Kwentong — Kalibugan Ofw

Beth left her alcoholic husband in Pampanga. On Sundays, she is a different woman. Away from the amo (employer), she wears a sundress and meets "Kano" (Caucasian men) in Lan Kwai Fong. Her Kwentong Kalibugan is transactional yet liberating.

For too long, Filipino culture has silenced the Kwentong Kalibugan . We celebrate the heroism of the OFW, but we demonize their natural human needs. Kwentong Kalibugan Ofw

When the call ended—because his prepaid load ran out, as it always did—Ramon lay back on his foam mattress. He stared at the ceiling. The ache was still there. It would always be there. Beth left her alcoholic husband in Pampanga