Swine Flu and our OFWs

Just as we were starting to see streaks of light and life in a moribund global economy, Mexico was zapped with swine flu and now the world is feeling the shakes from a possible pandemic. The implications of a swine flu pandemic on our own little corner of the world are enormous. Right now, international travel is restricted due to one’s budget limitations. A viral epidemic changes all that. Even those who can afford to travel will hold back, and choose to stay behind their individual fortresses. Kung sa ngayon, may mga hotels tayo sa Metro Manila at sa labas ng bansa na nagtatanggal ng contractual employees dahil sa global financial crisis, ano pa kaya kung dumami ang biktima ng swine flu? Our OFWs especially those engaged in household work and...