MFW Movement

Metaverse Filipino Worker is a growing movement of Filipinos embracing new ways to earn, learn and succeed, where they can seek flexible income, digital careers, and financial freedom — without having to leave their home in search of these opportunities.

In January 2025, YGG Pilipinas launched a short film on YouTube that honors the creativity and determination of its community, spotlighting the unique human-centered stories that are driving a new era of work and innovation. The film marked the first stage of a campaign to educate and upskill millions of Filipinos for meaningful participation in the global decentralized digital economy.

With the film garnering over 1 million views in less than two weeks upon its release, the MFW movement continues to gain momentum and inspire more Filipinos to explore new career paths in digital industries that offer economic mobility and global opportunities, no matter where they are located.

MFW Film

Metaverse Filipino Worker is a short film exploring how Filipinos are embracing Web3 as a new frontier for work. Born out of the play-to-earn boom of 2021, the concept of the MFW has evolved from players simply grinding for in-game tokens to highly skilled professionals shaping the global decentralized economy. 

From the bustling streets of Metro Manila to the tranquil rice fields of Pampanga and Nueva Ecija, the film takes a peek into the daily lives of key members from YGG Pilipinas — a Community Manager, an Esports Captain, a Guild Leader, a Mommy Influencer, and more — each forging their own path in the rapidly growing Web3 workforce. Watch it directly at MFW.Life. 

Written and directed by the creators of the viral 2021 short film, Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines, and with an original score by L!NE OUTS!DE — the collaborative banner of Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas and Edgar “Artek606” Sinio — Metaverse Filipino Worker brings together leading creative voices in Web3. The animated title sequence was created by Manila-based NFT artist Lucius Felimus, known for his cyberpunk visions of Metro Manila.

MFW Pillars

The MFW movement is supported by the following four pillars:

Together We Learn

Through its educational platform Metaversity, YGG Pilipinas makes education accessible, relevant, and future-ready by equipping MFWs with new skills and connecting them to real opportunities in the fast-growing digital economy. To date, Metaversity has produced over 350 graduates.

Crash Courses: Metaversity’s free on-demand Crash Courses help learners quickly master marketing, productivity and leadership skills that open up opportunities in Web3 gaming, AI and other emerging tech fields. 

Marshal Program: Learners who have completed the Crash Courses can sign up for Metaversity’s Marshal Program, an exclusive 8-week cohort-based program with four tracks representing the most sought-after roles in emerging tech: Community, Marketing, Gaming and Content Creation. 

Together We Play 

YGG Pilipinas fosters a thriving gaming community where Filipinos can build careers in esports, content creation, and digital economies. 

Guild Advancement Program (GAP): Seasonal quest and bounty program of YGG, where participants earn rewards by playing games, completing task-oriented quests through YGG’s Future of Work partners, contributing their skills to the YGG community, and more.

ARC: The flagship questing platform of YGG Pilipinas to introduce Filipinos to Web3.

G!G: Questing platform incentivizing users to earn free rewards by doing quests, partnered with Smart, the Philippines’ leading telco with over 50M+ subscribers.

TogetherWePlay: Weekly community game night livestreamed by YGG Pilipinas.

Together We Work

MFWs can unlock earning opportunities through digital jobs, freelancing, and online gigs by attending the live conferences organized by YGG Pilipinas.

MFW Caravan: An iteration of the YGG Pilipinas Roadtrip, the MFW Caravan is a multi-city grassroots program that serves as a platform for bringing skills development programs, career opportunities, and exciting new ways to play to Filipinos nationwide. 

The MFW Caravan introduces Filipinos to the opportunities they can discover in Web3 through interactive sessions, expert mentorship, and guidance on navigating work opportunities. It merges work with play through on-ground gaming experiences such as Web3 game demos, content creation opportunities, booth activations, IRL quests, and more.

YGG Play Summit: The annual international conference organized by YGG and YGG Pilipinas explores the intersection of gaming and the emerging Web3 ecosystem. The Summit features a hackathon, conference, Leaders Roundtables, game expo, cosplay competitions, and esports tournaments. It offers opportunities for attendees to connect and provide valuable insights into the future of gaming, digital ownership, and the top projects of Web3 globally.

The conference focuses on the business of Web3 gaming and the future of the gaming industry. Speakers include founders and C-level executives from venture funds, crypto exchanges, protocols, and Web3 wallets, alongside gaming studios, esports teams, guilds, and the gaming community.

