Why 12 Million Filipinos left home
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- čas přidán 3. 03. 2023
- Instead of earning $10 per day, millions of Filipinos will move to Dubai, Hong Kong or the United States to earn way more and support their families back home.
But, why is this happening and what does it mean for its people and country?
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The downside of Filipino sending money back home is it makes their family members lazy and you see people in Philippines just standing around and men just drinking all day.
Yep, PH has the worse customer service I've ever seen anywhere. The culture is just lazy. Anyone with any ambition leaves the PH leaving lazy ppl who just live off remittances so they dont work hard
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@telman5221 Though some have jobs in the country, they leave for much better-paying ones or for greater opportunities. There are some Filipinos being fine here and not at all poor but are probably tired with the system of how things are in the country and they choose to live in the the US or Spain which are the first countries Filipinos have migrated to obviously because of our colonial past. The Chinese, the Indians, the Filipinos are the top three groups of people you can find anywhere in the world. Except for some of its not so western laws and culture Filipinos find Dubai a great place to work and assimilate together with the South Asians that form the largest group of foreigners along with 200 other nationalities that have the same reasons for working in Dubai. There's not a lot of European workers abroad because countries in Europe have tiny population and consequently because of organized and uncorrupt government generally all people hold jobs. They certainly would leave their countries if they happen to be in the same situation. It's normally for survival why everyone leave their country to work abroad.
As a naturalized immigrant in the west, this piece struck a chord in me. The personal sacrifice, challenges, triumphs a migrant goes through in leaving his own country is an affront to the many decades of poor governance, corruption of the past regimes in the Philippines, and the beat goes on today. Dubai is reaping the benefits of this talent and skill while the Philippines languishes with its dollar-subjugated economy. One day, hopefully, all these skilled and educated folk can stay home and earn a decent living wage. God bless the Philippines.
@Libertine Nah, I disagree. Take heart. It could be worse.
You are absolutely right. The changes need to start in the Philippines.
@言行一致 Sí, de acuerdo. Es una pena cómo las fracasadas administraciones anteriores han defraudado a los filipinos. Admiro que Japón se haya levantado como el ave fénix y sea la nación desarrollada que es hoy.
more like God help the Philippines
Then why do they elect the son of a previous dictator?
Dubai runs on cheap labor from the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Philippines. There is massive racial discrimination and exploitation in the UAE. Your pay depends on which passport you have and not your skills.
Funny since Arabs are minorities themselves. It's not like they'd be accepted in European societies.
@@suzygirl1843 Europe and the rest of the first world is a lot stricter with migration because citizenship is a possibility, but in most Middle Eastern countries that's not the case.. You're always an expat no matter how long you've lived there so they can kick you out anytime with no real explanation! You have very few to no basic rights of a resident and you're basically there because they want you to work for them in some capacity because the local population has no inclination to work nor do they have the required skill set. All they have is oil money which funds this system of exploitation.
@@banestock Duh, 50% of the population is not allowed to work (Arab women) so they got to outsource to maximize labour force
@@suzygirl1843 the UAE let's women work. It's not like Saudi
@@banestock in Saudi Arabia womens are allowed to work
Hi Uptin; I think one piece of this dynamic that often gets overlooked is that many of these families receiving remittances are then choosing not to contribute (directly) to the Philippine domestic economy . they can “get by” not working at all .
and IMO that has become a bit of a “five steps forward , three steps back” situation. Don’t want to paint it with a broad brush, but for many families, they should be looking at this as building an extra nest-egg for the clan, rather than sparing them from studying/working back at home.
This has happened with a couple of people in my network who have gone overseas to be nurses . Their family members back home quit their jobs , and now the overseas family member has more pressure placed on them than they ever had…
It depends on the family, for some that is true. Some are lazy even if no one supporting them. I have 2 younger siblings, I sent them thru college with the remittance I sent. Both eventually worked abroad
This is actually very true to one of my extended families. 3 of my aunties have OFW sons and daughters. 2 out of 3 of my aunties, along with their families (husbands, niece and nephews) stopped working, and the younger ones no longer go to school just because 2 of my cousins have salaries of 600-700USD. They thought working or exerting effort at school no longer pose any kind of urgency coz when they ask for something, it can be given. My cousins are basically working their asses off for neets. 2 of my female cousins is already reaching the age of 40 and haven't thought of settling down coz she hasn't saved enough for herself, she said. Most goes to her families.
Though some have jobs in the country, they leave for much better-paying ones or for greater opportunities. There are some Filipinos being fine here and not at all poor but are probably tired with the system of how things are in the country and they choose to live in the the US or Spain which are the first countries Filipinos have migrated to obviously because of our colonial past. The Chinese, the Indians, the Filipinos are the top three groups of people you can find anywhere in the world. Except for some of its not so western laws and culture Filipinos find Dubai a great place to work and assimilate together with the South Asians that form the largest group of foreigners along with 200 other nationalities that have the same reasons for working in Dubai. There's not a lot of European workers abroad because countries in Europe have tiny population and consequently because of organized and uncorrupt government generally all people hold jobs. They certainly would leave their countries if they happen to be in the same situation. It's normally for survival why everyone leave their country to work abroad.
@@miguelbalisi9952
Thanks for the thoughtful reply, but I was not rly referring to the immigration itself (I am one of those Filipinos,
who immigrated); but rather, a quirk of consequence as I described.
I visited Manila after a gap of 8 years. Shocked to see little has changed. The metro hadn't expanded much. Traffic was still shit and the clamping down on jeepneys in some neighbourhoods without suitable replacements made getting around expensive (when you have to hail bike taxis). On top of that, the cost of fresh food -- my goodness! The inflation is insane! Vegetables and fruits are a luxury!
To say that Manila has little changes is quite arguable. Besides that there's a lot more cities in the Philippines which are cheaper and have done amazing progress like Cebu city and Iloilo and a lot more.
Dude, a lot has changed. More traffic, more pollution, more bullies from China, more corruption, higher poverty, and high inflation. Oh, and not to mention choosing a son of a dictator (who didn't even pass college) over a lawyer who hold talks in universities around the world with not a whiff of corruption.
