It’s almost too often that families are far away from each other during Christmas in the Philippines. With breadwinners (and other relatives) abroad, families have limited ways in which to share Christmas happiness with each other. It’s a good thing then that gift-giving just had a way to be much more special.

 

Gift-Together – Making Christmas More Meaningful

 

Distance is a tough thing especially if you’re in the Philippines and your loved ones are abroad. I can relate to this personally; the last time I spent Christmas with my parents was five years ago. Sending cards to each other or even spending some time on Skype to chat can feel a bit ‘old’. The time difference – twelve hours, would you believe – makes even ‘live video’ feel dated. Filipino families, not just mine, therefore find gifts to be the best way to express love during Christmas.

 

 

Why Gift-Together?

See, when family members here in the Philippines send their gift wishlists to their relatives abroad, this act symbolizes the wants and dreams of those still here. The sending back of gifts by OFW relatives abroad, on the other hand, represent the physical fruits of their sacrifice and labor trying to make life a little bit better for their families.

 

 

 

Kahit malayo, magkasama sila hatid ng regalo.

 

 

Creating wishlists from the Philippines is one thing; what if their OFW relatives can actually grant them these wishes – directly? Now that would be something! This is where ABS-CBN Kapamilya  Gift -Together website shines.

 

The site allows those who are here in the Philippines to create a wishlist of gifts (made available via a partnership with Ensogo) and send this directly to a loved one abroad. Their OFW relatives can then grant some or all of these wishlist items promptly. In essence, this serves two purposes: it removes the ‘coldness’ of giving and receiving impersonal gifts – no matter how expensive, and of course it allows the ones requesting for gifts to actually ask for and receive the things they truly want and need.

 

We invite you to check ABS-CBN Kapamilya Gift-Together website and try it out for yourself! Your wishes and dreams could be just one mouse click away.

 

Tweet your wishes with the hashtag #gift2gether and share your experiences! 

Let’s create our own wishlists here: ABS-CBN Kapamilya Gift-Together site

 

 

 This is a sponsored post.

Gift-Together with Kapamilya ABS-CBN