Manila, March 28 -- Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac has called on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to remain calm and make careful financial decisions for their families' well-being amid calls for a remittance boycott.

In a statement Thursday evening, Cacdac cited his own experience growing up as a son to an OFW, noting how he saw the sacrifices of his father, who worked as an engineer in Africa to sustain their needs.

"Nakita ko po ang bunga ng kanyang pagod at hirap na kanyang kabuuang kita o suweldo. Nadama ko po ang pagpapadala niya ng kanyang pinagpagurang halaga ng pera para sa pag-aaral at kapakanan namin ng kapatid ko (I saw the result of his hard work and hardship, his total income or salary. I felt the money he had w...