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My Grandma Was Dying

I just saw the latest remittances figures in 2014 for overseas Filipinos. US $24.3 billion. That is a 5.8% increase over 2013. Sounds great, right?

7 Things About The Philippines’ Remittance Economy and How You Can Make a Difference

As of last count over 13 million Filipinos live abroad. This number is not going to get lower. As a result, in 2013, overseas remittance into the Philippines grew by 7.6 over 2012.