MANILA, Philippines -- A Filipino tech blogger has launched a blog that is dedicated to helping overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to remotely manage their finances and communicate with their families back home.

“It hopes to bring together information to help OFWs manage their finances. It will contain news and information, such as how they can pay their Meralco (Manila Electric Co.) electric bill remotely,” said founder Edwin “Ka Edong” Soriano who has been blogging for years.

The idea to start the eOFW blog was born two years ago but only materialized this year after Soriano found a Singaporean partner.

The blog aims to provide news, as well as links, to information OFWs need to manage their finances from abroad.

Soriano said that the blog links to services like the unlimited calls” service now popular among OFWs.

“The blog also aims to teach OFWs,” he added, noting that his brief experience in Canada gave him a glimpse of what overseas Filipinos need.

“It started with mobile commerce. Then I educated myself on OFW finances while I was in Canada,” he said. “So with that, I will be the eyes and ears of the OFWs.

Soriano maintains his own blog , and contributes to several other blogs.