Bislig OFW dependents join values formation,
financial literacy seminar
By Jean Mary G. Ronquillo
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 1 (PIA) - Some 20 Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFW) dependents actively participated in the Values Formation
and Financial Literacy Seminar facilitated by Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration (OWWA) Caraga recently held at Florland Resort, San Vicente,
Bislig City.
OWWA Programs and Services OIC Chief Ma. Ireen
Cambaling said “the activity aims to provide the OFW dependents mainly the
youth, insights on financial management and likewise to reorient them on
essential values they can apply in their daily practice.”
In her opening statement, Bislig City councilor
Margarita Garay, Committee Chair on Women and Family, shared her insights on
OFW family relations.
“Being an OFW is never easy but because of their
love for the family, they chose to work overseas in order to provide the needs
of their loved ones. However, some OFWs lost love and time in exchange of
money,” expressed Garay, who is also a mother of an OFW.
Aside from being a successful entrepreneur
herself, Garay also added inspiration to the youth by citing a story of a
utility worker who turns into a successful entrepreneur.
“Success comes when you put your creative idea
into action,” Garay claimed.
To provide the participants deeper understanding
on Financial Literacy, Cambaling also facilitated the workshops.
Moreover, Rev. Fr. Edwin Decena focused his
lecture on Values Formation by giving emphasis on the essence of Family Values.
Decena conveyed that, the family is the most
important bond where everyone can find the sense of belongingness.
“It is the
family who takes care of our well-being and also who gives us teachings that
guides us throughout our lives and these are the values we carry everywhere we
go,” added Decena.
Sylvia Daroy, President of the Youth OFW dependents
organization in Bislig and also an OWWA scholar, opined that the seminar drawn
her to realize the value of the family in molding them to become better
individuals.
Similarly, Rexchele Ilamina articulated, the
activity instilled in them the importance of saving and managing finances not
only for the present but also in preparation for the future. (OWWA-13/PIA-Caraga)