Together We Grow

YGG Pilipinas onboards passionate individuals, expands activities, and strengthens its communities through online engagements such as the Hangouts podcast, the variety show Crypto Fiesta and the gaming match-up YGG PH Versus. To date, this live content has attracted 1,000+ Discord attendees, 10,000+ stream views, and 50,000+ in chat engagement.

YGG Pilipinas Core Team

Mench Dizon, Country Head

Mench Dizon is the current Country Head of the Philippines for Yield Guild Games, a Web3 Guild Protocol for enabling guilds globally. Prior to joining YGG, she worked in corporate innovation through her roles at 917Ventures and Endeavor Philippines. She also has a decade of experience with startups. 

Before entering the tech industry, she had over 15 years of corporate exposure in strategy, branding, marketing and digital.

Mench was a full scholar at the Ateneo de Manila University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a minor in Philosophy.

Phee Tejada, People and Business Development Lead 

Phee Tejada helps Web3 games and projects grow in the Philippines by coordinating with various stakeholders and connecting them to the local community so they can reach more people and make a bigger difference. Through strategic collaboration, Phee helps bring more gaming options to Filipino gamers so they can continue discovering opportunities to succeed economically.

Before he joined YGG Pilipinas, Phee was a community volunteer for Axies Alerts PH, now known as YGG Alerts, where he then became the Head of Growth and Marketing. He also previously worked as a talent acquisition consultant for several multinational shared-services and RPO companies, providing talent and workforce solutions to banks, law firms, research institutions, and various other entities globally.

Bianca Cruz, Metaversity Co-lead

Bianca Cruz co-leads YGG Pilipinas’ Metaversity program. She co-founded the AI education platform 10XME Academy, which was acquired by YGG Pilipinas in 2024. Previously, she led Business Development for crypto exchange Moneybees and co-founded the Web3 activations agency ATT3ND.

Leveraging her expertise in developing AI education modules, Bianca ensures that the core offerings of Metaversity equip participants with the skills to thrive in a future driven by blockchain and other transformative technologies. 

Jenna “Jenneer” Ilao, Metaversity Co-lead

Hailing from Web2 esports where she contributed to the Philippines’ major esports campaigns, Jenneer is now making waves in Web3 as a co-lead for Metaversity, the YGG Pilipinas education initiative. Building bridges and forming collaborations with different institutions, student organizations and communities, Jenneer is spearheading the program to provide a pathway to earning opportunities in the Web3 space. Whether individuals are new to Web3 or seasoned enthusiasts, her goal is to facilitate their journey as they pursue their passions in this industry. She does this through education, upskilling, and advice on future career opportunities.

Brylle “Arpo” Uytiepo, Head of Growth | YGG Alerts Founder and Head

A chef by profession, Brylle “Arpo” Uytiepo went from creating dishes in Michelin Star restaurants to building the biggest local Web3 media brand in the Philippines. After graduating from De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde, Arpo worked in a Michelin Star restaurant in Northern Italy in 2018. During the rise of Axie Infinity, Arpo found himself diving into Web3 and starting Axies Alerts PH, now YGG Alerts, which became a major news source for everything Axie Infinity. With the rapid rise in its following, the news outlet was noticed by Luis Buenaventura, who was YGG’s Country Manager for the Philippines at the time. Arpo was formally invited to be part of YGG, and he has since continued to lead and develop YGG Alerts and YGG Pilipinas’ Growth team, both of which leverage the teamwork-related skills he’d developed as a chef.

Spraky, Community Lead

A man of the people, Spraky started in Web3 as a “scholar,” someone who rented or borrowed assets for Web3 games so they could be part of the play-to-earn ecosystem. Before that, he was a Head of Engineering for Water Utilities, on top of connecting and maintaining water lines to reach homes and businesses. Now, as the YGG Pilipinas Community Lead, Spraky still builds and maintains connections, but this time, he is connecting Web3 to community members. Similar to how he made water reach homes and businesses, Spraky makes sure that opportunities reach the next generation of gamers through play and other initiatives.

Regina “Reg” Patelo, Events Lead

Before YGG, Reg worked as a Project Manager for a well-known esports and marketing agency in the Philippines. Aside from Web2 events, Reg also has years of experience in corporate and social events, which has contributed to the success of YGG Pilipinas’ initiatives and showcases. As Events Lead, Reg spearheads the creation and construction of physical spaces, tangible moments, and memorable experiences that bring YGG Pilipinas’ vision and mission to life.

