Filipinos working overseas, including nurses, sent home a total of $1.2 billion in remittances in April this year alone. That's 32.6% higher compared to the same period last year.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas says that overseas Filipino workers have already sent a total of $4.7 billion in the first four months of 2007, or more than 26.1% compared to the same period last year.
The government is expecting over $13.5 billion in remittances for the entire year, up from the 2006 total of $12.8 billion.
Of the eight million overseas workers, there's an estimated 163,756 Filipino nurses working in various countries all over the world.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas says that overseas Filipino workers have already sent a total of $4.7 billion in the first four months of 2007, or more than 26.1% compared to the same period last year.
The government is expecting over $13.5 billion in remittances for the entire year, up from the 2006 total of $12.8 billion.
Of the eight million overseas workers, there's an estimated 163,756 Filipino nurses working in various countries all over the world.
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