May 3, 2020, Sunday “Seeds of faith are always within us. sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.” Susan Taylor CORONAVIRUS:KUWAIT OFW QUARANTINE DAY #53 Around the globe, the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase. Other countries have implemented total lockdown in their region to prevent the further spread of…
May 2, 2020 “Foreign Assistance is not an end in itself. The purpose of aid must be to create conditions where it is no longer needed.” Barack Obama CORONAVIRUS: KUWAIT OFW QUARANTINE DAY #52 Having sufficient knowledge of certain things will place you in an advantageous position. Especially to this novel pandemic that we are…
May 1, 2020 “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” Colin Powell CORONAVIRUS: KUWAIT OFW QUARANTINE DAY #51 Facing the COVID-19 pandemic requires diligent labor to save more lives and prevent the rapid spread of the virus. Our situation can get more critical without…
In times of crisis, the character of Kabayanihan glows within each one of us. While many of the OFW worldwide strived in the COVID-19 pandemic, different organizations and groups contributed their respective humanitarian efforts. Being one of the governmental establishments assigned to look after the ofw abroad, the offices of the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait,…
April 30, 2020, Saturday “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – And sings the tunes without the words – And never stops at all.” -Emily Dickinson CORONAVIRUS:KUWAIT OFW QUARANTINE DAY #50 During the air raids that the Luftwaffe conducted on British soil during the Second World War, the British Government…
April 29, 2020, Wednesday “Close scrutiny will show that most ‘ crises’ are opportunities to either advance or stay where you are.” – Maxwell Maltz CORONAVIRUS:KUWAIT OFW QUARANTINE DAY #49 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put significant pressure on our healthcare systems and public services, many employers and laborers have been forced to suspend…
April 28, 2020, Tuesday “Maybe it did take a crisis to get to know yourself; maybe you needed to get whacked hard by life before you understood what you wanted out of it.” Jodi Picoult CORONAVIRUS:KUWAIT OFW QUARANTINE DAY #48 As the Coronavirus continues to restrict travel and commercial services throughout the world, the effective…
April 27, 2020, Monday “The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life — knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.” – Aristotle CORONAVIRUS:KUWAIT OFW QUARANTINE DAY #47…
April 26, 2020 Sunday “Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to our eyes. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last, some crisis shows what we have become.” -Brooke Foss Westcott CORONAVIRUS:KUWAIT OFW QUARANTINE DAY #46 In this day and age,…
Humanitarian Response of the Coalition of Filipino Community Organizations in Kuwait (FILCOM) In this pandemic, our fellow Filipinos struggled much to make a living out of the “No Work, No Pay” situation within the country. Especially in the isolated areas, the implemented lockdown measures took out the primary source of financial income of our Kabayans…