YGG Pilipinas Community Leaders

Kookoo, Kookoo Crypto TV

Kookoo is one of the strongest examples of how life-changing the Web3 revolution can be. Before the pandemic, Kookoo worked as an Uber driver and waiter, turning to Axie Infinity as a way to make ends meet during that difficult time. He found massive success in the game, earning enough as an Axie breeder to purchase his dream house and set his parents up for retirement. 

Today, Kookoo is one of the biggest advocates of Axie Infinity and spends most of his time creating content to help new players follow his path to success. He is also one of the mentors for YGG’s Superquests in Axie Infinity: Origins, where he developed and led a series of tutorials for new players getting started in Web3 gaming through Axie.

Joniel “JB” Bon, Founder, NFTXStreet

After working in the IT industry for over a decade, JB discovered the play-to-earn movement and joined the Filipino Axie Infinity community as a scholarship manager for YGG.

Throughout the bear market, JB helped the YGG community find opportunities in Web3 by founding his own guild, NFTXStreet, and later establishing a brick-and-mortar gaming hub of the same name. Today, JB continues to onboard new players to Web3 gaming through IRL bootcamps at NFTXStreet, where the guild regularly meets up and plays together. 

Ian “Disi” Dela Cruz

Disi is the team captain of YGG Esports. His Web3 journey began during the pandemic when he decided to stream his gameplay of Axie Infinity on Twitch. By a stroke of luck, he was gifted top-level Axies to play with by a random viewer. This led Disi on the path to compete on the Axie leaderboards, which drew the attention of YGG, where he joined as one of its first KOLs. Over the years, Disi has brought his expertise onto other Web3 games such as Parallel, for which he created a tutorial series on how to climb the leaderboards just by using starter decks.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I join YGG Pilipinas? 

Anyone can become part of YGG Pilipinas by joining the YGG Pilipinas Discord and following us on Facebook and X. For streams and other content, visit our YouTube channel, where we host several live online community events like the YGG Hangouts and TogetherWePlay. Anyone who wants to start their MFW journey can sign up for the Guild Advancement Program (GAP) on the YGG website and complete quests for Web3 games, AI and DePIN platforms, and more.

What is an MFW? Is it the same as an OFW?

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Metaverse Filipino Workers (MFWs) both seek better-paying jobs beyond the Philippines. The difference? OFWs cross borders by bus, boat, train, or plane, while MFWs do so with a computer or smartphone, internet connection, and a crypto wallet.

For decades, millions of Filipinos have made the difficult decision to leave their families behind, enduring the emotional toll of separation to provide for their loved ones. While OFWs have long demonstrated the resilience and adaptability of Filipino workers in the global economy, this often comes at the cost of missing milestones, strained relationships, and the challenge of being physically absent.

Now, the rise of Metaverse Filipino Workers (MFWs) offers an alternative. Enabled by blockchain and the open Metaverse, MFWs can access new career paths in Web3—earning, learning, and contributing to a global digital economy without leaving home. This shift presents a new frontier where economic opportunity doesn’t have to come at the expense of family and community.

How much money can MFWs earn?

It depends. Some Metaverse Filipino Workers (MFWs) treat it as a way to earn extra income—pocket money for daily expenses—while others build full-time careers in Web3 gaming, content creation, community management, and other digital work. The beauty of being an MFW is its flexibility—you can start small, take on gigs in your free time, or go all in and make it a sustainable career. Earnings vary depending on skills, time invested, and the opportunities available, whether that’s earning from questing platforms like ARC and G!G, securing freelance gigs, or competing in esports tournaments.

But beyond the financial rewards, being an MFW offers something just as valuable: new skills, a strong community, and a sense of fulfillment. Many MFWs discover career paths they never considered, gaining expertise in Web3, marketing, gaming, and digital ownership while connecting with like-minded individuals worldwide. Whether you’re looking for extra income, a side hustle, or a long-term career, being an MFW opens doors to both earning potential and personal growth.

About YGG Pilipinas

YGG Pilipinas, Yield Guild Games’ regional partner in the Philippines, has been empowering a growing community of gamers, creators and traders since 2021. As the biggest supporter of Web3 adoption in the country, YGG Pilipinas regularly produces educational content and hosts community events for its more than 1 million members and social media followers. These initiatives include the online learning platform Metaversity, the multi-city tour MFW Caravan (formerly known as YGG Pilipinas Roadtrip), and the weekly Discord show Crypto Fiesta.