@言行一致 the us planned to make the philippines as the industrial hub in asia-pacific then the korean war happened, the us needed reliable allies closer to china and soviet so they picked japan and s. korea and abandon the philippines.
Cheaper than America.
Well, public transportation/infrastructure has been neglected for decades since the Aquino presidency (after Marcos Sr.). The earnest move to improve and upgrade the public transportation systems has only begun in the Duterte admin (and continuing to this day). It will take years or decades before we see the results...
This video is relevant to me right now. Currently on training as a medical virtual assistant for US, UK and Australian clients. And yes, the video is accurate. We Filipinos do whatever it takes to lift-up our current state of life.
you mean you become slaves so your uncles can sit around drinking san mig all day while getting 14 year old girls pregnant,,,, stupid
Our clinical instructors got real with us in college, most of them said, "study hard and work abroad."
I live in Dubai and I can confirm that this city owes a LOT to the Filipino community. Some of the most wonderful people I have met and very hard workers.
Filipinos regardless are always smiling no matter what! Even I'm fascinated.
i cant believe so many filipinos which are great people that support LGBTQ move to UAE which is a terrible country only thriving by petrolium and that commits human crimes against LGBTQ even with the excuse of helping your family, i know a lot of filipinos that are part of the LGBT community.
PART 1 - Middle East, America (USA), Australia, etc would OWE a LOT to the Indian Subcontinent especially from INDIA, PHILIPPINES and CHINA. Though let's put it the other way round too, REMITTANCES sent to these nations, come from these countries too even though After the Pandemic Started, it's been harder because (1) Inflation is Still On due to the Supply Chains Falling Apart 1st thanks to the Pandemic and the Crazy Ukrainian-Russian War that still goes on and (2) Mass Automation that's also taking place on a Large Scale which started about 20 to 25 Years Ago in Developed Nations which is around the same time that India, China, Philippines, etc started getting jobs a lot due to Outsourcing Too (Automation began 1000s of Years Ago via Agricultural Side where Agriculture was Completely Labour though Humans began using Tools helping with Automation which is how Tractors and Various Tools came about helping with Farming) - thanks to the 2nd 1, the Labor that's needed worldwide would be LESS A LOT WORLDWIDE which is what's happening too and where INTEGRATED SKILLS and EXPERIENCE ARE NEEDED for JOB SUSTAINABILITY within Areas of Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Formal Sciences and Arts (SILOS WON'T HELP as need Integrated Education and Skills to Survive in Any Industry as Technologies Keep Changing Fast).
Also, if you look at America (USA) alone, the Richest Asian Americans challenging the Whites including Latinos for Education and Skills, Standard of Living and Richness are the Indian Americans followed by the Filipino Americans followed by the Chinese Americans.
There are differences too where Chinese do well especially in Southeast Asia including Philippines followed then within Western Nations though they also do well in their own country of China which is why the World's Largest Number of Upper Middle Class and Rich People in the World have Chinese Background of about 500 to 600 Million People. Indians do well Not Just in USA (America) as there are about 200 to 300 Million People with Indian Background who are Living Worldwide within USA (America), UK, France, Australia and so on where Indians are known to do well too - the American Vice President Kamala Harris has Indian and African Backgrounds (Indian Americans have come up within the American Politics within the Last 10 years), UK Prime Minister has Indian Heritage whose Parents were brought up in Africa and where his wife is the daughter of Infosys Billionaire Founder Narayana Murthy (Infosys is there in Philippines too as it's an IT Firm in many nations worldwide), CEOs of Big Tech Firms like Alphabet that owns Google that owns CZcams (Sundar Pichai) OR Microsoft (Satya Nadella) as well as many others who are Americans with Indian backgrounds as well as Non-Residential Indians who live in America. The CEO of Chanel again has Indian Background whose Mentor was the exCEO of Pepsi who has Indian Background. And these are just couple of the 200 to 300 Million People with Indian Background who are from Upper Middle Class and Rich who are Living Worldwide including as Citizens of America, Australia, UK, Canada, Oman, UAE, Philippines and so on (China has about 500 to 600 Million People Upper Middle Class and Rich, the World's Largest Living Worldwide).
Same goes with Many Filipinos though like India, Philippines too does well Mostly Outside Philippines unlike China (India and Philippines are picking up But China is way ahead there).
PART 2 (Continued from PART 1) - But before that, WHO ARE the Indians OR even the Filipinos OR for that matter, People from Any Nation? OTHER THAN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE FOUND, NO COUNTRY IN THIS WORLD HAS PURE NATIVE PEOPLE. Even Indigenous People who exists Worldwide and Wanted to be Found, they have had INTERCULTURAL and INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES OVER 1000s of Years where THEY AREN'T PURE NATIVES but MIXED ANCESTRY.
In Ancient Times, the 2 Most Fertile Regions were the Indian Subcontinent and the Chinese which is why since Ancient Times, INDIA has been 1 of the WORLD'S OLDEST MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES where Southeast Asians including Filipinos, Europeans, West Asians, Central and East Asians landed in India Over 1000s of Years Ago that now has gone further with North Americans, South Americans, Oceanians including Australians and New Zealanders etc (The INDIAN SUBCONTINENT is the 2nd MOST GENETICALLY DIVERSE REGION in the WORLD after AFRICA).
The 11 Southeast Asian Countries including PHILIPPINES have been PART OF SINOSPHERE (Chinese) and INDOSPHERE (Indian Subcontinent) for 1000s of Years while being part of the Western Culture (the ORIGINAL EUROPEANS) in Last 500 Years Only which includes Spanish Filipinos, Chinese Filipinos and Indian Moneylender Filipinos. The oldest Filipinos are Pacific Islanders, from Taiwan etc while the ones who TRADED since BC Times WITH ones from INDIAN SUBCONTINENT, CHINA and JAPAN way before Westerners landed in Asia in Last 500 years where they had Folk Religions/Animism.
