Table G1. Number of Overseas Filipino Workers with Cash Remittances, Total and Average Remittance,
by Mode of Remittance and by Sex: 1998-1999
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Number of OFWs, Agency/ Friends/ Door
Total and Average Total Banks Local Co- to Others
Remittance and Sex Office workers Door
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April to September 1999
PHILIPPINES
BOTH SEXES
No. of OFWs (In 1000) 860 540 18 34 258 10
Total Cash Remittance (P1,000) 36,791,992 26,062,245 910,169 739,552 8,777,875 302,151
Average Cash Remittance 42,760 48,293 50,197 21,693 33,961 30,015
MALE
No. of OFWs (In 1000) 463 311 10 10 130 2
Total Cash Remittance (P1,000) 25,364,788 18,976,758 755,098 258,760 5,250,158 124,015
Average Cash Remittance 54,836 61,044 74,697 26,614 40,409 64,290
FEMALE
No. of OFWs (In 1000) 398 229 8 24 129 8
Total Cash Remittance (P1,000) 11,427,204 7,085,487 155,071 480,792 3,527,717 178,136
Average Cash Remittance 28,721 30,968 19,328 19,730 27,444 21,891
April to September 1998
PHILIPPINES
BOTH SEXES
No. of OFWs (In 1000) 743 446 21 25 244 8
Total Cash Remittance (P1,000) 29,186,927 19,341,363 995,728 435,110 4,260,341 154,385
Average Cash Remittance 39,267 43,378 47,356 17,648 33,838 20,272
MALE
No. of OFWs (In 1000) 394 239 13 10 130 2
Total Cash Remittance (P1,000) 19,137,992 12,761,012 786,087 194,090 5,328,150 68,653
Average Cash Remittance 48,563 53,495 59,548 19,601 40,915 31,103
FEMALE
No. of OFWs (In 1000) 349 207 8 15 114 5
Total Cash Remittance (P1,000) 10,048,935 6,580,351 209,641 241,020 2,932,190 85,732
Average Cash Remittance 28,776 31,738 26,790 16,337 25,746 15,851
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Source: Survey on Overseas Filipinos, NSO