I think it all boils down to the Filipino culture of families being closely knit.Where else could u see siblings already with their own families still living in one roof?As compared to the US iregardless of your families financial position its already a known fact that when your 18 you should hae your own job and you should be paying the bills etc.

The positive side about it is it shows our love for family,respect for elders etc. every christmas, new year, vacation-cousins sleep over, we have a vacation at lolas house in the province, family gatherings,etc.etc. But the negative side of it is what has been discussed throughout this thread is lazy relatives depending on relatives working abroad.

We should share our wealth but to a certain point and not the point wherein relatives are always expecting something when you get back and become dependent.

Theres also a miscconception amongst common Filipinos about landing a job abroad would mean big bucks.True your salary is maybe 4-5 times than what you earn here.But..what u spend there is also 4-5 times what you spend here.The cost of living broad is also higher. The relatives who compute the salary of the ofw into pesos should also compute the expenses to pesos.

And not everyone working abroad does not have very good living conditions. I have friends whose parents have been in the states a long time nice house,nice cars its because theyve been there for ages and they brought some money with them when they left manila. But on the other hand i also saw the houses of people living in filipino communities in the US small cramped with relatives same story here.They even havent seen vegas or new york or the grand canyon mainly because their working their ass off at work or their just barely making ends with their monthly expenses.

The filipinos are very generous people and maawin so as long as theres givers there will always be leeches and parasites...