PLDT Global with POEA for OFW the Movie
PLDT Global Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of leading telco and digital services provider PLDT, has partnered with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for the screening of OFW the Movie.
Produced by Active Media Productions and topbilled by Sylvia Sanchez, Kakai Bautista, Christian Vasquez, Rafael Rosell and Diane Medina, the film features the lives of five Filipinos who decided to work overseas to support family members back home.
The movie also features information about the predeparture orientation seminar (PDOS) and other tips that Filipinos could find helpful if and when they decide to pursue work abroad.
Latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data stated that there are 2.3 million overseas Filipino workers deployed in different parts of the world.
“This film expresses the very heart of our commitment to serve Filipino communities all over the world. We at PLDT Global will continue to provide products, services and stories that would help and inspire our fellow Filipinos throughout their journey away from their loved ones,” said Albert Villa-Real, chief commercial officer at PLDT Global.
Christian, who portrays the role of Oscar in the movie, said that the hardest part of being an OFW is having to live and work far away from their families, which he learned from talking to OFWs he chanced upon at the airport during filming.
“I met a guy who was here in the country to spend two weeks with his family because of his child’s graduation,” Christian said. “It was bittersweet, the OFW said, because he was bound to fly out of the country to work for another two years away from his family again.”
Attendees, including former OFWs, of the block screening at Power Plant Mall expressed their appreciation for the movie. Aside from special screenings in the Philippines, OFW the Movie was also shown in Bahrain, and will be screened in Dubai (Sept. 25), Abu Dhabi (Sept. 28) and in other locations in the AsiaPacific region soon.