by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA—LABORERS and unskilled workers, mostly women, have been the country’s top remitters in the last two years. Results from the 2008 Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF), done by…
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Permanent settlers abroad keep OFW money flow up — economist
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA — GROWTH rates of remittances are due to sustained sending from two types of overseas Filipinos, University of Santo Tomas economics professor Alvin Ang said. These are…
Seafarers’ NGO urges RP government to act on piracy problem
Manila – With 44 Filipino seafarers remain in captivity in Somalia and a number in Nigeria, the International Seafarers’ Action Center (ISAC) Philippines Foundation, Inc. once again, appealed to the Philippine government…
Number of Pinoys abroad, unemployed, underemployed all increasing
GOVERNMENT feels relieved that amid the current tide of job displacements as a result of the ongoing global economic crisis, the recent round of the quarterly Labor Force Survey revealed a lower…
NGO’s 3-day seminar on occupational health, labor rights kicks off today
The International Seafarers’ Action Center (ISAC) Philippines Foundation, Inc., a non-governmental organization (NGO) here in Manila, is preparing for a three-day seminar on occupational health and safety at sea and labor rights…
Gov’t Rakes Billions of Pesos Annually on OFW Processing Charges
Aling Rose (real name withheld upon request), 47, a single mother of four, has been working in Oman for almost six years now. As in the case of other Filipinos who go…
The ease (and unease) of global human mobility
RP hosts a global migration forum that will reveal why international migration no easy issue to deal with Analysis by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOInstitute for Migration and Development Issues (IMDI) www.filipinodiasporagiving.org KUALA LUMPUR,…
Free movement
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOOFW Journalism Consortium PARIS, FRANCE—TERESA winced as if the camera flash hit her – just like she did when two men mauled her in her room here early morning…
Banks’ past abuses still haunt migrant savings pool – ILO study
by ISAGANI DE LA PAZwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–MIGRANT workers have yet to be convinced errant banking processes are things of the past before they see the veracity of pooled savings for investment in development…
Monthly remittance data shows downward spikes
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–MONTH-ON-MONTH remittance data reflecting downward spikes may reveal the impact of world oil and commodities prices adjustment to economies like the Philippines that are dependent on cash flow…
Economist says crisis stretching OFWs’ ability to send money
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–A US-generated financial crisis is testing overseas Filipino workers’ ability to send cash home, an economist said using government data on remittances. “If OFWs persist in sending more…
Losing World Bank contest a start for migrant-backed dev’t efforts in Bicol
by LUIS CARLO S. LIBERATOwww.ofwjournalism.net PASIG CITY–LAS Vegas, Nevada-resident Melvin Romano wasn’t worried when he lost in betting that a local governance concept for his hometown in Bicol could best other groups….
Women OFWs many but remit less than men
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA–FOR 12 years, Rita’s family in the Philippines was fed through two shoe-box sized containers at her feet. The rectangular matte-black boxes, scuffed with use, contain…
Pinoys top foreigners in 16 countries
by MADELAINE JOY A. GARCIAwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–FILIPINOS are slowly conquering various countries through sheer numbers. A recently-released report by the World Bank identified Filipinos as among the top 10 foreigners in 16 big…
Gov’t hikes funding for OFW-related agencies
by RUBEN JEFFREY A. ASUNCIONwww.ofwjournalism.net QUEZON CITY–TWO government agencies expected to help overseas Filipino workers received increases in funding for this year, budget records showed. The 2008 General Appropriations Act bared that…