Edna Gallardo: Compass GlobalPinoy Awardee

Edna “Ate Edz” Gallardo fared as an OFW in 2014 and since then extended help to people – mainly our kababayans in distress and got abused by their employers in the middle east. Despite encountering several challenges of her own, she helped made it possible for 60 OFWs to fly back home in the Philippines and finally see their families.

Prior to becoming an OFW, Ate Edz was a Barangay Health Worker volunteer for 8 years. She never expected that she would have greater opportunities to help others when she stepped into a foreign land.

Edna’s mother passed away last January without her being able to fly back home. With a heavy heart, she’s only managed to see her beloved mother’s wake via a video call.

“Lumaki sa isang simpleng buhay at hindi kinalimutan ang pagtulong sa magulang sa pagsasaka, sa aking lupang sinilangan. Ako ay sinubok ng pagkakataon ngunit hanggang ngayon po ay patuloy na tumutulong sa ating mga kababayan na nakararanas ng pagmamaltrato at pang-aabuso. Sa gabay ng ating Panginoon, ang lahat po ng ito ay amin pong napagtatagumpayan, at sila ay napapauwi ng maayos sa pinas.” – Ate Edz

Edna Gallardo is our Compass GlobalPinoy Awardee this month. We hope that her story will help inspire more Filipinos here and abroad. Her family shall receive a token of appreciation from Compass PH and Global Dominion Financing Inc.