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OFW money fails to bridge income inequality—economist
MAKATI CITY (OFW Journalism Consortium)–EXTREME reliance on money from Filipinos overseas hasn’t helped the country get out of the poverty rut and may even hobble the poor’s income capability, says an economist. JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO reports for the OFW Journalism Consortium®
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Rent-seeking equals low local investment, high migration—economist
MANILA (OFW Journalism Consortium)—A WORLD Bank senior economist judged the Philippines as shackled by rent-seekers, dampening appetite for local investment and pushing out Filipinos to seek “happiness” in other countries. JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO reports for the OFW Journalism Consortium®.
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OECD report shows low brain drain rate composed of Pinoy college grads
MANILA (OFW Journalism Consortium)–A RECENT report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development showed that while the Philippines has a low brain drain rate, Filipinos who reached college remain attracted in working or settling over long periods in OECD’s 29 member-countries. JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO reports for the OFW Journalism Consortium®.
 
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No dirty money from OFWs, yet—gov't watchdog
MANILA (OFW Journalism Consortium)–DIRTY money passing through or flowing into the country as monitored by the Philippine anti-money laundering unit hasn’t involved overseas Filipino workers, yet, its executive director said. JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO reports for the OFW Journalism Consortium®. Full story

   

How to take care of your money?
Read the stories of the OFW Journalism Consortium on financial literacy for Filipinos abroad and their families back home. Click here
2006 Special Newspacket on Financial Literacy in Overseas Filipinos
by the OFW Journalism Consortium cited in the newsletter Migrant Remittances
(published by the United States Agency for International Development [USAID]-Microenterprise Development Office and the United Kingdom Department for International Development [DFID])
http://www.livelihoods.org/hot_topics/docs/Migrant%20Remittances_Oct06.pdf

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PHILIPPINES OPENS FOCUS COUNTRY AT 1st ASIAN HOT SHOTS FILM/VIDEO FESTIVAL IN BERLIN
17 January 2008. The Philippines is the focus country at the 1st Asian Hot Shots – Festival for Film and Video Art that opened last night at the Babylon Theater in Berlin with a European premier of the film entitled “Keka” directed by Quark Henares. The Festival will run from 16 to 22 January 2008. Read

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
UPFI'S 18th INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL 3rd SHORT FILM COMPETITION
The International Women's Film Festival (IWFF) hosted by the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) is an annual exhibition of films by and about women -- the one and only running women's film festival of is kind in the Philippines held during Women's Month. It aims to highlight the importance of raising women's consciousness, promoting women's rights and empowerment primarily through cinema. Read
Letters to the Editor 

Paano ba ang mangarap
Dear Editor:
The International Organization for Migration, together with the Department of Labor and Employment and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, had just launched the video documentary Paano Ba ang Mangarap? (How Does One Dream?)

This film is envisioned as an advocacy tool that can be used in pre-departure orientation seminars, pre-employment orientation seminars, and values formation seminars for would-be overseas Filipino workers.

The film depicts the condition of two communities in rural Philippines and the effects of overseas migration to children, families, and the community left behind. The documentary illustrates, without making any judgment, a value system observed by an aspiring overseas migrant in confronting the dilemma of working abroad for greener pastures versus leaving the comforts of home.

The documentary also personifies testimonies on the extent of risks and sacrifices that OFWs are willing to take, which includes irregular or undocumented migration, to make overseas employment the path to fulfill their ambitions.

Paano Ba ang Mangarap? was produced in conjunction with IOM’s Regional Dialogue and Program on Facilitating Managed and Legal Migration between Asia and the European Union. Interested parties may contact Mr. Ricardo Casco of IOM Manila (rcasco@iom.int, +63-9178122660).

 
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