THE recent operation to rescue distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait is being justified as a necessary course of action that we had to take to protect the rights of our citizens. Thus, it may have appeared that the OFW phenomenon is largely an option taken by families in economic distress. The OFW phenomenon began sometime in 1974. But there is another side of the OFW phenomenon that we do not seem to take notice of but is just as damaging. The study revealed that the OFW phenomenon has inflicted untold damage on the psychological development of these children.

Source: Manila Times May 04, 2018 16:30 UTC