Aired (October 6, 2024): Ang dating walang-wala, nakatikim na ngayon ng ginhawa sa buhay! Ang magkapatid na sina Dianne at Barbie, nakapagpundar ng mga ari-arian matapos magsikap bilang Virtual Assistants (VA).
Pero bago raw sila nagsimulang umasenso, dumaan muna sila sa napakaraming pagsubok.
Ang kuwento ng kanilang pagtitiyaga, hirap at pagpupunyagi para makamit ang tagumpay sa pagiging VA, panoorin sa video. #KMJS
'Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho' is GMA Network's highest-rating magazine show. Hosted by the country's most awarded broadcast journalist Jessica Soho, it features stories on food, urban legends, trends, and pop culture. 'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:20 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS #GMAPublicAffairs #GMANetwork
Pero bago raw sila nagsimulang umasenso, dumaan muna sila sa napakaraming pagsubok.
Ang kuwento ng kanilang pagtitiyaga, hirap at pagpupunyagi para makamit ang tagumpay sa pagiging VA, panoorin sa video. #KMJS
'Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho' is GMA Network's highest-rating magazine show. Hosted by the country's most awarded broadcast journalist Jessica Soho, it features stories on food, urban legends, trends, and pop culture. 'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:20 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS #GMAPublicAffairs #GMANetwork
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00:00What is this? And is it true that you can become rich here just like the siblings who have found their own wealth?
00:14Watch and earn!
00:16Just like many of our fellow countrymen who overcome their hunger for food,
00:23and for their seven siblings whenever they are in danger,
00:26Instant Pancit Canton
00:29Let's eat!
00:33We only share two Pancit Cantons.
00:36It was so delicious!
00:38But that was in the past.
00:40Because now, Dayan can afford to prepare,
00:43whether there's an occasion or not.
00:46In the past, there was nothing.
00:49Now, there's a taste of what's in life.
00:53Houses have been built.
00:56Welcome to our brand new house.
01:01Condos.
01:04And cars.
01:07All of these are just laptops and discards.
01:13Our lives have changed because of one laptop.
01:15With Wi-Fi only.
01:16I said, we won't have a hard time anymore.
01:18Amazingly, after two months or one month, we already have six digits.
01:23No matter what kind of job Dayan has, even if it's just a work from home,
01:30we will assist you.
01:35Dayan was born in a poor family in their province, Surigao del Norte.
01:40The common answer to their hunger is Instant Pancit Canton.
01:46Just two Pancit Cantons for eight.
01:48It's not enough for us.
01:50What we do is, we share two Pancit Cantons.
01:53I think four times a week.
01:54It's our favorite.
01:56When it's our birthday, we prepare the Pancit Canton.
01:59We borrow just a little bit.
02:00It's like we're already relaxed in that situation.
02:05Their father's salary is just small.
02:08He's a barangay worker.
02:10That's why they're busy with many things.
02:13We're just staying with our relatives.
02:15We were cut off from electricity.
02:17It's embarrassing for our neighbors.
02:19If we want to study, there's no electricity.
02:21It's just candles.
02:23To make ends meet, Dayan worked hard in college.
02:27She became a working student in Manila.
02:29I was a service cashier for fast food.
02:31After six months, I became a BPO.
02:33At night, I was a BPO agent.
02:35In the morning, I was a student.
02:37But she got pregnant.
02:39My only expectation is to be able to pay my rent,
02:42utility bills, and to be able to feed and raise my baby.
02:45Dayan worked harder,
02:47and her expectations increased.
02:50Until she finished hotel and restaurant management
02:54and got a job.
02:55There were times when I only got $7,000 or $5,000 per cutoff.
02:59Because we're a big family,
03:01it's not easy for her to help her family.
03:03I decided to resign.
03:05My name is Teacher Dayan.
03:07She applied to be an online English tutor.
03:10I teach students Japanese and Chinese.
03:14I teach them virtually.
03:15I saved my income there until I got a laptop.
03:19Until she discovered a popular job here.
03:24As long as you have a laptop, smartphone, or tablet, internet,
03:29you can work anywhere.
03:32The advantage of being a BA is that I can take care of my baby
03:36because I work from home.
03:37Working hours are flexible.
03:40And Dayan got dollars.
03:43The income is $500 per hour.
03:45I was amazed because in the Philippines,
03:47you have to work 8 hours a day
03:51before you can earn $500 hourly.
03:55The job is to be a VA or virtual assistant.
03:59Most of their bosses or clients are from other countries.
04:03That's why the job is usually ordered and done online.
04:09You don't have to finish your work.
04:12As long as you can do your job well,
04:14your client is okay.
04:15The main thing she does is to help your client.
04:19When I started as a VA,
04:21I can say that the number one struggle is finding a client.
04:24Even if you're smart,
04:27you feel like you're totally equipped.
04:29If you don't have a client, it's the same.
