Commission on Filipinos Overseas

Laguna 05:51 AM, Dec 01, 2018

December 1, 2018

Dear Kathleen,

Thank you for your request dated Nov 29, 2018 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The Number of Filipinos living and or working in South Korea.

We received your request on Nov 29, 2018 and will respond on or before Dec 20, 2018 12:19:11 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEENGTy0wMTQyMzQ2MDkzOTAM, for request with ticket number #CFO-014234609390.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Elfred del Rosario
FOI Receiving Officer

Pimentel-Naik 11:23 AM, Dec 07, 2018

06 December 2018


MS. KATHLEEN LASPONA


Dear Ms. Laspona:

Greetings from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas!

Thank you for your eFOI request regarding the latest 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 by top 10 major countries of destination from 1981 – 2016, which include in South Korea. 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.


Sincerely,



MR. RODRIGO V. GARCIA, JR.
FOI Decision Maker


Attachments:	
- Number of CFO-registered emigrants by major country of destination 1981-2016

Attachments:
 Number of CFO-registered emigrants by major country of destination 1981-2016.xls