An overseas Filipino worker or an OFW is considered as the modern-day heroes by the Philippine government. They give up a lot of things that are taken for granted by ordinary people in order to support their families in the Philippines. Each year millions of Filipinos travel to other countries hoping to find employment that will allow them to provide for their families back home. They normally earn in dollars, which they send back to their families as remittances that account for a good amount of the foreign currency holdings of the country.
