OFW remittances hit $3.34 billion in September

Alden Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 11/16/2024

Overseas Filipinos’ remittances grew by 3.2 percent in September, matching August’s growth and marking the second-fastest rate this year. According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), remittances reached $3.34 billion, up from $3.23 billion in September…

Trump’s return seen to hit Philippine remittances

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral - @inquirerdotnet 11/11/2024

Remittances to the Philippines and income from the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector may be affected by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s strict immigration policies. Meanwhile, reduced security support from Washington could heighten tensions in the West Philippine…

Remittances soar to P33.5 billion in 2023 – BSP

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral 02/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos abroad sent a record amount of money back home in 2023 as remittances hit $33.5 billion, boosted by a stronger peso. This increase in the value of remittances helped households cope with high…

The Lhuillier legacy: A glimpse of the history behind one of the nation’s biggest financial biz, M Lhuillier

Yann Magcamit 05/03/2023

When thinking of a trusted local pawnshop and money remittance center, the first name that often comes to Filipinos’ minds is M Lhuillier. M Lhuillier is one of the Philippines’ largest non-bank financial institutions, whose services include…

ICMA and familiarization of  the culture of Filipino seafarers

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 02/28/2023

Unlike land-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), a Filipino seafarer is required to make an allotment which shall be at least 80 percent of the seafarer’s monthly basic salary, payable once a month to his designated allottee in…

Who cares about GNP or GDP?

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 10/01/2022

What’s the difference? Both the gross national product (GNP) and the gross domestic product (GDP) are sum totals of the money-value of goods and services produced over some period of time. The former refers to what is…

Sto. Nino and the religiosity of Filipino seafarers

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 01/19/2021

Viva Sto. Nino! The Sto. Niño is venerated all over the country with annual festivals celebrated every last two weekends of January through special masses, dances and processions attracting millions of devotees and tourists. The main religious festivals…

Dollar remittances of expat Filipinos fell for 2nd straight month in April

Daxim L. Lucas - Reporter / @daxinq 07/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Dollars sent home by expatriate Filipinos declined once more in April, marking the second consecutive period that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic was manifested in monthly remittances — a key pillar of the…

Expat Pinoys’ dollar remittances’ slow growth seen in 10 months

Inquirer.net 12/17/2018

DOLLARS sent home by expatriate Filipinos continued to exhibit relatively muted growth for the month of first ten months of the year and for October alone, compared to levels recorded during the same periods last year, data…

OFW remittances hit $23.7B in 9 months

Inquirer.net 11/16/2018

THE amount of dollars sent home by expatriate Filipinos rose further in the first nine months of the year, but data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) also showed a continuation of flat growth trend in…

BSP: Dollar remittances easing

Inquirer.net 10/15/2018

JAN-AUG 2018 The amount of dollars sent home by expatriate Filipinos rose further in the first eight months of the year, but data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) also showed a worrisome trend of tapering…

Allotment / remittances of Filipino seafarers

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 04/30/2018

The seabased sector’s remittance comprise at least 22% of the total dollar OFW remittances which help spur domestic consumption in the Philippines and a key ingredient in the country’s drive to achieve higher but sustainable growth. Under…

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