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Number of Overseas Filipino Workers per country

Requested from CFO by R. Paradero at 02:20 PM on Jul 25, 2018.
Purpose: For Marketing Research - to check on how may OFWs are mostly inclined with Filipino Personal Care
Date of Coverage: 12/31/2016 - 12/31/2017
Tracking no: #CFO-923089194245

Paradero 02:20 PM, Jul 25, 2018 

Hi! Would like to inform the OFW Population in these countries:
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Vietnam
Taiwan
Myanmar
Malaysia
Kuwait
Cambodia

Hope for your fast response. Thank you!


August 15, 2018

Dear Raychelle,

Greetings from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas!

Thank you for your eFOI request regarding the the number of overseas Filipinos

As the CFO’s primary clientele are the emigrants who will permanently live in other countries, we are pleased to provide you with statistics of CFO-registered emigrants through this link: https://cfo.gov.ph/downloads/statistics/statistical-profile-of-registered-filipino-emigrants.html. 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.

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 at 552-4763 or through email at dr.elfred@gmail.com.

Thank you very much.


Respectfully,
Elfred del Rosario
FOI Receiving Officer

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