Figures from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed that as of November this year, a total of 1,284,133 overseas Filipino workers have been deployed to different parts of the globe compared to 1,149,429 for the same period in previous year.
A total of 986,666 OFWs came from the land-based sector while a number of seafarers or sea-based workers account for 297,467.
POEA records also showed that the number of new hires for land-based OFWs was trimmed down to 320,508 this year from last year's 346,871.
However, POEA head Jennifer Manalili said the number of re-hires for the sector has improved from 559,809 last year to 666,158 this year.
“A positive employment growth would mean more opportunities for foreign workers,” Manalili told a press conference today at the POEA building in Mandaluyong City.
Saudi Arabia is still the top OFW destination with 900,127 OFWs as of October this year, while the United Arab Emirates came in second with 160,242 OFWs deployed in the same period.
Manalili is also optimistic that countries like Guam, Qatar, Singapore , Malaysia and Brunei will demand more foreign manpower next year.
Report from By Dennis Carcamo
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