Aquino told: Stop forced migration, create jobs at home - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Aquino told: Stop forced migration, create jobs at home - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "MANILA, Philippines—Migrante International, an alliance of overseas Filipino workers, families and advocates worldwide, today called on President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino to make good his promise of stopping forced migration by generating more local jobs.

'Our people are being forced to go abroad out of desperation,' said Garry Martinez, chairperson of Migrante International.

Martinez said that there are currently 11 million OFWs and an estimated 3,800 leaving the country at a daily rate. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) recorded 1.9 million OFWs in 2009 alone."

BusinessWorld Online Edition: May remittances hit record $1.6B, raise tally to $7.4B

BusinessWorld Online Edition: May remittances hit record $1.6B, raise tally to $7.4B: "'These are the key factors that support the optimistic outlook for sustained remittance flows through the rest of 2010,' the central bank added.
Citing data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, the BSP said first half job orders totalled 302,844, of which 35% consisted of service, professional, technical and production related positions. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Taiwan accounted for the bulk of this segment."

When an OFW dies abroad: It's costly and complicated - Pinoy Abroad - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

When an OFW dies abroad: It's costly and complicated - Pinoy Abroad - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News: "One of the longest-running repatriation cases on record is already more than a year old, according to data from Migrante. It involves Marilou Sables, an Iloilo native and an undocumented English teacher in Taiwan, who died of natural causes in April 2009."