leave home for a better life?

If you are Filipino, interested in World affairs, or just contemplating migration to improve life, read this thought provoking article about what can be gained (or lost) when leaving for greener pastures.

I'm not making a call whether one should stay or leave the Philippines. I just think all things should be considered when making life changing decisions such as this. My parents are overseas workers and so are most of my aunts. In fact most of them are still in S. Arabia where I grew up. We (my siblings and cousins) were just fortunate that we were able stay as families even abroad...