We've all heard the bruhaha regarding
Jim Paredes migrating to Australia, with people saying he has abandoned the Philippines (although Jim Paredes says he's only taking a break from it).
Who's this artist? None other than
Dingdong Avanzado and wife Jessa Zaragosa. They migrated early this year to the U.S. living in Vallejo, California. With them is their 3 year old daughter Jayda.
When asked why they migrated, they said that they were scared as their comfort zone is in the Philippines, but they're doing it for their daughter so that she'll have other options when it's time for her to pursue her dreams.
Hmm...isn't that practically the answer of everyone who migrated out of the country who have families? That's the answer my Dad gave me when we asked why we're migrating. That's the same answer given by my friends and their parents.
Is it really that hopeless in the Philippines? Do people really not see a good future for their children if they stay in the Philippines? It seems like that's the answer.
There are people who are very nationalistic and have full belief that the country will rise again. But for every one of them, it seems that there's five who wants to leave. Maybe they do want a better life for their children. Maybe they're just tired of all the politicking going on and just want to get away from it all. Just to let you know, we don't hear much about politics here in Canada. There's probably more politics in the U.S., but not as much as in the Philippines.
That's one of the reason why Jim Paredes wanted to leave, he said he suffered from
political fatigue, that people have become cynical and that he just had to leave to recharge.
I guess looking at it all, Jim Paredes sums up all the reasons why people migrate. It's not just for better opportunities, better work, higher pay. But people are leaving because they're tired. They're tired of all the politicking, bickering and never ending corruption that seems to only benefit the few and harms the many. They just want to recharge, recharge their life, their finances and their future. They just don't see it happening in the Philippines. That's why they had to leave.
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