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Working in other countries is a dream for many
Filipinos. Despite family separation, prejudice and maltreatment,
Filipinos persist working abroad to earn better pay. In an
archipelagic nation peopled by seafarers such as the Philippines,
working overseas is part of one’s heritage—a quintessential
Filipino experience. Some are successful but others fail. The lesson
is simple—make sure one’s working documents are authentic.
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)
recently premiered Karaoke Dreams, a musical comedy with full-blast
humor. The play uses Filipinos’ incorrigible penchant for
minus-one singing as a vehicle for witty social commentaries on the
travails of wannabe overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
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