From the News! - Your Daily News » Earnings Abroad http://fromthenews.net Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Protect women — CHR http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:35:02 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5264

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm/feed 1 Wages to fall 0.5% in 2009 — ILO http://fromthenews.net/wages-to-fall-05-in-2009-ilo.htm http://fromthenews.net/wages-to-fall-05-in-2009-ilo.htm#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:27:42 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5039 Agence France-Presse
Inquirer.net

GENEVA, Switzerland — Wages in industrialized countries will fall 0.5 percent next year due to the economic crisis, although on a global level, salaries will still grow by up to 1.1 percent, the International Labor Office… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/wages-to-fall-05-in-2009-ilo.htm/feed 0 RP may lose $800 M in OFW remittances next year http://fromthenews.net/rp-may-lose-800-m-in-ofw-remittances-next-year.htm http://fromthenews.net/rp-may-lose-800-m-in-ofw-remittances-next-year.htm#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:30:46 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5114 Des Ferriols
Philippine Star

An economist of the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) warned the government that the slowdown in the global market next year might result in a $800-million decline in remittances from overseas Filipinos workers between 2008… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/rp-may-lose-800-m-in-ofw-remittances-next-year.htm/feed 0 Remittances of Pinoys in US capital declining http://fromthenews.net/remittances-of-pinoys-in-us-capital-declining.htm http://fromthenews.net/remittances-of-pinoys-in-us-capital-declining.htm#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:21:30 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5012 Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington Bureau
Philippine Star

WASHINGTON – Filipinos living in the Washington DC metropolitan area are sending less remittances and balikbayan boxes to relatives back home because of the economic and financial crisis in the United States,… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/remittances-of-pinoys-in-us-capital-declining.htm/feed 0 OFW families saving more, BSP data shows http://fromthenews.net/ofw-families-saving-more-bsp-data-shows.htm http://fromthenews.net/ofw-families-saving-more-bsp-data-shows.htm#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:35:23 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4846 Des Ferriols
Philippine Star

While families of overseas Filipino workers still spend their remittances primarily on food and education, monetary authorities have noted that more money is now being set aside for savings and investments.

The Bangko Sentral ng… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/ofw-families-saving-more-bsp-data-shows.htm/feed 0 OFW inflows seen to hit $16 B this year http://fromthenews.net/ofw-inflows-seen-to-hit-16-b-this-year.htm http://fromthenews.net/ofw-inflows-seen-to-hit-16-b-this-year.htm#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:11:23 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4823 Des Ferriols
Philippine Star

Given the steady demand for labor especially in the Middle East, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said he expected remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to grow more than originally… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/ofw-inflows-seen-to-hit-16-b-this-year.htm/feed 0 OFW remittances surge to record $1.5 B in June http://fromthenews.net/ofw-remittances-surge-to-record-15-b-in-june.htm http://fromthenews.net/ofw-remittances-surge-to-record-15-b-in-june.htm#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:08:58 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4822 Des Ferriols
Philippine Star

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sent $1.5 billion home in June, the highest ever recorded since 1989, bringing the total remittance level to $8.2 billion for the first six months of the year.

Data from the… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/ofw-remittances-surge-to-record-15-b-in-june.htm/feed 1 OFW remittances hit record $1.5B in June http://fromthenews.net/ofw-remittances-hit-record-15b-in-june.htm http://fromthenews.net/ofw-remittances-hit-record-15b-in-june.htm#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:04:39 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4670 Doris Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through banks hit an all-time high of $1.5 billion in June, up 30 percent from a year earlier, reflecting a strong season for remittances for… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/ofw-remittances-hit-record-15b-in-june.htm/feed 0 Women OFWs many, but remit less than men http://fromthenews.net/women-ofws-many-but-remit-less-than-men.htm http://fromthenews.net/women-ofws-many-but-remit-less-than-men.htm#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:53:40 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4558 Jeremaiah M. Opiniano, Contributor
OFW Times

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 Rita’s tools of… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/women-ofws-many-but-remit-less-than-men.htm/feed 0 Remittances jump to $3.95b http://fromthenews.net/remittances-jump-to-395b.htm http://fromthenews.net/remittances-jump-to-395b.htm#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 09:33:10 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4339 Manila Standard

REMITTANCES from Filipinos rose 13.2 percent to $3.95 billion in the first quarter as more of them left for jobs abroad, the central bank said yesterday.

They sent home $1.43 billion in March alone, a 9.42-percent increase from… Read the rest

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