As we all know, there is an insufficient amount of jobs available in the country. This results in an abundant amount of Filipinos working abroad each year. About 2,500 Filipinos leave the country to become an overseas Filipino worker to look for jobs that will sustain their families for comfortable living (Pinoy OFW, 2019). In fact, the Philippine government encourages working abroad as this helps the country in dollar remittances (Natividad, 2012). Even movies produced in the country romanticize the idea of going abroad to work for your family as they are considered the modern day Filipino hero. However, we believe that this is the result of a lack of the government’s governance.

In Natividad’s (2012) 11 Reasons Why Filipinos Want to Work Abroad, she listed unstable economic condition as one of the reasons for Filipinos working abroad. One of the civil rights of a human person is to live in an economically beneficial environment and the Philippine government fails to do so. Due to this, there is an influx of people wanting to leave the country, even with no assurance, to work instead of staying in the country and finding a job because even if they do find a job, the income and salary is low. Also, since there is still a prevailing amount of Filipinos that are not able to have proper education, they cannot meet the standards of the different institutitons and organizations that require a specific criterion on educational attainment. The government has to focus on these points, especially the plight of the poor, to create significant opportunities for their people.

Everything is interconnected when it comes to the development of the country and its people. The government should pave the path for opportunities that its average citizens can meet. We still believe that the average Filipino is still responsible for their individual successes however, the government must amplify that.

— Apparatus

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References:

Pinoy OFW. (2019, April 12). 7 main causes of unemployment in the Philippines. Retrieved from https://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/224-reasons-why-philippine-unemployment-rate-is-high.html

Natividad, F. (2012, November 12). 11 reasons why Filipinos want to work abroad. Retrieved from https://businesstips.ph/reasons-why-filipinos-want-to-work-abroad/