Table A1.  Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, by Region and by Sex:
           April to September 1997 - 1998
           (In Thousands)

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                                                   1998       |         1997
                  Region                   Both   Male Female |  Both   Male Female
                                           Sexes              | Sexes
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  PHILIPPINES                                904   469    435   1,013   554   459

    National Capital Region                  161   100     61     193   136    57
    Cordillera Administrative Region          22     7     16      19     6    14
    Region I - Ilocos                         92    30     63     127    50    78
    Region II - Cagayan  Valley               50     9     41      51    11    40
    Region III - Central Luzon               132    85     47     122    84    38
    Region IV - Southern Tagalog             157   101     56     191   118    73
    Region V - Bicol                          30    16     14      27    15    12
    Region VI - Western Visayas               89    45     44      95    53    42
    Region VII - Central Visayas              39    23     16      43    28    15
    Region VIII - Eastern Visayas             19    11      7      18    10     8
    Region IX - Western Mindanao              24     7     17      30    12    19
    Region X - Northern Mindanao              14     9      5      13     7     6
    Region XI - Southern Mindanao             26     8     18      26     6    20
    Region XII - Central Mindanao             18     6     13      24     8    16
    Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao      16     5     11      19     6    13
    Caraga                                    14     8      6      13     6     7

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Note:  Details may not add up to total due to rounding.

Source:  Survey on Overseas Filipinos, NSO