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Filipino emigrants

Requested from CFO by P. Garnace at 07:01 AM on Aug 04, 2023.
Purpose: Reasearch for an industry study.
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2023 - 07/31/2023
Tracking no: #CFO-348847379657

Garnace 07:01 AM, Aug 04, 2023 

I would like to request for the historical data (updated to present day) on the number of Filipino emigrants
(i) by Country
(ii) by Age
(iii) by position (e.g. manager)

Thank you!

Laguna 08:38 AM, Aug 07, 2023 

August 7, 2023

Dear Peter Louise Garnace,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Aug 04, 2023 07:01:56 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Filipino emigrants.

Response to Request

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online as the CFO maintains a page for statistics on Filipino emigrants and spouses/partners of foreign nationals. You may retrieve your requested information from https://cfo.gov.ph/statistics-2/ or you may view the attached files below. 

Please note that the information available is only from 1989-2020. The statistics for 2021-2022 are still in the process of being finalized by the Commission's Migrant Integration and Education Division. Moreover, data on the position/occupation of emigrants only pertains to their work prior to migration.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Policy, Planning, and Research Division
Commission on Filipinos Overseas

Attachments:
 Emigrant-1981-2020-AllCountries (3).xlsx
 Emigrant-1981-2020-Age.xlsx
 Emigrant-1981-2020-Occu (1).xlsx

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