I've posted this video few weeks ago here in my blog, its a teary eye video that brings joy and hope to all our OFW to come back home here in the Philippines and celebrate Christmas with their families, its a tough decision and expensive trip back here and going back again abroad to work, and to other OFW, instead of going back here, they just give the balikbayan budget to their families to support them and accept the fact that you can go back here after a year or so. The video that was spread online via YouTube, Facebook and blogs, captured the hearts of our fellow pinoys and OFW and shows that there's still hope to come back and be with your family this Christmas. Coca-Cola Philippines surprised us on their OFW project feat. our new heroes of this era and giving them a once in a lifetime trip going home and surprise them with an unexpected arrival.
after watching the video, you can now wipe your eyes.. here's some tissue.
I've been thinking years ago to work abroad, there's an opp. came that I can work as social media manager for this company based in another country outside the Philippines, its hard to think and decide if I can grab the opps. and leave my family here at home be gone and stay abroad for a long time, its a tough decision because I know the stories of our OFW and I can feel the same how they miss their family and the hardship they do working for them to give a better life. I'm not ready yet, but this video by Coca-Cola showed that there's still hope and always think about your family and your homeland.
Here in this video we feature the OFW that were given a great chance to come back here
1st is Joe Marie Ballon, 38 year old and working as a X-ray technician in Al-Hofuf, KSA and from the hometown Molo, Iloilo, he stay abroad for 5 years and he is working for his aging parents and siblings, he works hard to earn more money and payment for the hospitalization need of his parents. He wanted to come back home because his dad is hospitalized.
Next is Joey Doble, 56 year old and working as a Multiple job holder, looks like he handles a lot of job in Milan, Italy, he stayed there for 11 years and from the hometown of Pampanga, he left his wife and kid here in the country, it was a long stay and he even shared that he left his 1 year old kid that time, so he went back home and saw his kid all grown up. He didnt have a permit to stay aborad and his official docu were only released last Sept. 2011. He gave an expensive wedding ring to his wife as a Christmas gift. Now he plans to fetch his son from school everyday and have a pinic together.
Last is 50 year old Leonio Villanueva, she worked as a multiple job holder in Milan, Italy and was there for almost 9 years, she's a widow from Q.C., she wants to celebrate Christmas with her 3 grown up daughters, she works in complete 8 hours working in many kinds of jobs.
