OFWs hurt by strong Philippine peso

[mr.twin]

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dako kaayo effecto ang pag-ubos sa peso lalim ang nawala sa salary per month almost 20k..sakit.. palitonon diha same gihapon mas nimahal gani maayo ang gasolina..

[kuyabog]

Ayaw ug reklamo oi kay ingon si kuyabog basta mo reklamo kay greedy.

to be frankly blunt about it

ang mga ofw nga nag reklamo

would be jumping with joy

if the exchange rate is 1:250

what would that mean to the Philippines?

if you do not see GREED in that

it means you chose to be blind !

sa mga nag reklamo sa 1:40

aw pauli mo oi.. daghan istorya bah

[i_the_mighty]

nakapait man gud, gamayng saka sa dollar, sakay pud daun tanan negosyante. pero og moubos, mura ra og wala. lagi, naa na pirme ang inflation pero og musaka na sad dollars sugod karon, musakay na sad ang krudo samot kataas tanan. hinuon, negosyo man gud. pilde ra gihapon ang common pinoy ani.

[voldemort]

taasa sa standard nimo boss

sukol man mi maski 1:20 ra..

Dakoa diay sa sweldo nimo boss oi, sukol man ka ug 1:20. Basin 10k USD imo monthly rate karon, so kung 1:20 dako gihapon na sa PI.

[mr.twin]

Ok strong ang peso basta ato palitonon diha sa atua ni ubos pod.. before weak ang peso aroung 2009 ang diesel kay 25 php per liter ang dollar ana kay 1:50 sgro.. pero karon ang dollar 1:40 pero ang diesel almost 50php per liter..

[kuyabog]

Dakoa diay sa sweldo nimo boss oi, sukol man ka ug 1:20. Basin 10k USD imo monthly rate karon, so kung 1:20 dako gihapon na sa PI.

dili man sa ingon ana boss voldemort oi

ang other choice man gud kung dili ta kadawat sa exchange rate is.....pauli sa ato.

unya, naay trabaho naghulat nato diri?

[æRLO]

to be frankly blunt about it

ang mga ofw nga nag reklamo

would be jumping with joy

if the exchange rate is 1:250

what would that mean to the Philippines?

if you do not see GREED in that

it means you chose to be blind !

sa mga nag reklamo sa 1:40

aw pauli mo oi.. daghan istorya bah

again, the point here is not how much an OFW will take in peso amount, the point is if an OFW who is barely sustaining their dependents with their salary can manage to adjust. We're talking differences in the thousands--that could easily have families living in rigid budgets falling short. I think it is moot kung pila ang exchange, what isn't moot is the value. Heck it could be 1:5, 1:500, 1:50--just as long as the domestic prices are kept in check. There is nothing "greedy" about sustaining a family from paycheck to paycheck, just to make ends meet. It may not be reality for all OFWs, but it is reality to a significant number of them.

[æRLO]

dili man sa ingon ana boss voldemort oi

ang other choice man gud kung dili ta kadawat sa exchange rate is.....pauli sa ato.

unya, naay trabaho naghulat nato diri?

Maybe they will. Will that help an economy that is virtually sustained by overseas remittances? Ang loser aning storyaha ang ekonomiya sa Pilipinas, if this keeps up.

The simple remedy is for businessmen to stop unfairly maximizing their profits and adjust the prices accordingly.

[kuyabog]

again, the point here is not how much an OFW will take in peso amount, the point is if an OFW who is barely sustaining their dependents with their salary can manage to adjust. We're talking differences in the thousands--that could easily have families living in rigid budgets falling short. I think it is moot kung pila ang exchange, what isn't moot is the value. Heck it could be 1:5, 1:500, 1:50--just as long as the domestic prices are kept in check. There is nothing "greedy" about sustaining a family from paycheck to paycheck, just to make ends meet. It may not be reality for all OFWs, but it is reality to a significant number of them.

The greed is evident in the very common statement OFWs make with respect to the falling exchange rate:

"sayanga bai oi.. 38 na lang ang peso.. last month padala nako kay 45 pa to"

this, without considering that still, they are earning more than if they were back home... which they might not have a job even.

They should even be thankful having a job at that.

[Dorothea]

Maybe they will. Will that help an economy that is virtually sustained by overseas remittances? Ang loser aning storyaha ang ekonomiya sa Pilipinas, if this keeps up.

The simple remedy is for businessmen to stop unfairly maximizing their profits and adjust the prices accordingly.

Nindot unta kung tinuod pa nang business ethics noh? But business has no soul, no conscience. Its purpose is to turn a profit, the more obscene the profit, the better. *sigh*