Are You in or Out?: a Study of Ilonggos` Attitude Towards Going Abroad
CHAPTER I
Introduction
“Greener pastures are those outside of the country”, an Ilonggo youth confesses. Would this kind of thinking help for the betterment of Filipino families? Would this kind of thinking contribute to the nation building aspired by every Filipino? Would this be indeed the long-awaited answer to the problem of poverty for the Filipino people? Is Philippines not a greener pasture for the Filipino people?
Despite the many risk factors like psychological problems, emotional reservations, instability of other countries, culture shock and homesickness, still, according to POEA, growing number of Filipinos leave the country everyday. What made them convince themselves to leave their families?
Philippines has rich agricultural lands, abundant marine reserves that has been modernized and has globally competitive crafts and talents. Wouldn’t these be enough bases for the Filipinos to stay?
There are many pros and cons when Filipinos decide to leave the country and look for greener pastures. There can either be more reasons to stay or more reasons to leave. What crosses on the mind of every Filipino when she is at the bridge of deciding whether to go or to stay?
Statement of the Problem
Today, a large flock of Filipinos are already abroad. Does every Ilonggo desire to go outside the country? Do majority of the Ilonggos respond positively to go abroad? Why do they prefer to go outside the Philippines? What determine their attitude to go abroad?
Objectives The study aims to describe Ilonggos’ attitude towards going abroad. Specifically, it intends to: i. present the socio-demographic profile of Iloilo City residents aging 18 years old and above ii. assess the attitude of Iloilo society towards going abroad iii. find out if Ilonggos’socio-demographic profile and perception towards Philippine conditions is related to their response towards going abroad iv. identify Ilonggos’ major
Introduction
“Greener pastures are those outside of the country”, an Ilonggo youth confesses. Would this kind of thinking help for the betterment of Filipino families? Would this kind of thinking contribute to the nation building aspired by every Filipino? Would this be indeed the long-awaited answer to the problem of poverty for the Filipino people? Is Philippines not a greener pasture for the Filipino people?
Despite the many risk factors like psychological problems, emotional reservations, instability of other countries, culture shock and homesickness, still, according to POEA, growing number of Filipinos leave the country everyday. What made them convince themselves to leave their families?
Philippines has rich agricultural lands, abundant marine reserves that has been modernized and has globally competitive crafts and talents. Wouldn’t these be enough bases for the Filipinos to stay?
There are many pros and cons when Filipinos decide to leave the country and look for greener pastures. There can either be more reasons to stay or more reasons to leave. What crosses on the mind of every Filipino when she is at the bridge of deciding whether to go or to stay?
Statement of the Problem
Today, a large flock of Filipinos are already abroad. Does every Ilonggo desire to go outside the country? Do majority of the Ilonggos respond positively to go abroad? Why do they prefer to go outside the Philippines? What determine their attitude to go abroad?
Objectives The study aims to describe Ilonggos’ attitude towards going abroad. Specifically, it intends to: i. present the socio-demographic profile of Iloilo City residents aging 18 years old and above ii. assess the attitude of Iloilo society towards going abroad iii. find out if Ilonggos’socio-demographic profile and perception towards Philippine conditions is related to their response towards going abroad iv. identify Ilonggos’ major