TABLE 7 Total and Average Cash Remittance of Overseas Filipino Workers by Mode of Remittance: 2006 and 2007
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Number of OFWs, | | Agency/ | Friends/ | Door |
Total and Average Total | Banks | Local | Co- | to | Others
Cash Remittance and Sex | | Office | workers | Door |
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2007
Philippines
Total cash remittance (In million pesos) 81,902 62,930 2,701 403 11,473 4,396
Average cash remittance (In thousand pesos) 59 63 71 17 50 43
2007
Philippines
Total cash remittance (In million pesos) 75,861 60,149 1,786 614 10,051 3,261
Average cash remittance (In thousand pesos) 61 66 67 21 47 50
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Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years and who are
working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.
Source: National Statistics Office, 2006 and 2007 Survey on Overseas Filipinos
Page last updated: July 30, 2008
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