08/12/2025
โI became the best version of myself pero hindi nga lang sa Pilipinasโ ๐ฅน
๐ต๐ญ โHindi Kakulangan sa Talento ang Problema, Kakulangan sa Sistema.โ
Alam mo yung masakit na katotohanan na ayaw pag-usapan ng mga politiko, mga nasa posisyon, at minsan kahit ng mga normal na Pilipino? Ito โyung katotohanan na mararamdaman mo lalo kapag umalis ka ng bansa. Pag nakaapak ka sa airport ng ibang bansaโSingapore, Japan, Canada, Australia, Middle East, China, Hongkong, Taiwan, Europeโpara kang nabuhusan ng malamig na tubig.
Bigla mong maiisip:
โHindi talent ang kulang sa Pilipino. Hindi sipag. Hindi galing. Hindi diskarte. Sistema ang problema.โ
Kasi saan ka man pumunta sa mundo, may isang pattern na hindi mo pwedeng i-deny:
Ang Pinoy, umaangat sa ibang bansa.
Pero sa sariling bansa?
Doon siya hirap huminga.
Kaya ang OFW, hindi lang basta nagta-trabaho abroad.
OFWs carry the emotional weight of realizing na may mas maayos palang buhayโpero hindi sa bansang pinanggalingan mo.
OFWs witness things that make them both proud and heartbroken:
โข Na sa ibang bansa, may value ang oras mo.
โข Na sa ibang bansa, may respeto sa rules, traffic, processes.
โข Na sa ibang bansa, may sahod na kayang mabuhay, hindi lang mag-survive.
โข Na sa ibang bansa, may sistemaโeven if perfect, at least FUNCTIONAL.
โข Na sa ibang bansa, hindi ka kailangang maging โsuperhumanโ para lang maka-survive.
Samantalang sa Pilipinasโฆ
madalas kailangan mo maging superhero para lang hindi malubog.
โWorld-class ang Pilipino, pero third-world ang sistema.โ
Ang Pilipino ang gumagawa ng pinakamahirap na trabaho sa buong mundo:
nurse, caregiver, seafarer, engineer, teacher, construction worker, factory worker, hotel staff, technician, digital worker, creative, business owner.
Filipinos literally keep other countries running.
Pero bakit ang layo ng tingin ng ibang bansa sa atin kumpara sa tingin natin sa sarili natin?
When given the right system, the Filipino THRIVES.
When given structure, the Filipino SHINES.
When given respect, the Filipino EXCELS.
Kaya mas masakit sa OFW,
Hindi tayo umaangat dahil wala tayong talentoโฆ
Kundi dahil hindi tayo binibigyan ng tamang platform sa sariling bansa.
Kaya umaalis ang Pilipino, hindi dahil gusto kundi dahil kailangan.
Every Filipino abroad knows this line by heart:
โKung maayos lang ang Pilipinas, hindi ako aalis.โ
OFWs are not abroad because they want luxury.
OFWs are abroad because they want dignity.
Silang nag-aalaga ng anak ng iba, samantalang ang mga anak nila lumalaki nang wala sila.
Silang nagbabantay ng pasyente ng ibang bansa, samantalang ang sariling pamilya nila umaasa sa video call.
Silang gumagawa ng skyscrapers ng Dubai, pero hindi nila matayo ang sariling pangarap kung nasa Pilipinas sila.
This is the Filipino paradox:
Umaasenso ka sa ibang bansa, pero naghihirap ka sa sarili mong bayan.
Sa Pilipinas, normal ang pila.
Normal ang traffic.
Normal ang delays.
Normal ang aberya.
Normal ang pasensya na parang walang limit.
Pero pag lumipat ka abroad, marerealize mo:
Hindi normal ang isang oras na sayang.
Hindi normal ang isang linggong hindi umaandar ang dokumento.
Hindi normal ang system na mas nagpapahirap kaysa nagpapadali.
In other countries โ processes respect your time.
In the Philippines โ time is the easiest thing to waste.
At pag nasanay ka sa maayos, ang hirap bumalik sa magulo.
OFWs feel guilt for leaving.
OFWs feel pride for surviving.
OFWs feel heartbreak seeing their family only once every year.
OFWs feel the weight of being the โhopeโ of the family.
OFWs feel the pressure of being strong kahit pagod na.
Pero the hardest truth OFWs never say?
โI became the best version of myselfโฆ pero hindi sa Pilipinas.โ
And that realization breaks them inside.
Because imagine:
A Filipino flourishes when given respect, fair pay, proper system, and good leadership.
Ibig sabihin, kaya pala natin.
Kaya pala natin maging world-classโฆ
pero hindi sa sarili nating bayan.
OFWs are not unpatriotic. They are victims of a broken system.
People say:
โBaโt di ka dito magtrabaho? Baโt kailangan mo pa mag-abroad?โ
OFWs answer silently:
โGusto ko mag-stayโฆ pero paano? Para saan? Para kanino? At hanggang kailan?โ
OFWs are not running away from the Philippines.
They are running toward the life the Philippines couldnโt give.
OFWs love the Philippines deeply.
OFWs dream of coming home someday.
OFWs send their money home because they still believe in the country.
OFWs endure loneliness because family is everything.
Pero love alone is not enough.
You need a system that supports your dreams not suffocates them.
Why do Filipinos succeed everywhereโฆ except in the Philippines?
Is it really the people?
Or is it the environment?
The leadership?
The economy?
The institutions?
The priorities of the government?
The deeply rooted culture of โpwede naโ and โtiisin mo na langโ?
Every OFW knows the answer.
Every Filipino abroad feels the contrast.
Every Filipino who leaves understands:
โI did not leave because I wanted to.
I left because staying meant dying slowly.โ
Ang Pilipino ay matalino.
Masipag.
Malikhain.
Madiskarte.
Flexible.
Resilient.
World-class.
Ang kulang lang?
Sistema.
Structure.
Leadership.
Opportunity.
Give a Filipino the right environment and watch what happens:
He becomes a leader.
She becomes a nourisher.
They become innovators.
They become nation-buildersโฆ for another nation.
OFWs donโt hate the Philippines.
They love it so much, they sacrificed their presence to support it from afar.
They succeeded abroad not because they changed
but because the SYSTEM changed around them.
And until we fix the system,
millions more will leave.
Millions more will cry.
Millions more will sacrifice their dreams just to survive.
And lastly Iba pa rin ang lasa ng Adobo sa Pinas..
