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Kabayan Hotel Redesigns and Reopens to Honor Filipinos’ Strides Towards Economic Independence

by Rodel Flordeliz
January 21, 2023
2 minutes read

The 22 years since Kabayan Hotel first welcomed guests have been spent establishing a sterling reputation for quality at reasonable prices. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and balikbayans flocked to the hotel because of its convenient location along EDSA-Pasay, close proximity to domestic and international airports, transportation hubs, government buildings, and employment agencies, and its signature brand of warm Filipino hospitality at affordable rates.

Home & Properties Lifestyle Press Release

OFWs are increasingly optimistic about investing in homes in the Philippines

by Rodel Flordeliz
July 12, 2021
3 minutes read

Overseas Filipino Workers are constantly proclaimed as the modern era’s “bagong bayani,” a title that attests to their unrelenting desire to support their families even if it means doing so from halfway across the globe. Copious accounts have been written about the travails of these migrant workers. Some are overworked and underpaid, often lonely, and when stricken ill, are forced to endure the absence of a loving family.

Lifestyle Press Release

Heroes Across the Sea

by Rodel Flordeliz
March 13, 2016
6 minutes read

What are you willing to do for the people you love?

For Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), this question is something they live with every day. Every day, they answer it by spending time away from their families, working in a different world. Every day they choose to help, often at the cost of their own comfort.