Then came the INDIAN KINGDOMS that ruled parts of Sri Lanka, Central Asia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines etc via Butuan, Cebu, Manila, Tondo where Butuan had More Gold than Sumatra of Indonesia while that Region had Buddhism and Hinduism too and where many Tagalog, Bisaya words from Just Philippines come from Tamil and Sanskrit, 2 Oldest Languages of India (Same goes with many others from Southeast Asia and East Asia too that have connections back to Indian and Chinese Languages too). The word Rajah is from India.
Then came Islam that went along the Ancient Trade Routes which landed in Philippines during 14th Century AD. The BOOK Monsoon Mosques by Patricia Fels would also show that where MOSQUES along the Ancient Trade Routes 1st had HINDU/BUDDHIST TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE in India (South India especially), China, Southeast Asia including Malaysia Indonesia etc (Still Exists in These Countries). Then came the Arab Architecture including Domes for Mosques that went along the Ancient Trade Routes.
CHRISTIANITY STARTED IN MIDDLE EAST of Asia. In fact, Sikhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism are all from Asia. Christianity spread from Middle East to Asia, Europe and Africa at Nearly Same Time where 1st 200 to 300 Years, Christianity had No Denominations.
The WORLD'S OLDEST Christians are from Middle East. Christianity spread from Middle East to India, Sri Lanka, China etc during 1st Century AD through Disciples of Jesus including Thomas where Churches were established at these places by 2nd to 3rd Century AD (They are Oriental Christians of Eastern Christianity). Christianity spread from Middle East through the Roman Empire to Western Europe (They are the Catholics, Protestants etc of Western Christianity). Christianity spread from Middle East through the Roman Empire to Eastern Europe (They are the Orthodox Christians of Eastern Christianity). That's the 1st 1000 to 1500 Years of Christianity before Europeans Colonized Asia and Africa.
Christianity of Roman Catholicism landed in Philippines after Spanish arrived there in 1521 AD. There are more Catholic Denominations including Latin Catholics. Protestantism of Western Christianity landed 1 Century later in Philippines. Orthodox Christians also are there in Philippines. India has Oriental Christians, Orthodox Christians, Protestant Christians and Catholic Christians as well as Fusion of Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity in India.
Churches Not Just with Western Architecture but also with Temple Architecture (Hindu/Buddhist) as well as Churches (a)Partly and (b) Completely in the Shape of Boats, Stars, Castles and so much more exists in India especially in South India and bit in North India too as Christianity started in North India during the 1st Century AD but it didn't do well there compared to when Christianity landed in South India via the State of Kerala that spread.
The Indus Valley/Harappan Civilization were trading with Mesopotamia, Egypt etc where they were 1 of the FEW EGALITARIAN SOCIETIES IN THE WORLD that existed then which did well with Urban Planning too. The CZcams videos based on the book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow also states that the Indus Valley Civilization was 1 of the Few Egalitarian Societies (1 of those videos on CZcams is the Ted Talk titled "A New Understanding of Human History and the Roots of Inequality").
KEELADI EXCAVATION within the bank of the Vaigai River is the Added Ancient Civilization to the Indus Valley 1 which is also At Least 2500 Years Old that could go to 5000+ Years Old. The Keeladi Museum has come up and what it has thrown is the Graffiti that's quite similar to the Indus Valley/Harappan Script.
North Indian Kingdoms that includes the Indian Subcontinent yes were fighting a lot amongst each other though they did have bit of exchange with CENTRAL ASIA as well as GREEKS etc (They got invaded a lot more by Foreigners). South Indian Kingdoms too fought amongst each other but not that much as they were BUSY TRADING Too and when Foreigners tried to conquer them, a lot of times they were defeated.
South Indians were Trading with SOUTHEAST ASIA including FILIPINOS during Ancient BC Times as well as Greeks. Heard of Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas? Cheras were Trading with Roman Empire and so on, 1 of the Earliest via Spice Trade where they dealt with Arts and More too. It's Mostly the Cholas that ruled Parts of Singapore Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Vietnam Myanmar Cambodia Laos Philippines etc spreading Trade and Commerce, Arts and Architecture etc. Cholas were the best of the 3 for Architecture where the WORLD'S LARGEST TEMPLE/RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION was built by A DESCENDANT OF the CHOLAS in Cambodia. Pandyas were ok with Architecture and traded too. Other Major South Indian Dynasties of Pallavas, Satvahanas, Vijayanagara, Hoysala, Chalukya, Travancore, Cochin, Mysore, Hyderabad and so many more.
When India got Independence itself in 1947, there were 565 Kingdoms and 1000s of Feudal Regions. There are So Many Different Types of Architectural Styles and Not Just Dravidian, Nagara and Vesara styles as from South India, Pallava Architecture was 1 of the Earliest Architectural Style.
India has 1 of the World's Largest Number of Architectural Styles that includes Buildings including Homes and Not Just Religious Institutions with these Architectural Styles including Western Ones as well as Fusions of Architectural Styles with Ones from around the World and Not Just from Europe but Other Parts of Asia and so on. Few examples - The World's 2 Richest Temples are in South India. The World's Largest Wooden Palace which is in good condition still is in South India. The World's Largest or 1 of the World's Largest Christian Conventions is from South India. There's so much within South India itself to see, let alone North India which has loads to see.
India also has 1 of the World's Largest Number of Languages. It also has 1 of the World's Largest Number of Indigenous People as well as Indigenous Groups of People. In Ancient Times, China and Indian Subcontinent were the Most Fertile Regions. It also has the most festivals, lots of different clothes, music, movie industries and not just Bollywood where nowadays the South Indian film industries especially Tollywood has been challenging Bollywood.
There's so much more of India that I can't just type over here including Food and lots more. Even just a Christian Wedding itself is So Different in Each of the Indian State due to Customs, Traditions, Languages etc that has existed since Ancient Times (Let alone Hindu Weddings, Muslim Weddings and so on. Even within a State the Weddings could be different as India was a land of So Many Kingdoms and Feudal Regions).
Who are the Sri Lankans? They include the Odias from North India and Tamilians from South India.
