Filipino creates blog to help OFWs with finances

By Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net

A FILIPINO tech blogger has launched a blog that is dedicated to helping overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to remotely manage their finances and communicate with their families back home.

“It hopes to bring together information to help OFWs manage their finances. It will contain news and information, such as how they can pay their Meralco (Manila Electric Co.) electric bill remotely,” said founder Edwin “Ka Edong” Soriano, who has been blogging for years.

The idea to start the eOFW blog was born two years ago but only materialized this year after Soriano found a Singaporean partner.

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