JIM TAYONGTONG STEM 12 E

AN OFW STORY

NAME OF OFW: JAY MARK TAYONGTONG

PLACE OF WORK: DIFFERENT COUNTRY
TYPE OF WORK: SEA FARER

A. What are the 2 major reasons that made you decide to work
abroad?
Answer : THE 2 MAJOR REASONS THAT MADE ME WORD ABROAD ARE
FIRST BECAUSE OF MY DREAM, I WANT TO BE A CAPTAIN OF A SHIP. A SHIP THAT
GLOBALLY TRAVEL IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
SECOND ONE IS BECAUSE OF THE SALARY. WORKING ABROAD GIVES HIGHER INCOME
COMPARE WORKING HERI IN OUR COUNTRY. IT IS A BIG HELP WHEN IT COMES TO
FINANCIAL NEEDS OF MY FAMILY.

B. What were the challenges that you met while working abroad.
How did you overcome these challenges?
Answer: I ENCOUNTERED MANY CHALENGES IN WORKING ABROAD. LIKE HOMESIKNESS
, WORKING WITH DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES (DIFFERENT LANGUAGE AND CULTURE)
WORKING TIME ADJUSMENT, DIFFERENT CALAMITIES ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER SEASON
.BUT I OVERCOME THIS SITUATIONS BECAUSE I HAVE A DREAM. THIS CHALLENGES CANNOT
STOP ME FOR ACHIEVING MY DREAMS. I HAVE INSPIRATION, MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE
ALWAYS THERE CHEERING ME UP THAT STRENGTHENS ME

C. How Working abroad change your life and your family’s life?
Answer: WORKING ABROAD HAS BIG CHANGED NOT IN MY LIFE BUT ALSO IN MY FAMILY.
WORKING ABROAD GIVES BIG HELP FINANCIALLY. MY INCOME PROVIDES THE NEEDS OF MY
FAMILY. AND FOR MY SELF, I CAN PROVIDE NOT ONLY WHAT INEED BUT ALSO SOME OF MY
WANTS

D. IF given an option, Would you still be an OFW.? Why or Why

not.?
Answer: YES, BECAUSE I CAN SEE BETTER FUTURE IN THIS PROFESSION NOT ONLY FOR MY
SELF BUT ALSO WITH MY FAMILY

E. What Government program or assistance have you enjoyed or

availed of as an OFW?
Answer: AKAP OF OWWA IS ONE OF THE MOST RELEVANT GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THAT I
HAVE RECEIVED . IT IS A BIG HELP FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STRANDED
OFW DURING PANDEMIC.