Do read my story on page 19 - In my father's shoes. Thanks to the Philippine Migrants Rights Watch for featuring my story.
About the Author
Cecilio E. Rahon, Jr., seafarer, Captain. Like any parent, raising kids is one of the many big challenges of an OFW parent. Capt. Rahon would see to it that whenever he is on vacation he balances his attendance to trainings and schooling for his career spending quality time for his kids.
About the book
It is not easy to write and tell your personal story publicly. In particular, it is difficult to recall the dark past that brings back agony and pain. So it is admirable for those few who are courageous enough to share their stories to enlighten and inspire others who want to go abroad. Their tales also serve to affirm those who have concerns with reintegration back home.
This is the fifth volume of the Migrants' Stories, Migrants' Voices series. This edition features 10 stories of migrants and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). We have read and learned from similar stories in past volumes. But each story is unique, each tale a testament of the redeeming nature of their triumph. They rose from poverty to what most of them have now - a better life not only for themselves or their immediate families, but for their extended families and community as well.
The Philippine Migrants Rights Watch (PMRW) will continue to publish these series of migration stories. It is our hope that with this publication, our stakeholders will have a deeper appreciation and understanding of the nuances and intricacies of migration and the plight of our migrants and OFWs. It is our goal that with these stories, appropriate programs and policies are put into place to uphold and protect their rights. It is also our desire that our OFWs will feel the recognition and appreciation from their loved ones, which they rightfully deserve.
Nakakalungkot isipin kung totoo man ang bali-balita regarding sa balikbayan boxes ng ating mga OFW's dahil sila ay nagtrabaho at kumayod ng husto upang mabigyan nila nang sapat na sustento at pangangailangan ang kani-kanilang pamilya at sobrang sakripisyo ang kanilang iginugol upang kanilang makamit ang munti nilang hangarin kayat sa tagal ng panahon na nawalay sila pinag-ipunan nilang mabuti ang mga bagay na nais nilang mabili para sa kanilang mga minamahal sa buhay pag -uwi ng Pinas pero kung ganun lang naman, para na rin silang nag-aksaya ng kanilang pinagpaguran sa bagay na walang kwenta. Sana naman hindi na ito maulit na pangyayari kasi kawawa naman sila.
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