As of 2006, 8.2 million Filipinos (25% of the country's workforce) are living and working overseas.
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Jil Wrinkle (With One L)
Welcome to my jungle perch. From here, I grab vines and swoop around and crash into coconut trees.
Name:
Jungle Jil
Location:
Jasaan Village,
Mindanao Island,
Philippines
Originally From:
America, New York State
Political Mindset:
Libertarian, Social Liberal, Small Government Fiscal Conservative
Subjects of This Blog:
Thus begins part 2 of my overseas saga, as I moved to Cagayan De Oro in March of 2008 after 5 years in Thailand.
Name:
Jungle Jil
Location:
Jasaan Village,
Mindanao Island,
Philippines
Originally From:
America, New York State
Political Mindset:
Libertarian, Social Liberal, Small Government Fiscal Conservative
Subjects of This Blog:
- News and commentary about Cagayan De Oro
- My life and living in The Philippines
- U.S. political commentary (focusing on hypocrisy, contradiction, and dishonesty, and the struggle against it)
- Funny and amusing videos, photos, or articles found on the internet
Thus begins part 2 of my overseas saga, as I moved to Cagayan De Oro in March of 2008 after 5 years in Thailand.
4 comments:
This doesn't surprise me hearing from this end about imported workers especially people from the Philippines where we just don't have people to fill particular jobs.
...and quite a few of them are in my hometown -- Daly City, California!
You should see Dubai. I think thats where they all go,LOL
You are absolutely right, Dago. A very large portion of overseas Filipinos are working in Dubai, especially as welders.
There are so many in fact that there was a soap opera on TV here in the Philippines about people working in Dubai. Obviously it showed life there as being rosy and prosperous, which I doubt is the case.
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