.  2006. Many OFWs buy Jeepneys, flamboyantly decorated U.S. military jeeps left over from World War II, with their money earned abroad as a way to earn a living at home.
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  • Seafarers gather for a holiday event in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  Working at sea is a common profession for OFWs but it has its own drawbacks including prolonged trips where the crews have not been ashore for four months because of increased international security regulations. There are more than 10 million overseas Filipinos worldwide, about 11% of the total population of the Philippines. <br />
Each year, the Philippines sends out more than a million of its nationals to work abroad through its overseas employment program.
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  • A cock fighting competition in progress in Cavite, Philippines on Dec. 2006. The competition is the main event on a weekday afternoon not far from the home of Teresita "Tita" and Demetrio Comodaz "Emmet".  New found prosperity comes with a hefty price for many Filipino workers, as many of them get sucked into gambling and alcoholism from the loneliness acquired from years abroad. Often workers will get put in jail for holding illegal cock fights in the more conservative host countries, such as Saudi Arabia. Cock fighting is a common and legal sport in the Philippines and can even be seen as televised events.
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  • Seafarers gather for a holiday event in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  Working at sea is a common profession for OFWs but it has its own drawbacks including prolonged trips where the crews have not been ashore for four months because of increased international security regulations. There are more than 10 million overseas Filipinos worldwide, about 11% of the total population of the Philippines. <br />
Each year, the Philippines sends out more than a million of its nationals to work abroad through its overseas employment program.
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  • A soap opera depicting Overseas Filipino Worker, OFW, life is filmed inside a hospital in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  OFW life permeates pop culture in the Philippines with popular singers and television programs among other things, targeting families and workers. In this particular program, an OFW visits the hospital after learning that he has contracted HIV from being promiscuous while abroad. He later finds out that he may have infected his pregnant wife.
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  • A proud family gets a snapshot taken with their son as seafarers gather for a holiday event in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  Working at sea is a common profession for OFWs but it has its own drawbacks including prolonged trips where the crews have not been ashore for four months because of increased international security regulations. There are more than 10 million overseas Filipinos worldwide, about 11% of the total population of the Philippines.  Each year, the Philippines sends out more than a million of its nationals to work abroad through its overseas employment program.
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  • A soap opera depicting Overseas Filipino Worker, OFW, life is filmed inside a hospital in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006. OFW life is permeates pop culture in the Philippines with popular singers and television programs among other things, targeting families and workers. In this particular program, an OFW visits the hospital after learning that he has contracted HIV from being promiscuous while abroad. He later finds out that he may have infected his pregnant wife.
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  • A soap opera depicting Overseas Filipino Worker, OFW, life is filmed inside a hospital in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006. OFW life is permeates pop culture in the Philippines with popular singers and television programs among other things, targeting families and workers. In this particular program, an OFW visits the hospital after learning that he has contracted HIV from being promiscuous while abroad. He later finds out that he may have infected his pregnant wife.
    070221_sinclair_ofw_023.jpg
  • A soap opera depicting Overseas Filipino Worker, OFW, life is filmed inside a hospital in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  OFW life is permeates pop culture in the Philippines with popular singers and television programs among other things, targeting families and workers. In this particular program, an OFW visits the hospital after learning that he has contracted HIV from being promiscuous while abroad. He later finds out that he may have infected his pregnant wife.
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  • A young man receives a welcom at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, OWWA, in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006. OWWA held several holiday events giving out many prizes to workers throughout the Philippines to welcome the roughly 120,000 OFWs that came home for the Christmas season. Even President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took time out of her busy schedule to greet returning OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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  • With the sponsorship of Globe Telecom, a family received 25,000 pesos from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, OWWA, in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006. OWWA held several holiday events giving out many prizes to workers throughout the Philippines to welcome the roughly 120,000 OFWs that came home for the Christmas season. Even President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took time out of her busy schedule to greet returning OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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  • The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, OWWA, rolled out the red carpet for the roughly 120,000 OFWs that came home for the Christmas season in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  Even President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took time out of her busy schedule to greet returning OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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  • The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, OWWA, holds one of their several holiday events throughout the Philippines to welcome the roughly 120,000 OFWs that came home for the Christmas season in Manila, Philippines on Dec. 2006.  Even President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took time out of her busy schedule to greet returning OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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  • Children of  Overseas Filipino Workers, OFWs perform in a Christmas pageant at the Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines on Dec. 2006. This is one of many holiday events organized by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, OWWA, held throughout the Philippines to welcome the roughly 120,000 OFWs that came home for the Christmas season.
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