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Gawain (Role-play)

Go back to the information provided, and the questions, answers, and sentences you
have written. Then, using the dialogue you have learned as a guide, do role-plays
with your partner. Classroom learners can work in pairs or small groups while
individual learners should write down the dialogue.

Mga Tala Sa Kultura

The Filipino communities formed by labor migration have resulted in the creation
of pockets of Filipino culture abroad—comfortable spaces where they can speak
their language, eat familiar food and buy or rent Filipino music and movies. For
many domestic workers, these places away from the homes of their employers is
what they can consider “home.”
Philippine banks with branches in Japan give service to their customers on
Sundays. They can be found outside churches or buildings which serve as churches,

catering to the needs of Filipinos who want to send money to their families in the
Philippines.
In Singapore,Taiwan, and Hong Kong, banks and other remittance companies
can be found in shopping malls patronized by Filipinos. On Sundays, Filipinos go
on a one-stop trip to these malls—they eat Filipino food, go grocery shopping for
Philippine food items, send money and even give or get a manicure.
According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency, there are 1,236,013
documented overseas Filipino workers as of December 2008. Among the top
destinations are Saudi Arabia (275,933), United Arab Emirates (193,810), Qatar
(84,342), Hong Kong (78,345) and Singapore (41,678). Among the top jobs are
household service workers (50,082); waiters, bartenders, and related workers
(13,911); charworkers, cleaners, and related workers (11,620); nurses (11,495); and
caregivers/caretakers (10,109).
It is therefore not surprising that the Philippine economy survives because of
the help it gets through the remittances of these household workers. The top five
sources of remittances as of 2008 are: United States ($7,825,607,000); Saudi Arabia

($1,387,120,000); Canada ($1,308,692,000); United Kingdom ($776,354,000), Italy
($678,539,000) and United Arab Emirates ($621,232,000). In looking at these