Who are the Indians? Indians are 1 of the World's Oldest Multicultural Societies. After the Africans, India is the Most Genetically Diverse in the World. During Ancient Times itself of 1000s of Years Ago, Europeans, Other Asians including Southeast Asians including FILIPINOS and so on as well as Africans landed in India and mixed with the Locals. That has been going on even today which is why India has People who are White Skinned, Brown Skinned and Black Skinned who look like East Asians, Caucasians, Africans etc.
AND THAT'S BEEN JUST ABOUT THE INDOSPHERE PART of the SOUTHEAST ASIAN SIDE including PHILIPPINES as SOUTHEAST ASIA including PHILIPPINES has been Part of the Indosphere (Indian Subcontinent) and Sinosphere (China) for 1000s of Years way before the Whites of the Western Side via Europe landed in Southeast Asia About 500 Years Ago - SO PHILIPPINES TOO HAS NO PURE NATIVE as it's been MIXED FOR 1000s of YEARS where MIGRATION WILL CONTINUE for INDIANS, FILIPINOS, CHINESE, WESTERNERS, etc
@@rmot2911 Also you're a maniac
The same dilemma here in Egypt
Stay close to your family with minimum wages or leave them for years just to make fair income
The information about asking Filipinos moving abroad from this video is incomplete - majority of Filipinos who are "real" Metro Manila residents (and I don't refer only to Tagalogs) don't want to move abroad because they are fine staying and working in Metro Manila. There is a statistics from OWWA before that more than 90% of OFWs are from outside Metro Manila, which is from the provinces.
That doesn't change the fact about 10% of the Filipinos are leaving the country.
true. only those on low wages wish to work overseas whilst well off and good graduates earn decent income up to 2500 USD per month plus those successful business owners.
those u interviewed might be not so well off in The Philippines
@@eyeseeyu that's the point there
@@carlomalabanan the vlog is not wholistic...only a portion of his research done.....it's misinformation I guess but good try
@@carlomalabanan because the title of @uptin vlog is 12M Filipinos left so he generalized too much too much ha ha very assuming
And also the salary system in UAE is not really standard....some companies pay their employees based on nationality which very racist...and also some companies dont require college education requirement to some nationalities which means some of your boss are uneducated or illiterate...its really annoying that the Philippine government required OFWs to be college graduates even on blie collar jobs while some countries send their rejects abroad...it really is a brain drain on part of the Philippines...
Thank you for making this video.
I want to share my experience as well as a Filipino Citizen (Son of an OFW) in Saudi Arabia, I was born and raised there, studied Arabic from grade one until college, worked there for the majority of my working experience until last year, I lived there for 28 years! This topic is broad and has many things to cover, one of them is for example, for temporary OFWs, imo for us kids it kinda sucks, especially if you weren’t immersed with your own culture, it creates an identity crisis tbh.
Now my first language is Arabic, then English and lastly Filipino. When I cane back I felt out of place, it has been a year, and I’m still not fully adjusted, thankfully as you mentioned in the video, with remote work, it is possible to live an okay/average life here now.
Once I started working here, I worked at a BPO company, catering American clients, but soon I felt like I wasn’t utilizing my skills well, so now here I am, in a dilemma thinking of either going back abroad, or better yet use my Arabic and my skills to find a client from the GCC countries. It has been almost two months since I quit, and I am still job hunting 😅 anyway, I wish everyone the best of luck, just wanted to share my personal experience and view of the topic.
If you do not have strong family or emotional ties, I would work abroad until the age limit hits. And save money/start business. Because if you are too old, they wont issue you a visa anymore so you can still use that chance.
@@vidong1704 yeah I feel you, but it’s easier said than done, I don’t have a bachelors degree, so it’s hard for me to get hired for good jobs, unless I go out the illegal way, go to a country then look for a job, it’s super risky tho. I’ll see what can I do. Thanks for the comment :)
Be a translator
@@marianeil6630 I was a translator and interpreter for the Philippine embassy (volunteer work), and currently it is my side gig here in the Philippines, but I need a stable place to work for, I’m not very good with freelancing, if you have any leads, please let me know
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I watched your Videos since you were on CNBC and I support you on your own channel "Uptin" I just want to say thank you for visiting my country and making this content.
there's a lot of Filipino and Indian workers in kuwait and qatar and other parts of the middle east. I've seen so many in malls across gulf countries.
Beautiful, one of the best episodes of Uptin.
thank you so much
as a Filipino who worked in the US for 6 years as an IT professional and repatriated back once my visa expired. I have experience the trade offs you mentioned. Luckily for me at I am a point in my career that I can earn more and together with my wife we are able to earn a comfortable living here in the Philippines. So career choice really makes a difference in this since both me and my wife are working in the IT industry and have 13+ years of work experience each. got to say I still prefer living and working here, its just that you have to be mindful of your monthly budget unlike when I was in the US i can buy anything I want whenever I want LOL
Besides the things that Uptin pointed out, the special thing about us Filipinos is we find a silver lining out of every situation whether difficult or not. This sounds very cliche but my fellow Filipinos would surely agree with me. With the advent of today’s technology, distance now is just a number. Meaningful relationships could now be cultivated even among distant Filipino families.
The Philippines has a single-parent epidemic. The divorce laws are so complicated that people have children without marriage and more often than not, men get away with impregnating their partners and not providing for them or the resulting child. The economy is excessively dependent on primary consumption and tertiary services without sufficient infrastructure to back it up.
As an Indian, I see them facing the same issues that we did back in the 90s and even in some areas within my country of origin to this date. I hope that Philippines avoids big power politics and focuses on growing fast, allowing Filipinos to return one day happily.
It's really a blessing to have a work from home (WFH) with a foreign country where you can earn a higher salary without leaving your country and beloved family. I would prefer working at night than away from my family. We have online and digital opportunities here in the Phillipines, an alternative of being an OFW.
Thank you for covering this
As a Filipino, there are times that it sucks to be a Filipino and there are times that it doesn’t. 🤷🏽♂️
What are those times?
It always does....
