Tag: poverty

Reposting: What’s Life in the Philippines Like?

.Reading time 7 minutes.

A lot of foreigners look at the Philippines with rose-colored glasses. They see the friendly people and the sunny beaches. They see the happy faces, and the few thousand islands that make up the archipelago. However, this is only a glimpse of the beauty in chaos that is the Philippines. While it’s hard for me […]

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How can you work if you are hungry?

.Reading time 3 minutes.

I had a staff member start working for us last week.  According to her, she was living with her aunt in Caloocan, and the aunt was forcing her to find work. “I only have php 5.00 in my pocket,” she said with tearing eyes. “I have to find a job.” I hesitated to give her […]

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Don’t Get Pregnant When You’re Not Yet Ready

.Reading time 12 minutes.

Since I’m in the topic of motherhood, I’d like to talk about the rampancy of unwed single mothers in the Philippines. To place it in context, I work in a business that hires a lot of women. Since our products cater to women, we hire more women because they’re the best gender to sell to our […]

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