Sad truth: 5 Causes Of Cheating Among OFW Relationships

Nakaranas ka na ba ng cheating?

Yung tipong nung bago pa lang siya o ikaw mangibang bansa, okay naman kayo ng partner mo pero kinalaunan, nagkaka-labuan na?

office-lover-couple-is-walking-together-modern-city-train-station_39408-1726.jpgO baka may kilala kang nagpapanggap na single sa abroad kahit kasal na sa Pilipinas? Ginagawang libangan ang pagkikipag-chat sa iba hanggang sa mauwi na sa seryosohan?

Aminin man natin o hindi, kahit kanino nangyayari ito!
Masakit at mahirap iwasan, pero pwedeng solusyonan.

Cheating or infidelity has been cited as the greatest challenge for OFWs according to Davao Catholic Herald. At ano ang karaniwang kinahahantungan nito? Ang ibang pamilya, nagugulat na lang na hindi na nagpapadala ng pera si kabayan – or worse, ni wala nang paramdam. On the other hand, maya’t maya namang ubos ang padala ni kabayan dahil sa pagwawaldas ng pinapadalhan sa Pinas! Ni hindi na alam ni Kabayan kung ano ba talaga ang nangyayari at kung saan napupunta ang padala.

Ang tanong – BAKIT NANGYAYARI ITO? Pero ang mas dapat na masagot – PAANO ITO SOSOLUSYONAN?

Mahirap mang tanggapin, ito ang katotohanang pinagdaraanan ng karamihan sa ating mga kababayan. GISING! ‘Wag na nating paabutin sa ‘di magandang kahihinatnan! Your BeamerKada‘s got some TIPS for OFWs on why cheating happens and how to handle this issue on the premier episode of PAYONG KABIGAN!

OO! Pati ang pagsisinungaling pagdating sa pera-padala is another form of cheating na patuloy na binibigyang solusyon ng BeamAndGo! Kung ‘di mo pa nasusubukan, umpisahan mo na ngayon! Register for free at www.beamandgo.com and together, let us END CHEATING!

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Jonathan E. Chua and Mount Iriga

Hula Hoops, Ping Pong Balls and Tennis Balls

The City of Iriga is located at the heart of the Bicol Economic Growth Corridor and is one of the fastest growing cities in the region. It has evolved into an eco-tourism, agro-economic and educational hub with two big universities within the city. Surrounding the area are more than thirty natural springsย giving the city theย nameย โ€œCity of Crystal Clear Springs.โ€ Iriga is alsoย referred to asย a “Character City” and its citizensย have earned the reputation of beingย warm, friendly, and industrious.

But that’s not why I was there …

Recently atย Singapore Management University, I gave a talk about Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), their families, remittance, and BeamAndGo. After the talk,ย I was introduced to the Honorable Ronald Felix Y. Alfelor, the Mayor of the City of Iriga.

Turns out the Mayor and I share the same advocacy – fiscal responsibility and financial literacy. As a result, he invited me and the BeamAndGo team to aย visitย and speak with the Iriga’s business, education, utilities and healthcare leaders.

With the wind at our backs,ย Albert Go (Marketing Director), Jasminย Co (Business Development Associate)ย and Iย packed our bags andย headed toย Iriga for a 3 day, 2 night adventure.

On our first day in Iriga, we spent the afternoon talking withย a group ofย city leaders and business people, discussing the social issues that OFW families are experiencing. We presented the BeamAndGo platform as an agent of positive change and spent time fielding questions and exchanging ideas.

Everybody say

The gang is all here

The merchants, schools, hospitals and utility companies provided great feedback on implementation, concerns, andย adoption.ย It was encouraging to see both theย private and public sector acknowledging the plight of OFWs and the willingness to work together on a solution. Love it!

Gawad Kalinga Character Village

On our second day, we were given a tour of Iriga’s Gawad Kalinga Character Village. This village was, and continues to be, the pet project of former Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazman.

Situated along the hillside facing Mount Iriga, the Character Village was built by the poor and less fortunate.ย Those who participated in the building eventually became the residents. The village is clean andย well-maintained. And over the years, through the hard word of the dwellers, this community has becomeย self-sufficient. Power!!

GK Steps

The Steps of Gawad Kalinga Character Village

At the top of these steps is aย wonderful vista of Mount Iriga. I have a bunch of pictures of the view, but I think it’s better if you visit it yourself and enjoy the scenery with your own eyes.

A word about Madelaine Alfelor-Gazman: sheย is the former Mayor of Iriga and served that position forย 9 years, ending in 2013. During those years, she was responsible for much ofย the city’s progress. She is also a member of Kaya Natin and an avidย proponent of good governance.

When there wasย free time, there was good food …

C’mon, this is the Philippines, you knowย the food is going to be delicious!ย We were lucky enough to haveย the time toย enjoy 3 meals a day and each meal was yummy: crispy pata, dinuguan, corned beef hash, pancit, manok inasal, kare kare, sisig, bulalo, inihaw na posit … these are a few of my favourite things!

masarap!

masarap!

In one of our meals, we had the pleasure of tasting the Bicol speciality pinangat. I was already full before I had my first bite, butย the pinangatย was soooo good, that the taste of all that coconutty goodnessย made me hungry again.

By the end of the trip, the Mayor noticed that I had gained weight. And he was right!

So what does all that have to do with Hula Hoops, Ping Pong Balls and Tennis Balls?

On our last night in Iriga, we were invited to the surprise birthday partyย for the President of the University of Saint Anthony. We arrived a littleย late andย missed the surprise part, but we didn’t miss anything else …

Highlight #1. A group of very talented singers and dancers did an Iriga version ofย Your Face Sounds Familiar.ย One word: Bondying.

Bondying relaxing

Bondying relaxing! Couldn’t find a better pic, so this will have to do. I think this is from the movie The Little Big Boy (1989)

Highlightย #2. Lechonย and home-made ice cream.

Highlight #3. Well-sung, really fun karaoke lead by ma’am Madelaine and Romy. While they sang, we danced.

Highlight #4. Three parlour games: the first game involvedย passing aย set of hula hoops through 10 of us, while we wereย holding hands; the second game was to shoot ping pong balls into a cup,ย whichย rested on top ofย a person’s head; and the last game was a relay race where the participants had toย runย around aย chair whileย dribbling a tennis ball.

Ourย visit to Irigaย was productive and the party was great way to endย the trip. To paraphraseย Arnold Schwarzenegger, “we’ll be back.”

Shout outs to Mayor Ronald Alfelor, former Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazman, Nenet Berina, Nona Santiago, Peter Lagyap, Lilo, and everyone we met at Iriga.