Mga Overly proud Filipinos
@@vidong1704 When he look at himself in the mirror!🤣
@@jackstone2482 True HAHAHAHA
Yeah and their relatives in PH 🇵🇭 live the high life just waiting for remittances. Why do you think we have giant malls? A meal at Jollibee averages $4 when minimum wage in Manila is less $10 ($6 in other areas). Even licensed teachers don't take home $20 a day.
It creates a mass cycle of laziness with the Filipinos who stay in the country.
@@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123
Hi, I just saw these comments now , after posting my own comment above echoing your thoughts here .
Again, not trying to kick sand in the faces of people, but from my own experiences, it’s unfair to depend on just the OFWs to transform the lives of their whole family. Everyone who can, must contribute. The Philippine economy needs it. I can’t speak much for the remote areas of province , but in the big cities there are plenty of jobs still open , looking for employees…
@@pushslice even here in the provinces there's a shortage of construction workers. It's hard to find someone if need to ryou renovate something because they're always booked.
@@miaya3898
That’s kind of crazy to think about . One would think a good paying construction job would be easy to fill …
If the developer pays a fair wage you will find construction workers.
Great content 💖 great dialogue and well researched. Hoping for more educating content like this
More to come!
I mean this is how the Economics works. Big population, more labor to enter workforce to bring up the economy. Lower wages here is directly proportional to the number of available workers out there which is a lot. That is how demand and supply works factor in the cheap cost of living.
Yeah, my friend had different treatment he show his passport he is from Philippines when we was in Dubai for working trips.They even kind of rude to him and asked him where is his working permit. I stepped up and help clearing the misunderstandings and I showed them my passport and the treatment totally turned 360° to me. I won't where I came from but we as a neighbour supported each other😞
I watch all your videos. There is a lot of information in your video, I can learn something that I don't know. I like to learn new things. You are a little different from other youtubers that's why I like your videos
I'm glad you think so! Stay tuned for more :)
TRUE.. SO TRUE.. very seldom in the philippines that they do not have a friend. relative or someone they know whose member of family went abroad to work..
in Batangas there is a place called Little Italy.. houses there are of italian design..most residents there work in italy..
Your videos and stories are AMAZING
Filipinos are all over the Gulf from Dubai to Kuwait City and are generally well respected and liked due to their reputation of being hard workers, polite and always smiling.
What I notice of Filipinos working in the Middle East, since they are not allowed to br a citizen there they tend to move in Spain, Poland, other balkan countries and Canada.
As an ofw we just don't have another choice. Look at our college grads, they even landed to jobs which is not compatible with their course or even worse ending up jobless. Our workforce is overwhelming and we can't just fit in to one basket.
Our lower wages in the Philippines are what's attracting more clients from abroad. And with the evolution of the internet and the obvious push from the global pandemic, remote jobs have become more abundant than ever before and drastically improved the work-life balance. No longer do we need to spend much on transportation and we can work closely with our loved ones. Now I am earning in USD at the comfort of the lower cost of living here in the Philippines. I was so close to going to Dubai, but the jobs available for me there aren't inclined to my passion. Now I'm a gaming artist working 3 jobs which are a combination of one stable income studio job and two freelance jobs and living stress-free cuz I just enjoy illustrating. So not every Filipino really dreams of working abroad.
Filipino Politicians enrich themselves on the backs of OFWs….
Thanks for this content.
Some Pilipinos really want to work abroad and that's a fact just like ANY OTHER nationalities...there are so MANY FOREIGNERS working in the Philippines too like Americans, Europeans, Indians, Chinese etc..my family NEVER dreamed of working abroad- we feel better serving and working for our countrymen> my father was a member of the Armed Forces of the Phil...my mother was a Public school teacher, I worked in a Govt.Financing Institution, my son is working in the Internal Revenue of the Phil...my wife in the Phil.National Police, my daughter in the Private Sector Services..and our salaries are comparable or better than those working overseas.
Great video. Learned alot especially w/ the graphs and diagrams.. Very interesting.
Wow, uptin, very interesting topic and nicely done video :)
Great information! ❤
As an ofw, money isn’t the only reason why I decided to move abroad. It’s the quality of life, accessible places, efficient transportation, little to no tax, feeling of safety because of effective police, and so on. Dubai is my working place where I can save, and eventually help me cross another country that offers citizenship. It’s heartbreaking that I didn’t get the opportunity that other countries would, in my home land. It’s like being loved by another mother… more reasons not to come back.
A lot of effort went into this video. ❤
Uptin does fantastic work
For me nothing place like home😊😊 I love Philippines ❤ no matter how looks like other countries.
I am Malaysian. I can tell you Filipinos are good workers even on ships and as domestic helpers. They sacrificed their lives in foreign land to bring home money. The economy does not hv enough jobs for so many Filipinos. Although Filipino helpers are expensive in Malaysia, the quality and dedication is there compared to Indonesians who cannot speak basic English at all. Filipinos are well known in shipping too. Now as nurses in western countries.
And why the dvck you want helper who can speak english in malaysia? SPEAK MELAYU, dont be silly!
thanks for this insight man
I was also sold on American movies, but no place is perfect. You just have to choose where you're going to spend 30-50+ years of your life and enjoy it.
I am from saudi arabia jeddah i have a Filipino driver and my family pays him 4000 riyals a month and he sends all the money back all 4000 riyals and i have Filipino maid as well get paid 3000 riyals a month and she sends all her money back home as well i love Filipino ppl because there very kind to work with and almost all Filipinos living here in saudi arabia know little bit english
Out of curiosity, how much does Saudis in jeddah make normally? Like a government job.
Also even though what the Filipinos earn is low it is very high compared to their country
@@arandomhandsomeman7725 Saudi’s and Emiratis don’t really “work” lol ...
@@Napstone
I wanna get a ruff idea of how much government jobs pay over there
@@arandomhandsomeman7725 the minimum for Saudi is 3,000 SR and the average is 9,900 SR and for foreigner depend on the countries law some countries have minimum some don’t 1$=3.75 SR
@@Napstone from ur comments I can tell you have never been to Saudi Arabia because most of the service job in Saudi Arabia is done by Saudis now
This is true my grandma raised me since I was 3 years old, I only like spent a total of 1 year with my mother in 30 years living on this Earth.
so sad life
I hope you appreciate the sacrifice she made for you. As a mother, I cannot imagine being that brave and sacrificing that bond but she did what she had to do.
