Whether it’s midnight in California or noon in Manila, overseas Filipinos and their families share one pressing need: secure and reliable remittance services.
The continued, albeit moderate, growth in remittances underscores their resilience amid global uncertainties. These inflows remain a key pillar of household consumption and foreign exchange liquidity in the Philippines.
The strategic alliance, which began in 2017, has proven to be a game-changer, enabling Filipinos in Japan to transfer money 24/7 through Seven Bank’s International Money Transfer app and its network of 27,000 ATMs.
In a statement, the central bank said the year-to-date total for January to November 2024 stands at $34.61 billion, reflecting a 3-percent growth compared to the same period in 2023.
Since the start of 2024, expatriate Filipinos working or living around the world have sent home a total of $24.7 billion. This growth reflects the consistent flow of remittances from both land-based workers with long-term contracts and sea- and land-based workers with shorter engagements.
This steady growth is largely driven by land-based workers with long-term contracts, as well as sea- and land-based workers with shorter-term contracts, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said in a statement on Monday.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said this growth was primarily driven by higher remittances from land-based workers with contracts of one year or more, as well as sea- and land-based workers with shorter contracts.
Dollar remittances from overseas Filipino workers increased in May 2024, marking a 3.7% increment to reach $2.88 billion compared to $2.78 billion in May 2023, according to the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.