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The Sunday Times Magazine > Filipino Champions
How Tindahan ni Aling Puring program helped a distressed OFW during the pandemic
by The Manila Times
Jan 22, 2023 12:40 am

For the over 400,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs due to Covid-19, the challenges brought by the pandemic made even basic survival a daily struggle. Anxiety over catching the virus and impaired mobility due to community quarantines were part of the immediate problems.

However, the harsh economic repercussions dealt the biggest blow. Returning OFWs came home to a dismal local job market that was still reeling from layoffs, downsizing, and even shutdowns.

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