Many Filipino Americans feel obligated to give charitably to their families, their communities, or social development projects and organizations back home.
But it is also central to the mora.
This philanthropy is a result of both economic globalization and the migration of Filipino professionals to the United States.
Their contributions provide relief to poor or vulnerable Filipinos, and address the forces that maintain poverty, vulnerability, and exploitative relationships in the Philippines.
Many Filipino Americans feel obligated to give charitably to their families, their communities, or social development projects and organizations back home