Fascinating
Im glad you enjoyed!
Now I understand why. Me and my family (from Indonesia) used to live in Malaysia growing up. In my school, Fairview, there were lots of Filipino teachers. The teach maths, sciences, english, geography, etc. They were really good teachers. When we visited Hong Kong, one of the hotel staff is a young Filipino woman. When I changed to Sayfol, there were quite a number of Filipino students One of them have moved to the US. Some are still staying in Malaysia. The filipino teachers are still living abroad, but some have gone back to PH.
My good friend loved living in Dubai for 15 years. He actually cried when they shipped back to USA and then to South America for work in the energy industry. He said it's like paradise in Dubai. Hope I can visit one day. As far as Filipinos go, I wish USA would import more Filipino nurses; they are super care givers and nice people in my experience.
The USA should, indeed. But, it's immigration policies are the worst.
Dubai seems like an awful place to live
@@grod805 If you haven't been to UAE better shut up..
love you Filipino, I 'm from Thailand.
Combining data and travel is a good recipe for great content 😁😁
Glad you think so!
Nice content! REALITY
Hello Uptin.
I wish you will visit the Philippines soon.
He is in the Philippines. Check his videos. He even attended the wedding of his friend and fellow vlogger in Balesin…
Karamihan kase sa ating mga kapwa Filipino maluho at magastos ng higit pa sa kinikita kaya ang ending nganga... Kung mahirap man tayo wag tayo manisi sa iba kase kagagawan din naman nating mga Filipino Charrr💐💐💐🙉🙉🙉
This is also reason why I and many Filipino work as a callcenter you can't make a good life in Philippines without the help of outsourcing companies.
It's so sad that sometimes callcenter Jobs is high paying jobs compared to professional works like teacher, police and etc.
Now I understand why there's so many Philippines 🇵🇭 here in Hawaii.
We share a lot in common after all. Not just tropical scenery but our financial, social and mental struggles are similar.
Except it's worse in Hawaii technically because we are a official American state so the mighty American 🇺🇸 dollar doesn't travel as far as it does in the Philippines.
filipinos have been in hawaii during the annexation days.
There are many Indians who work and stay in Dubai. You should conduct interviews on them too.
The main problem in the Philippines is the Constitution since 1987 it’s so hard for investors to open up their business bcoz too many restrictions and requirements before you will able to open your business! Elites and Oligarch are the one who are getting Richer because it’s favor for them to not have competition for their business! At the same time corruption is the main problem!
I want to oppose the opinions and thoughts of the Filipinos who left and worked abroad for so many years in their interviews here. I want to change their minds and thoughts about the wrong interpretation of the Philippines now. Don't give the wrong interpretation of our country if you haven't seen it personally for so many years. You need to visit the Philippines every year to know about the drastic changes in our country now. Philippines was not a third-world country anymore for so long. There's a lot of developed city with really clean and pleasantly leaving unlike what you think. There's so many foreigners always visited here and amaze to our country, not just by visiting the beach but also they amaze the modern city's here. Watch the vlogs of foreigners who visited the Philippines to know how they give good compliments and amazing reactions about the Philippines. 🇵🇭😊
Then build more jobs in the country if you want us back and looking at our country in a better light.
How cute..😂 Philippines is still ridden with corruptions, overpopulation, slums & poverties..
Foreign vloggers need subscribers, especially the newbies.
indians,Pakistanis,Filipinos...they are the majority of populations in Dubai and the rest of UAE...the negative effect of working abroad... broken family is rampant...if you love your work more than your family then it will lead to broken homes...when i was young i heard that my older neighbours are working in dubai...years later i also visit dubai and horrified the situation of our neigbhours in dubai...although they are housed in a highrise condominiun there was like one whole barangay living inside a condominium unit called flat...one bed is shared by a couple and there are lots of bed in a single room which means less privacy...you can clearly hear who among your roommates are having sex during the night...and the price of these bunk bed is actually equal to a dormitory room in Manila....and also the foods in dubai supermarkets are actually too expensive since most of these are imported from other countries...
Bangladeshis too
Love my filipino work friends, i work on a cargo ship
For many years I've known about Filipinos working hard jobs in other countries and rarely seeing loved ones. Impressive.
However, there's also a dark side. Just like everywhere it's not every Filipino working that hard. I've known several OFW Filipinos who sent money home and the money meant other family (clan) members didn't have to work. And several now estranged from family as they sent money home to buy land and build a house for the OFW and their money was stolen by family.
There's also it being OK for under 18 year old Filipinas having children without marriage. Then the family can pressure the single mom to work in another country to send money home to support her children...and the entire family who stops working.
It's seems a bit messed up in some cases.
Love from Afghanistan 🇦🇫❤
It is not only about money, but also the environment. Minimum wages in small cities in Indonesia is also $200. But, only small percentage of Indonesia become migrant workers. Indonesia has 270 millions population. And migrant workers less than 0.5 percent of population. Maybe only 0.3 percent. Very small percentage. Becauce crime is very low in Indonesia. And most people live in small quiet beautiful cities. So, most people stay at home. Wages is low, but housing and food also very cheap. Just watch on youtube small cities in Indonesia. Beautiful and super safe. Homicide rate is only 0.4. safer than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the Philippines has far more crimes. 20 (twenty) times.
Yes but also Indonesians aren't as self hating. They have way more pride in their country and culture. Filipinos often have a massive self hate, thinking the PH is inferior and their US/Spain colonial masters are superior. They even have a statute in Cebu for the spot the first Spanish terrorist came, and Filipinos go there and pray. Imagine Indonesians praying to some statute of Dutch colonialists! Not possible
I still have nightmares that i was left behind in the Philippines or the immigration offloaded me😢😢😢 its true that it’s really getting worst, you’re just going to pray that you will soon leave the country and I’m blessed because I was able to migrate to Germany after working in Thailand.
Very interesting 🤔 & informative video.
