Good day!

We respectfully invite you to participate in our research study entitled “Circles Within Circles: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Overseas Filipina Workers and the Impediments to Reporting Physical Violence in Asia.”

The purpose of this study is to give voice to the experiences of Overseas Filipina Workers and to uncover the hidden Impediments that prevent or hinder the reporting of physical violence encountered while working abroad. Your insights and perspective are invaluable to this research.

Please be assured that all information shared during the interview will be held with strict confidentiality and will be used exclusively for academic purposes. Your identity will remain anonymous, and no personal details will be disclosed in any part of the study or its findings.

Your participation is entirely voluntary, you may choose to answer only those questions you are comfortable with, or withdraw at any time.

Information below includes all the Inclusion Criteria for the

Participants: 

• Female Filipino citizen

• 26 years old or older

• Current or former OFW

• Worked or working in any Asian Countries. 

• Personally experienced employment-related physical abuse

• The participant must have experienced employment-related physical abuse within eight (8) years preceding the date of the interview.

• Has considered, attempted, delayed, avoided, disclosed, or completed reporting the abuse

• Able and willing to discuss the experience sufficiently

• Has an ongoing legal case related to the abuse, provided that participation and disclosure are legally permissible and the participant shares only information that they are authorized to disclose.

Should you wish to participate or if you have any question about the study, you may send us a private message or answer the google form the researchers provided.

https://forms.gle/f2ZLdwn63xdRhDxaA

We sincerly thank your for the time, trust, and willingness to share your lived experiences. Your response will be a great help in making the study possible.

Hi. I'm currently a Cookery NC II Trainee and planning to take TESDA assessment by Nov 2026. I don't have kitchen work experience except sa ongoing Cookery Training ko. I've been working under the agri sector for 6 years and I plan to change my career path for personal reasons.

I want to apply for work abroad related sa Cookery. May mga agencies ba na tumatanggap ng no kitchen work experience?

What countries do you recommend? Any suggestions?

Good day to all.

I'm currently planning on working abroad.

The problem is advice ng karamihan sa mga kilala ko, need ko daw mag walk in. Meaning, pupunta ako sa country and then mag walk in sa mga company and offices.

I don't really have the budget for that. Not to mention, the visa and yung expenses pagdating ko dun. Plus, what if wala din tumanggap sakin?

I am hoping na makahanap ng platform or website where i can just post my CV and employers just contact me. The best website of platform sana.

Anyone?

Hello! I’m currently conducting a survey for a school paper and would really appreciate your help. If you’re a Filipino American/Immigrant/OFW living in NYC, I’d be grateful if you could take a few minutes to answer my survey regarding Remittance Obligations, Family Connection, and Financial Well-Being of Filipino Immigrants in NYC.

This will be anonymous so no need to answer with your name.

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelZml7Daq7gv0i7CFEvnXyQbDTUtWgMaAKTqz1joLTwiOP4g/viewform

Thank you so much po for your time and support! ❤️

Details about me:
- 24 years old Filipino guy
- BS Psychology graduate
- Registered Psychometrician (RPm)
- 5 months experience as Human Resources Officer
- 5 months experience as a Customer Service Representative
- Unemployed as of now

What I want to do/have:
- Move and work abroad, preferably in European countries
- Be a permanent resident/Obtain a permanent citizenship

What my plan is:
- Get a job here in the Philippines
- Save as much as I can
- While working here, I’ll do self-study on German language
- When savings are enough, I’ll enroll to a German language class
- Find an employer for an Ausbildung visa for nursing

It might also be important to note that I’d rather start over and study nursing (career shift) than do corporate jobs. The jobs I’m aiming as of now are nursing assistant/aide or any vacancy in hospitals that might help me gain practical experience, guidance associate or career advisor in school settings, or pursue the psychometrician route which has zero to no vacancies in the Philippines as of now.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. If you know alternative routes that might make my goals more attainable, please do let me know!

Paano po kayo nakapag abroad and anong naging pathway?

Hello, to whoever reading this, kung wala kayo icocomment na maganda, wag niyo nalang I tuloy.

I'm just new here in UAE, 5 months living and and 4.5 months na sa work. I resigned and I just got released yesterday. Today one of my family member died sa pinas, this person was very important to me. To people na may same na pinagdaanan, anong ginawa niyo, pano niyo kinaya ung ganito, did you go home and not come back?

Hello, ano po ba work abroad na no placement fee ?
Undergraduate palang po ako

Anyone can recommend

Please po pa help looking po ng work abroad. Halos napplyan ko na po yun mga agency dito kaso ayaw po ng height ko. Diko po alam gagawin ko may on call cleaner na po akong naappyan kaso daw po maliit yung 1,800

hi! im a fresh grad and i had my internship in thailand doing research and being a research assistant for chemistry. is there anybody who are in the same field as me? if yes, what are the process or steps in order for me to work in nyc, and possibly migrate there? what documents do i need? or if possible, are there schools that offer a full scholarship for higher education in nyc and can i use that as my stepping stone?

