KEY POINTS

• Project coordinator, director, and writer Roselle Tenefrancia, together with TunogLokal QLD project director and musical director Nicky Carl Anacin, share their insights and experiences from the early stages of the project.
• The musical brings to life personal stories of the joys and struggles of living far from home with powerful themes of identity, belonging, and the deep ties to one’s roots.
• According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) or Filipino workers who worked abroad from April to September 2023 was estimated at 2.16 million, an increase of 9.8 percent from the previous year’s estimated number of 1.96 million.