Please tell us about the brand in relation to the locality or market where the product/service is distributed

BDO is the Philippines’ largest bank. BDO Kabayan’s (Countryman) remittance services and expansive network of partners allow Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to enjoy easy-accessibility and convenience when sending money to their families from anywhere in the world.

Write a short summary of what happens in the film

The film begins with supers saying the following story is based on real events happening somewhere in Japan. We open in a Japanese suburb with an ambulance parked outside an apartment as attendants load a stretcher and speed away. A female thought voice narrates the uniqueness of her job as a Tokoshu Seiso, a cleaner of apartments where elderly occupants have passed away alone. The cleaners arrive. Among them, our heroine starts cleaning the house while we hear the narration about the hardships of her job. While cleaning, she comes across the occupant’s personal belongings, including a pet cat. Once finished, she then calls her parents back home in the Philippines, making sure they received the money she sent. Supers appear: “However hard the job, you’ll do anything for family.” We then end with the brand logo and tagline, “BDO. Together, we find ways.”

Cultural/Context information for the jury

There are approximately 10 million Overseas Filipino Workers, or OFWs, working around the world in 170 countries. They send money to their loved ones in the Philippines to provide a better life. OFWs are mostly known to work as nurses, domestic helpers, factory workers, etc. But in some cases, they work and thrive in odd but decent-paying jobs in different industries around the world.