MARK SERRANO
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the political, social and economic bloc of six countries (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain) in the Arabian Gulf is home to more than 2 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). GCC-based OFWs are the biggest source of remittances (after those based in the US) fueling the consumption-driven economic growth story of the past decade.