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®.
Full
story
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®.
Full
story
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®.
Full
story
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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Invitation/Announcement
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).
