Rappler #Balikbayan asks: Is it still best to work abroad?

Forty years since the Philippines started exporting labor, the government is still unable to provide jobs to lure overseas workers to return to the country, or even to provide jobs to the growing local workforce. Economies in other countries are not as good either, with citizens of a few countries resenting how skilled Filipinos have been taking jobs away from them. So is working abroad – leaving one’s family and familiar culture behind – still the best option for Filipinos? Are there alternatives?

Rappler’s #Balikbayan section is holding a running conversation on this. Whether you are an OFW yourself or is related to one, or a resident of a country where Filipino workers are part of your daily affairs, share your thoughts in the live blog on this page, or tweet using the hashtag #Balikbayan.