It depends if you have a good skills set and knowledge to a specific jobs you can earn good enough to live better here. The problem is that most ofw has normal job abroad like service crew, sales at mall, caregiver, house maids, factory workers. Which is here is just earning minimum wages. The problem is that companies here has a higher expectations for a decent jobs that pays higher. Like you should have a bachelor degree graduate with experience just for a simple repetitive jobs at work. Idk why but it sucks. Minimum wage are too small but the owner of these companies are just the one whos getting more richer some are billionaire. Just look at sm, ayala, jolibee etc. Most of thier worker earn minimum wages.
In north America ( Mexico and the United) people from Mexico work temporary in the us and go back home to Mexico because pay is high in the us than in Mexico
Hi Uptin! Come visit Cebu, I'll roam you around. 😊
Love the Filipinos 🇫🇷🇮🇳❤️🇵🇭
They are very nice & family oriented people like Indians & Italians.
As a Canadian immigrant from the Philippines, I used to think that OFW's were the lucky ones, but in fact, the family we leave in the Philippines are. If you know how to play your cards right, growing a business back home and living in a tropical paradise is the best case scenario.
But I don't blame folks who yearn to go to more developed countries. If you noticed, all of the interviewees weren't from the upper middle class e.g. Engineers, Lawyers, Doctors, Entrepreneurs etc. If you interview a lot of those you'd find that the Philippines has a lot to offer; just not equally for everyone.
Despite the fact that there have been many new opportunities with high salaries back home in the recent years, they have become scarce due to competition, and people need to find other means to earn a living. Thus, working abroad is viable option for many.
Many also go to Saudi and then Canada.
I support Filipinos from Northeast India🇮🇳 Mizoram Aizawl City, Mizo tribes
We'll, it's also difficult to contribute to the country since it's hard to get a role in the government. You need all the favors and the network to be hired as a government employee.
Money! Ok, explanation completed 👏. That was easy.
Nah. It's not all about working abroad. I did other streams of income, trading and businesses.
I’ve been reading your vlogs since Lebanon’s….
Great stuff! Although I think there is going to be some amount of reverse brain drain as the country surges ahead in the next few years! Here's hoping for big changes.
Not gonna happen. Unless you're a vlogger or influencer
*One of the biggest issues is that Filipinos are not entrepreneurs, they are not ambitious enough to start their own business which can grow and become big. Therefore, there are no large industries in the Philippines, especially new industries, like Internet and software companies. Filipinos only believe in doing jobs. They are the largest exporter maids around the world as well.*
Racist
I beg to disagree thats the reason why Agriculture industry is slowly dying cos Filipinos prefer to do online business now. Cos doing business is generating more money than having a regular job paying a minimum wage.
@@Ella-vx5ix Yes, I am aware of that they do small home-based online businesses a lot where they would sell something on Facebook. But I am referring to building large companies, like startup companies which could become global companies. There is a reason why a large number of Filipinos go outside of the Philippines to work. They just don't have well-paying jobs at home. One small example, although Filipinos are everywhere, just like Chinese and Indians, it's always hard to find a decent Filipino restaurant because it's just not there. Non-Filipinos do not even know what is Filipino cuisine. In order to open a restaurant, you need to be an entrepreneur, and Filipinos are just not, especially when they are outside of the Philippines. One of the biggest problems is the colonial mentality where they still think the western world and the western people are superior species. Therefore, a lot of them will marry an older western man than their own.
@@stephaniehale946 huh? Marrying other races has nothing to do with colonial mentality thats their own preference, and they are just being practical, some Filipino men are unfaithful, They impregnant a Filipino woman then leave cos they are of the responsibilty🤔. Among the other Asians Filipino community has the stongest bond, have you heard the Filipino store in various countries, have you heard the multiple restos owned by Filipinos around the world?
@@stephaniehale946 hindi mo napapansin iyan mga small business lumalago dahil rin sa kita ng mga OFW na nasusuportahang pamilya o individual na kung sino man nandito sa Pinas na may mas malaking buying power dito. Yung mga franchise o farms dito marami rami din naipundar ng OFW.
Could you please do Myanmar too? There are more than 10 millions Myanmar citizens in Thailand.
Sad to say , but they need a stronger leader
Remote work is the solution. Earn $$$ at home in the Philippines or anywhere (while on vacation on any 7600++ island as long as theres wifi)
Even the youth today also aim to leave the country because of the current situation. Most of us want to finish education to leave the country, move abroad, and live a comfortable life because there's no point in living like a slave in your own country. Thankfully, I'm also moving to Dubai this year before going to college because I cannot take how hard life is here in the Philippines. From the traffic, crimes, social issues, etc. Everything is just bad. We absolutely cannot blame why the Filipinos would want to leave the country.
The mindset as well has just became only about necessities that you are even "socially forced" to not worry about your own identity. Good thing I'm out (now living at Germany). If I am to endorse tourism for the Philippines at gunpoint, my slogan will be "Your own talents and taxes are better elsewhere".
Never nagkaroon ng magaling na mga leaders ang bulok na bansang Pillipinas Kaya Philippines will never become a rich country
I’m working here in the USA from the Philippines. This is the best decision I have career wise and money wise.
Nice! Do you plan on coming back?
@@uptin I’m not planning anymore to comeback but I’ll have plans to visit my family soon for a vacation.
How about Happiness wised, Quality of Life? or, Your happiness is connected to Economy (Standard of Living)?
*Philippines has many State Universities, around 200 plus (Publicly Funded) State Universities while the US has only 1 for the whole USA and it is in NY. Philippines is also ramping up the mass transportation projects, I am optimistic that PH will surpass US on this, simply because of the US system of government.
What if you earn good in Philippines because you have a business, where you can pay for health insurance, can afford to send your kid to top universities in Philippines or Asia and live in a very secure area? Will you still migrate?
My experience moving to Norway, a country with the best welfare support and has no debt, is the opposite of you. Norway has Work Life Balance than US, and yet it is not enough because it feels enforced, rather than just like in Philippines (except Metro Manila traffic) where it feels like Work Life Balance just naturally happens. *Philippines has so many holidays/long weekends that the country do need to add vacation days, compare to other countries.
