Edylene Gonzales Pastrana

Edylene Gonzales Pastrana is a 39-year-old Filipina from New Washington, Aklan. She is married to a 37-year-old truck driver, and together they are blessed with four children, aged 20, 16, 12, and 1. As the youngest among 12 siblings—6 brothers and 5 sisters—Edylene comes from a large and close-knit family. Her 85-year-old mother is a housewife, while her father has passed away. Edylene completed her secondary education at Don Felix T. Lacson Memorial National High School in 2003. With a strong desire to help support her growing family, she began working as a housemaid both locally and abroad. Her experience as a domestic helper are: PHILIPPINES (2004–2005), where she served a large household consisting of a couple and their seven children aged 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 2, and 1. She worked in a two-storey, three-bedroom home as an all-around helper, assisting with household chores such as cleaning, cooking, marketing, and laundry. She also worked hand-in-hand with her employer in caring for the children, developing early on her skills and patience in childcare. SINGAPORE (September 2021 to October 2023), Edylene was employed by a Malay-Chinese family living in a five-bedroom HDB flat. The household included a couple, their three children (aged 8, 6, and a newborn), and an 82-year-old mobile female elder. As an all-around helper, she was responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the house, cooking, laundry, marketing, and most importantly, caring for the children. Her ability to manage a busy household and meet the needs of both children and an elderly family member demonstrates her flexibility and reliability. Currently, Edylene is in the Philippines, taking care of her own children while waiting for her overseas job application to be selected. With her background, Edylene is well-versed in a wide range of domestic duties, including cleaning, laundry, ironing, cooking, marketing, and dishwashing. She is particularly confident in childcare—feeding, bathing, preparing school materials, assisting with homework, playing with children, and safely bringing them to and from school. While she prefers working with children, Edylene is also open to caregiving for the elderly and is willing to be trained in providing direct nursing care and supervision if needed. Her previous experience with an elderly employer in Singapore has given her a good foundation for such responsibilities. She knows how to cook Filipino dishes and has learned how to prepare simple Chinese meals. Additionally, she is open to learning more foreign cuisines to meet the preferences of her future employer. She is also willing to do basic gardening and car washing as part of her duties. Edylene’s employment history is verifiable through MOM records for reference and employer review. She is available for phone interviews upon request. As she is exempted from training and the OWWA seminar, her deployment can be expedited upon completion of the standard POEA documentation required for Overseas Filipino Household Service Workers.