OFW

Noun

Meaning

OFW (plural OFWs)

(Philippines) Initialism of Overseas Filipino Worker.

Examples

Garry Martinez, long-time OFW leader and pastoral care head of the All Saint Battersea Filipino Community, added that most of our countrymen are working in the service sector. Source: Internet

Also on Saturday, Rep. Roy Señeres of OFW party-list said the President spat on pensioners when he vetoed the pension hike bill. Source: Internet

As the most iconic symbol of the Filipino diaspora, the balikbayan box serves as an emotional bridge between parents and siblings who part with their families to earn a higher wage abroad collectively known as “Overseas Filipino Workers” (OFW). Source: Internet

Game and Parks Commission biologists will be actively enrolling private landowners in the Open Fields and Waters (OFW) Program in June. Source: Internet

“But the OFW bank will maybe after 1 or 2 years will become Workers’ Bank para lahat ng manggagawa maging owners of this bank,” he said. Source: Internet

For the first seven months of 2005, OFW remittances amounted to $5.77 billion, or $1.04 billion more than the $4.73 billion recorded during last year’s first seven months. Source: Internet

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