People here, or in many western countries are less social than in Philippines. I really appreciate Philippine culture and Filipinos, now a days. Our very social or communal characteristic & tropical climate make Quality of Life very high.
Also, I really think that the status of life, before Filipinos leave Philippines, matters. So, I really suggest to many Filipinos now a days that if you are above middle income, just don't move. This moving abroad for above middle income class is a scam. Quality of Life abroad is horrible, look at the depression and su!cide rates of US and other rich countries. Happiness is beyond economics.
Sure if you do not do well in Philippines, then go, but I hope Filipinos, who migrated, should stop advertising moving abroad, as if it is for every class. I still see Filipinos who are already above middle income apply for migration abroad because they envy those pretentious ¨good life" FB pics of their friends abroad or their friends abroad convince them to apply for migration. I really think Filipinos abroad, who convince their above middle income friends,are sad and just need companion. lol.
Anyway, Quality of Life is very low in these countries. Do not move, unless financially, you really have to. Coming from a welfare state, I can see that the Philippine government is implementing hybrid type of system. I am very optimistic, especially with the Universal Health Care, tho it will take 10 years to fully implement.
FYI tho, kung mag migrate din naman kayo tapos rason nyo ay future ng mga anak nyo, edi mag try muna kayo mag apply sa western Europe kasi welfare state ang mga countries sa Western Europe. US is very capitalistic, kaya kayod carabao at exhausted sila. Carbon Emissions per capita nyo pag nag US kayo tataas masyado kasi Car Culture sila, ibig sabihin lang naman ay magiging isa ka rin sa nagpapahirap sa kapwa natin sa Pinas dahil sa Climate Change.
for sure she will come back when her family decides to bring her to the paid home for the aged 😂
@@snarveien1853 PART 1 - Middle East, America (USA), Australia, etc would OWE a LOT to the Indian Subcontinent especially from INDIA, PHILIPPINES and CHINA. Though let's put it the other way round too, REMITTANCES sent to these nations, come from these countries too even though After the Pandemic Started, it's been harder because (1) Inflation is Still On due to the Supply Chains Falling Apart 1st thanks to the Pandemic and the Crazy Ukrainian-Russian War that still goes on and (2) Mass Automation that's also taking place on a Large Scale which started about 20 to 25 Years Ago in Developed Nations which is around the same time that India, China, Philippines, etc started getting jobs a lot due to Outsourcing Too (Automation began 1000s of Years Ago via Agricultural Side where Agriculture was Completely Labour though Humans began using Tools helping with Automation which is how Tractors and Various Tools came about helping with Farming) - thanks to the 2nd 1, the Labor that's needed worldwide would be LESS A LOT WORLDWIDE which is what's happening too and where INTEGRATED SKILLS and EXPERIENCE ARE NEEDED for JOB SUSTAINABILITY within Areas of Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Formal Sciences and Arts (SILOS WON'T HELP as need Integrated Education and Skills to Survive in Any Industry as Technologies Keep Changing Fast).
Also, if you look at America (USA) alone, the Richest Asian Americans challenging the Whites including Latinos for Education and Skills, Standard of Living and Richness are the Indian Americans followed by the Filipino Americans followed by the Chinese Americans.
There are differences too where Chinese do well especially in Southeast Asia including Philippines followed then within Western Nations though they also do well in their own country of China which is why the World's Largest Number of Upper Middle Class and Rich People in the World have Chinese Background of about 500 to 600 Million People. Indians do well Not Just in USA (America) as there are about 200 to 300 Million People with Indian Background who are Living Worldwide within USA (America), UK, France, Australia and so on where Indians are known to do well too - the American Vice President Kamala Harris has Indian and African Backgrounds (Indian Americans have come up within the American Politics within the Last 10 years), UK Prime Minister has Indian Heritage whose Parents were brought up in Africa and where his wife is the daughter of Infosys Billionaire Founder Narayana Murthy (Infosys is there in Philippines too as it's an IT Firm in many nations worldwide), CEOs of Big Tech Firms like Alphabet that owns Google that owns CZcams (Sundar Pichai) OR Microsoft (Satya Nadella) as well as many others who are Americans with Indian backgrounds as well as Non-Residential Indians who live in America. The CEO of Chanel again has Indian Background whose Mentor was the exCEO of Pepsi who has Indian Background. And these are just couple of the 200 to 300 Million People with Indian Background who are from Upper Middle Class and Rich who are Living Worldwide including as Citizens of America, Australia, UK, Canada, Oman, UAE, Philippines and so on (China has about 500 to 600 Million People Upper Middle Class and Rich, the World's Largest Living Worldwide).
Same goes with Many Filipinos though like India, Philippines too does well Mostly Outside Philippines unlike China (India and Philippines are picking up But China is way ahead there).
Forget about brain drain. We keep our education system at the top level. We have a surplus of well educated young graduates every year. If they don't go abroad they will just end up taking jobs below to their educational level
Haha education at top level? Can we stop being delusional? If we are top, then why couldn’t we make jobs in our country? Look at index of countries who top the best in science and maths.
@@ophanimangel3143 and which countries are on the top ranking on science and math?
@@regorflora7915 we literally do have an education crisis hahahahhaha
"roof under your head" - that's a new one. 🤣
Can confirm, quality of life is getting worse.
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It Really is!
Philippines are everywhere
To all Filipinos. Your country is beautiful and has a lot of opportunities.
Sincerely, an expat living in the Philippines 🇮🇳🇵🇭
As a Filipino ilove to be in my country.,I can live here with out working abroad.,
….because we tried loving the Philippines but it didn’t love us back.
i love dubai.. everything looks clean and almost no crime..
And Vietnamese have the same purpose as Filipinos, we left Vietnam to get another better chance.
No opportunities for many
2 countries in Asia allied to US took IMF programs repeatedly Pakistan and the Phillipines. Today most of its ppl are working abroad.
Millions of taxpayers outside the country that are not needing services - a government's dream
The same is happening with Pakistanis as our country is nearing default