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Statistics on Filipinos Overseas from 2019-2021

Requested from CFO by A. Baleva at 10:39 PM on Nov 18, 2021.
Purpose: Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2019 - 10/31/2021
Tracking no: #CFO-834388386200

Baleva 10:39 PM, Nov 18, 2021 

Hi I would like to request for the data on the Overseas Filipinos broken down as follows:

1. Per year / per country
2. Status (OFW, Student, Migrant, Other non-immigrant) per country per year
3. Age range

Laguna 08:37 AM, Dec 01, 2021 

December 1, 2021

Dear Alisa,

Thank you for your request dated Nov 18, 2021 10:39:19 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Statistics on Filipinos Overseas from 2019-2021.

We received your request on Nov 18, 2021 10:39:19 PM and will respond on or before Dec 09, 2021 10:39:19 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEENGTy04MzQzODgzODYyMDAM, for request with ticket number #CFO-834388386200.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Elfred del Rosario
FOI Receiving Officer

Pimentel-Naik 01:14 PM, Dec 01, 2021 

Dear Ms. Baleva,

Greetings from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO)!

Thank you for your eFOI request regarding the statistics on Filipinos Overseas.
 
As the CFO’s primary clientele are the emigrants who will permanently reside in other countries, we are pleased to provide you in the webpage link below the statistics of CFO-registered emigrants as of year 2019. These numbers include annual statistics on Filipinos who underwent the CFO’s mandatory Pre-departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) for emigrants or Guidance and Counseling Program (GCP) for spouses or partners of foreign nationals prior to their departure, and are classified according to countries of destination and age group, among other categories.

https://cfo.gov.ph/statistics-2/

On the other hand, temporary migrants or overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are not required to register with the CFO before their departure from the Philippines. They are instead required to register with and obtain their Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs) from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). The link below that contains information about OFWs and other professions by skill and by country might help you:

http://poea.gov.ph/ofwstat/ofwstat.html

For questions or clarifications, you may contact Mr. Elfred del Rosario of the Policy, Planning, and Research Division through email at edelrosario@cfo.gov.ph.

Thank you and best regards.

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