Many Filipino women must move overseas, sacrificing their time with their families in order to financially support them. Willful Josie moves back to Manila and tries to reconcile with her children after years of absence working as a domestic helper in Hong Kong. She returns to find that her eldest, Carla, sleeps around as a form of rebellion; her son Michael is plagued with problems at school, and her youngest, Daday, has no recollection of her own mother. Josie finds solace in two friends who have also just returned from Hong Kong and face similar problems. The three decide to start a business, but the venture proves risky and becomes just one more thing to saddle Josie down. Maintaining the welfare of her family, Josie realizes, is a tough fight that never lets down.