"“I lost my son in 1998 because of a brain tumor. I couldn't go home then, I was in Abu Dhabi. I couldn't go home, I didn't have any money and the hotel owner where I was working was very strict. He said if I didn't finish the contract, I would pay for the money to go home. Well, I didn't have any money, I had to ask for medical treatment for the child. What I asked for only went to the funeral,”"
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Pokwang shares painful but powerful lessons from her life as an OFW, ABS-CBN News 29 August 2025.
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