OFWs get closer to home

Arnel Pineda and Abot Tanaw’s Doris Jimenez at SM City Fairview

MANILA, Philippines - Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), regional migrants and their families now have more opportunities to call their loved ones for free. Thanks to the latest Abot Tanaw hub at the recently launched Global Pinoy Center (GPC) at the SM City Fairview.

Abot Tanaw is a social network media provider that offers free video conferencing and voice call services to OFWs, regional migrants and their families through service hubs across the Philippines and one hub in Hong Kong. It is also the provider of communication services for the newly-opened GPC at the SM City Fairview. Using these service hubs, relatives of OFWs and regional migrants can avail of free high-tech video and voice calls without having to invest money and effort in making the same calls through telephone or the Internet.

During the launch, the Abot Tanaw service hub was graced by several OFWs who have brought honor to the Filipino people — Arnel Pineda of Journey; Amanda Van Colley, Survivor Philippines: Palau Sole Survivor; and Ruben Amit, 2009 Women’s World 10-ball champion. The three exemplified the hard work and dedication of Filipinos working abroad and all of them testify to the importance of being able to communicate with loved ones back home.

 Abot Tanaw service hubs are located in leading SM Malls nationwide, including SMX SM Mall of Asia, SM North EDSA, SM Cebu, SM San Fernando Pampanga, and SM Davao, servicing regional migrants and OFWs.

There’s also an Abot Tanaw service hub located at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 while another international hub is located above the Philippine Consul in Hong Kong at the 15th floor of the United Center Building.

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