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9.45 Million Overseas Filipinos in 217 Countries, Territories
The Stock Estimate of Filipinos Overseas is the aggregate of all Philippine-born Filipinos, residing or working overseas. It categorizes overseas Filipinos into permanent, temporary and irregular migrants. Permanent migrants include… Read more
Winnipeg is Home, Closely Knit Home for Nearly 60,000-strong Filipino Community
When Rod Cantiveros arrived in Winnipeg with his wife Linda in 1974, he knew very little about his new home. Including the fact that there was a thriving Filipino community… Read more
Filipinos Transform Manitoba, Canada
Fuelled by the extraordinary success of the provincial nominee immigration program, Manitoba’s Filipino community has exploded to nearly 60,000 people, a 50 per cent increase in the last five years… Read more
Alternative Learning for Pinoys in Thailand
The Department of Education (DepEd) held an Accreditation and Equivalency (A & E) Test for children of overseas Filipino workers based in Thailand in February. “We want to open the… Read more
Filipinos in US Disgruntled Over Soaring Gas Prices
Filipino commuters in America are starting to feel frustrated due to gas price hikes in recent weeks. In California, gasoline now averages at $4.20 a gallon. Some motorists are blaming… Read more
Number of Permanent Filipino Residents Abroad Up
The number of Filipinos who sought permanent residency abroad has crossed the four million mark for the past decade, the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO) said Saturday. CFO reported in… Read more
Pinoys in Denmark, Norway, Iceland Urged to Register at Embassy Website
The Philippine Embassy in Norway is calling on Filipinos in three countries — Norway, Denmark and Iceland — regardless of immigration status, to register at its newly relaunched website: www.philembassy.no…. Read more
More Pinoys Consider Switzerland as Second Home
A growing number of Filipinos consider Switzerland, one of the richest countries in Europe, as their second home. Jorgie Bien Stockmann has been traveling to Switzerland for many years as… Read more
18 Pinoy Groups in Malaysia to Unite Under Single Federation
At least 18 Filipino community organizations in Malaysia will unite together into one umbrella federation to push their advocacies. According to a news release of the Philippine embassy in Malaysia,… Read more
Pinoys, British Support New Tourism Slogan
Filipinos in the United Kingdom are very supportive of the Department of Tourism’s new campaign “It’s More Fun in the Philippines”, according to a tourism official in the UK. Chit… Read more
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