04:31Some VA's are like secretaries.
04:35Others manage social media accounts and job descriptions.
04:40Some are also in charge of data entry and customer support.
04:45And the salary can go up to P100,000.
04:50I studied in three courses.
04:52You have to be totally equipped.
04:53Almost every night, I study all the courses
04:56that I can apply to the work I want.
04:59I upskill and upskill
05:01to satisfy my clients.
05:04Dayan became a social media VA
05:07for a client from Australia.
05:09My job is just posting on IG and Facebook.
05:13I started with P3 per hour.
05:15P150 at that time.
05:17This is where I found my client
05:20who gave me P25 per hour.
05:23I just watch YouTube.
05:26I learned how to do email marketing.
05:28I learned how to be a personal assistant.
05:30The more skills you have,
05:31the more offers you get.
05:33She used to earn P25,000 per month
05:37in her corporate job.
05:39In becoming a VA,
05:40her salary almost tripled.
05:43It's P60,000 to P70,000 per week.
05:46It took me almost four years to become an expert.
05:49Because up until now, I'm still studying.
05:51It's not like an instant
05:53where you can get six digits right away.
05:56It's not like that.
05:57Another challenge is
05:58having a competition in other VA.
06:01Not just for us Filipinos.
06:04Because there are other VAs with different nationalities.
06:06We can say that the websites are saturated.
06:11But there's also a downside.
06:14You don't have benefits.
06:15You're the one who pays on your own.
06:18SSS, PhilHealth, your taxes.
06:20The problem is,
06:21I experienced depression or anxiety.
06:23There are times when clients
06:26immediately remove you from their company
06:30if they want to.
06:31There were times when I worked
06:33for a week and I didn't get paid.
06:35It's a waste of effort because I was there for 40 hours.
06:37You expect to get paid after a week.
06:39I always say that VA is not for everyone.
06:42When I applied as a VA,
06:45I wasn't rejected just once.
06:47I applied for 50 to 100 applications per day
06:51just to find a premium client.
06:53What I do is,
06:54I give free trials to my clients.
06:57If you're weak,
06:59you won't last long in this industry.
07:00The job is not guaranteed.
07:02Here, you really have to be strong inside.
07:04You have to buffer your money
07:06because you might be removed later.
07:08You don't have to pay rent or other expenses.
07:11You really have to test the water always.
07:14That's why Dayan formed a group of VAs.
07:19They're almost my friends.
07:20I recruit them.
07:21One of them came from Corporal World.
07:23Her salary multiplied three times
07:25when she joined VA.
07:27One of the people she gave jobs to
07:29is her brother, Barbie.
07:31I said, come here.
07:32I'll introduce you to my clients.
07:34They said, okay, I can hire her.
07:36She was in social media at that time.
07:38When she finished,
07:40Barbie continued her VA
07:42until they helped each other
07:45to get more clients.
07:47We became a teamwork.
07:49After two months or one month,
07:51we already have six digits.
07:52We have 100K.
07:53The first thing we did,
07:54we gave free trials to our family.
07:59Fast forward to 2024,
08:01Dayan and Barbie's VA team expanded
08:05and their clients increased.
08:08That's why the income of the siblings now
08:11reaches half a million pesos
08:15every month.
08:16We didn't imagine that
08:18she could do it
08:19even if she's just here in the Philippines
08:20and she can't abroad.
08:22Before,
08:23they only endured instant pancit canton.
08:27Now, they can afford to eat delicious food
08:30every day.
08:31It's pancit for eight people.
08:34There are a lot of dishes.
08:35Before, they only live with their family.
08:38Now, they have a house and land.
08:41Welcome to our brand new house.
08:45This house is our gift to our parents.
08:49They also bought three condos.
08:52We are doing rentals for long term and short term.
08:55It's our additional source of income.
08:58And now, they drive their own cars.
09:01I can say that this is one of the tasks
09:04of being a virtual assistant.
09:06It's really hard and tiring.
09:08This is it.
09:12This Thursday,
09:13Dayan visited her parents and siblings
09:16to celebrate Barbie's birthday
09:18who is abroad now.
09:22The former content in instant pancit canton
09:26is now available.
09:28It's your favorite.
09:30Before, it's really hard for us to eat instant pancit.
09:34At least now, we can afford it.
09:36Before, we only share pancit canton.
09:39Now, we can afford it even for a few people.
09:42Our family doesn't let us down.
09:45Even though we went through hardships,
09:49we were able to endure it.
09:50We are really blessed as parents
09:52that they became our children.
09:54I just cried because of all the hardships we went through.
09:58I can't even imagine that we will have a chance
10:01to overcome the hardships.
10:07In any job,
10:08you need to discard,
10:10be patient,
10:11and endure the long patience.
10:14Because success
10:16is not like instant pancit canton.
10:19You really need to work hard for it.
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