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OFWs News:
Part 1 & Part 2

Pagpapahalaga sa Perang Kinita: A Primer
Parts 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13, Dealing with Banks

Financial Literacy Survey
in word document

Experts say OFWs not ready for market
QUEZON CITY–EVEN if some returning overseas Filipino workers parked their money into investment products here at home, finance experts think OFWs are not yet ready for these kinds of financial instruments. This, they say, is especially true if OFWs are not familiar with these products, and are not financially literate. WILLIAM ALZONA and ISAGANI DE LA PAZ outline their observations in this report for the OFW Journalism Consortium. Full story

Q and A with Antonio Ranque
‘Internet improves investment initiatives’
QUEZON CITY—HE’S his own guinea pig. Former overseas Filipino worker turned stock trader Antonio V. Ranque applies his trial-and-error style on the Philippine Stock Exchange trading board on himself first before giving solicited advice. He shares his findings to OFW Journalism Consortium editor DENNIS D. ESTOPACE in this one-on-one interview. Full story

Dutch offers treat for OFW
MAKATI CITY-- WHAT'S with the Filipinos and the Dutch? The Netherlands have been the long-time home for the Philippine government's political foes and an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Filipino workers and migrants. Now, that country's second largest bank is leading initiatives in capturing money of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for investment. WILLIAM ALZONA reports for the OFW Journalism Consortium. Full story

Despite soured deal, groups offer OFWs to milk dairy industry
QUEZON CITY-- DESPITE the soured deal between the National Dairy Authority and the Economic Resource Center for Overseas Filipinos, executives of both group bank on the dairy industry for migrant Filipino workers' investment. WILLIAM IMPERIAL and ARIANNE APOSTOL explain the dynamics of this pilot investment scheme in a report for the OFW Journalism Consortium. Full story

Survey on Financial Literacy

1. Did you learn anything useful from the articles on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)?

2. What other information do you still want to know about savings and investment opportunities?

1. Where is your country of work?

2. What is your work?

3. After spending for your personal needs (such as food, clothing, rental, grocery, etc.), what proportion of your monthly income is usually left over?

4. What do you usually do with the amount that is left after spending for your personal needs? Indicate the share of this total amount that goes to each of the uses you specified.