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...seems an irreversible phenomenon. Most overseas workers will tell you they had no choice but to leave. A mother's absence has consequences that are often felt intensely by children but not discussed. It's up to every Filipino - not just those who are compelled to work abroad - to think of ways to advance our society and keep our families together. Joy Posadas, Manila...
...newly constructed concrete homes you find in rural areas are built from remittances; people point to the homes and describe them as "from Saudi," "from Dubai," "from Italy," etc. When you ask a youngster what she dreams of being, she will say, "A nurse, so I can go abroad." The outflow of Filipino workers is about supply and demand, globalisation and economic growth. I just hope that this phenomenon is temporary. Lisa Crisostomo, Rillaar, Belgium...
...absence often leads to unspoken psychological consequences that are felt intensely by children. The problem our overseas workers face is a multigenerational one. Life is about making choices, whether you're rich or poor, but it's up to every Filipino - not just those who are compelled to work abroad - to think of ways to advance our society and keep our families together. Joy Posadas, Manila
...innovation tree keeps pelting our heads with new fruit—what part of that don’t we get?” he said. One of Lovins’s key points was the ability of the government to attain energy efficiency, despite military priorities in oil abroad. “The Pentagon emerged in February as the federal leader in getting the U.S. off oil,” he said. “It’s not to do with the general concern of standing watching over general pipelines. It’s more about fuel...
...current debate in Washington over whether to extend a $25 billion lifeline to Detroit's Big Three carmakers has been framed almost exclusively in terms of domestic economic considerations: avoiding massive job layoffs vs. throwing money at possibly doomed companies. But a bailout would have major reverberations abroad as well. Though a bailout may not be the blatant protectionism of the 1930s tariffs introduced by the Smoot-Hawley Act, Europeans warn that a rescue of Detroit amid a major global slowdown could be the first shot in a new trade...