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                    [Title] => OFW inflows surge to $917M in Jan
                    [Summary] => Filipinos working overseas sent nearly a billion dollars in cash to their families in the country in January, up 16.5 percent from a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.


January remittances reached $917 million, compared to $787 million a year ago, BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said yesterday. 


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The November inflow was nearly 22 percent higher than a year ago level. 


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Remittances hit 5-month high

July 15, 2013 - 6:06pm

Despite an employment ban in Taiwan, money sent home by Filipinos abroad continued its growth in May, hitting a five-month...

Business

BI officer axed for 19 Pinoys’ illegal departure

By Evelyn Macairan | July 10, 2013 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has relieved one of its officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for allegedly assisting 19 Filipinos in illegally leaving the country last month.

Metro

Remittances rise 7.6 pct on year in Nov.

January 15, 2013 - 11:15pm

Remittance from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose 7.6 percent on year to $1.9 billion in November on back of increased cash transfers, the local central bank said today.

Phl import bill in July up by 6.6%

September 28, 2011 - 12:09pm

  Philippine merchandise imports in July rose 6.6 percent on year to 4.99 billion U.S. dollars, with mineral fuels and lubricants emerging as the country's top import products, according to data issued...

OFW remittances up 12% in Q1

By Des Ferriols | May 15, 2006 - 12:00am

Banks reported a 12-percent expansion in remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the first quarter of the year, reaching $2.8 billion due to a slight increase in the number of deployed workers abroad...

Business

OFW inflows surge 11.6% to $866M in Feb

By Des Ferriols | April 13, 2006 - 12:00am

Despite the decline in deployed labor, remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) posted double-digit growth rates in February, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. Based on reports by...

Business

OFW inflows surge to $917M in Jan

By Des Ferriols | March 16, 2006 - 12:00am

Filipinos working overseas sent nearly a billion dollars in cash to their families in the country in January, up 16.5 percent from a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. January...

Business

OFW remittances hit $9.7B in 11 months

By Des Ferriols | January 14, 2006 - 12:00am

Filipinos abroad sent home $895 million in November,bringing the 11-month total up by a strong 26.6 percent to $9.7 billion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. The November inflow was nearly...

Business