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The Tricky Obligations of Utang Na Loob

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The Unfairness of Family Obligations

Utham: Remittances are a giant part of the economy in some places, including the Philippines. She says that what makes Utham different is that it's about the relationship between the person who owes and the person who is owed. "I have a relative who decades ago told her 20-something brother-in-law that he couldn't live in her house anymore"

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