Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have proven to be more popular than ever among foreign employers.
The hiring of Filipino workers for overseas deployment reached record highs in 2008 despite the prevailing global financial crisis, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) reported yesterday.
POEA chief Jennifer Manalili said the number of workers employed abroad went up dramatically by 27 percent, from 1,077,623 in 2007 to 1,376,823 last year.
Manalili noted that the overseas deployment for the whole 2008 was 300,000 more than the previous year and half a million higher since 2003.
From a total deployment of about 800,000 in 2003, Manalili said deployment of workers abroad continuously went up and reached one million for the first time in 2006 and a high of 1.37 million in 2008.
Except for the months of February, March and December, Manalili said the POEA recorded monthly deployment of more than 100,000 during the past year.
Based on the number of employment contracts processed last year, Manalili said the number of new hires also went up by more than 100,000 from 313,280 to 428,429.
Land-based workers still accounted for the bulk of workers who were deployed overseas.–Mayen Jaymalin, Philippine Star
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
