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Overseas migration of mothers takes toll on children left behind

The continuing exodus of mothers for jobs overseas affect the behavioral development of children they leave behind, psychiatrists say. Dr. Grace Macapagal, in-house psychiatrist of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for crisis intervention rehabilitation, said the trend is also causing a reversal of role where fathers are left to care for children and are normally not prepared to do so.
Returning doctors injecting fresh take on annual RP health missions

For over 20 years, surgeon Domingo Alvear eludes the chilly American winter and warms up in motherland Philippines by joining other doctors for weeks-long medical missions. This is the season –December to February– for these mostly US-originated medical, surgical, or dental missions to the Philippines.
OFWs in distress: Help is just a text away

A Manila-based non-governmental organization and its network of NGOs across the globe have extended help to countless overseas Filipinos in distress cases primarily by pushing concerned officials, groups or institutions to action. You may not know it yet, but help is just a text away.
Many RP women in BC are educated but underpaid

Filipino women leaving the Philippines to work in British Columbia, Canada end up with low paying jobs and little protection of their rights, according to a study released on Dec 10 by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study entitled “Workplace Rights for Immigrants in BC, the Case of Filipino Workers showed that although many of the Filipino immigrants are highly educated, they had inadequate training for the jobs they take on in the Canadian province.
RP 3rd highest source of immigrants to Canada

Based on the 2006 Census of Canada released recently, the Philippines is the third highest source of immigrants to Canada in the world, and has consistently been in the top 5 since 1981.
RP's best teachers are leaving in droves

For hundreds of Filipino teachers who have given up on their disproportionate salaries in the country, a future in the United States seems to be the best option. And then, there's also China. Because of the attractive salary rates and other incentives for their families, there has been an increasing number of Filipinos pursuing teaching jobs overseas. In the process, the Philippines is losing many of its better, if not the best, teachers in specialty subjects like Science, Mathematics and English.

When mom or dad is away, the family goes astray

After 32 years of having to deal with the routine trip to the airport, Coleen, 52, still felt heavy when she sent off her husband last August to return to his job in the Middle East.

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