By definition, MIGRATION is the movement of a person from one place to another, either temporarily or permanently. In the Philippines, somehow, Filipinos have created a culture of emigration that has made moving abroad so common that it became acceptable and desirable. Today, more than 10 million Filipinos are working and living abroad. Although in recent years we have marked economic improvements, these are not enough to diminish the outflow of Filipinos, especially the medical practitioners; and this resulted to BRAIN DRAIN. Since the early seventies, the Philippines has been experiencing brain drain phenomenon due the migration of highly skilled physicians, nurses, sea farers, and others from the country. Hearing that Filipinos are “literally all over the world” is something that makes us proud. But, I guess, we should stop this now. Here’s why.
References:
International Labour Organization. (n.d.). Labour migration in the Philippines. Retrieved from
Castro-Palaganas, E., Spitzer, D. L., Kabamalan, M. M. M., Sanchez, M. C., Caricativo, R., Runnels, V., … Bourgeault, I. L. (2017). An examination of the causes, consequences, and policy responses to the migration of highly trained health personnel from the Philippines: the high cost of living/leaving—a mixed method study. Human Resources for Health, 15(1). doi:10.1186/s12960-017-0198-z.
Lindquist, B. A. (1993). Migration Networks: A Case Study in the Philippines. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 2(1), 75–104. doi:10.1177/011719689300200104.
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