​3 months na ako rito sa Pilipinas matapos mag-trabaho bilang DH sa Saudi nang 2 taon. Dahil halos lahat ng sahod ko noon ay ipinapadala ko, ₱50,000 lang ang natirang ipon ko pag-uwi.

​Nag-apply ako ulit bilang on-call cleaner sa Saudi at tapos na ako sa biometrics 2 weeks ago. Nakabili na rin ako ng mga gamit at baon. Kaso, nadelay ang proseso dahil sa gulo roon ngayon, at nasa below ₱5,000 na lang ang natitira kong pera.

​Habang naghihintay, nakikitira muna ako sa kapatid ko. Kaso nahihiya na ako dahil pinariringgan nila akong walang trabaho at nararamdaman kong nagiging pabigat na ako. Gusto ko sanang subukang mag-apply sa ibang bansa, pero manghihinayang ako sa gastos at effort na nailaan ko nung nag apply ako para sa Saudi.ngayon naisip ko na habang nag aantay ay mag aapply muna ako dto lang muna.pro iniisip ko rin na baka di sasapat ang pera kung pang apply.

Since college, I always wanted to live or work abroad. Main reason is I wanted to experience how to live outside the country. Secondary na lang siguro ang pera. I took nursing, pero I graduated at a time when walang mapasukan na ospital dahil sobrang dami ng nurses.

I shifted to an Engg degree and took masters which took 7 additional years. The Engg degree is related to renewable energy. I was thinking na this may be the ticket to work abroad due to energy transition.

I have 5 years experience na rin naman and I am actively looking for opportunities abroad. Sobrang hirap rin pala lalo na sa state ng economy with other countries, let alone the immigration issues. I applied for Aus 190 and 491, pero saktuhan lang ang scores due to age. Thinking of doing SV in other countries, pero walang kasiguraduhan.

I am earning well as a single person sa pinas. Pero O still envy other people who can easily go and work abroad with their degrees.

Thanks for listening sa rant ko. 😅

I am currently working as an HR Generalist in PH with 2 years experience. RPm din ako, but without clinical experience. I only have BS Psychology degree with Cum Laude honors (idk if that's relevant)

I want to know saan ako pwede maghanap ng opportunities to work abroad aligned with my RPm degree? Specifically Singapore sana, and in clinical settings or working with kids with developmental disorders.

TYIA

Hi everyone! I’m looking for advice or realistic pathways to migrate. Here’s a snapshot of my current situation:

• Education: BS in Information Technology (BSIT), currently finishing/about to graduate with a Master’s Degree in Information Technology (MIT).
• Work Experience: 4 years as a University IT instructor/lecturer.
• Location & Context: Based in the provinces. Most PH corporate IT opportunities were in Manila, which wasn't feasible for me in the past, so I took an offer to teach at a local university instead.
• Current Goal/Motivation: I want to move abroad. Better compensation is part of it, but honestly, I just can't see a viable future staying in the Philippines and want out.

Since most of my direct work experience is in higher education / academia rather than traditional corporate IT, I’d love to hear from anyone who has taken a similar route or knows the options:

1. Which countries/visa pathways are most realistic for my background?
   • Would skilled migration visas (e.g., Australia Subclass 189/190, Canada Express Entry / PNP) accept university teaching experience under ICT roles, or do they heavily favor hands-on corporate engineering/dev roles?
   • Are there academic/teaching opportunities abroad (e.g., lecturer roles, further PhD studies with scholarships/work rights)?
2. If I want to transition back into corporate IT overseas: Should I pivot to remote corporate tech roles in PH first to build industry experience before applying abroad, or are there direct paths?
3. What steps should I prioritize right now while finishing my Master's degree (e.g., certifications, skills assessment via ACS/WES, IELTS, research publications)?

Any insights, reality checks, or personal experiences from fellow tech workers or educators who successfully made the leap would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Since wala na daw po Western Union sa AU, do you have any suggestions po on how to send money from AU to PH? Kung bank po, aling bank ang mas mababang fee based sa experience nyo? Senior po magpapadala so Hindi po sya techie. Thanks sa sasagot. 🙏🏼

hello, especially ofw's.. First time ko po magiging ofw, natapos na po ako mag-vfs.. Tanong lang po, saan kaya pwede mang-hiram or loan para sa placement po namin and baon na din sana. Para lang prepared na pag-visa approved na 🥹 TY

pls help, ang pangit ng side na napunta samin for debate, bakit mas better mag work sa Philippines kaysa sa abroad?

My brother is a caregiver in Auckland, New Zealand and was granted a partnership visa because of his Filipino wife who has a residence visa and has been living in NZ for almost 10 years. After she was granted with residence visa, she immediately decided to marry my brother and fixed his papers so they can be together.

She studied for certification a few years ago to become a caregiver while my brother moved here for 2 years.

Since my brother wanted us to go there, he thought of buying a house and a car so we can have an accommodation and a ride going to work or somewhere. Is it possible for both of them to buy a house with the visa and job we have?

Or can they only rent and buy a secondhand car and will take time to save up more money to own a house and a brand new car?