Thank you GMANews for another article from Sunstar about Ophelia A. Belo.  She was a DH but set her sights more on just being a DH.  I loved her message,  we all know we export a lot of human labor.  And through time, OFW kids just lose interest in school just to go abroad and get any job that they could put their hands on.  This is quite a disturbing trend.  And Ms. Belo is struck a nerve when she asked, What happened to the ‘Pearl of the Orient Seas’?

I do agree with her messages:  1)  Never stop learning; 2) Do not squander OFW money; 3) Stop repeating the same mistakes.  I share the same sentiments as hers, especially that I always got to read about the trend in our culture that we no longer care about our education because there are call center jobs that don’t require a college degree or a job waiting for you abroad as a janitor.  Let’s start being the ‘Pearl of the Orient Seas’ again.   Thank you Ms. Belo, you’re one of the few courageous people who would open our eyes.

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