Official statistics show that seven out of every 10 Filipinos die without ever seeing a doctor and that the nearly 75 percent of the population living below poverty line are mainly in rural areas where there is no access to basic services such as health and medical care. Yet the government has allotted a mere…
Day: November 8, 2005
Increase in Remittances Due to More OFW Deployments
Crisis, dwindling opportunities driving more Filipinos abroad – Migrante Both a Filipino migrants’ leader and the top executive of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas say that the increase in remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this year is due to the increase in the deployment of workers and professional for overseas jobs. This, in turn,…