The Philippines, being prone to natural calamities and vulnerable to economic fluctuations, has much to accomplish in …

the Philippines which significantly relies on overseas remittances to boost household consumption, the return of hundreds … common benefits received by OFWs in their first migration experience are those which meet rather immediate on-site needs than …

village in the Philippines and some policy recommendations to address migration issues in this paper. …For many migrant workers, labor migration is not just a one-time, temporary means of livelihood, it has become the way … needs to design a more comprehensive long-term thrust for labor migration. The non-negligible number of cases of abuse …

structures. This study seeks to examine the structure of migration networks in a migrant-sending village in the Philippines. It …While economic forces drive much of international migration, social factors are known to significantly facilitate … migration. The influence of migration networks, however, remains a black box that needs to be unpacked simply because these have …

Understanding migration behavior is crucial in designing policy interventions for influencing migrants' behavior. An … aspect of international migration that lacks scholarly inquiry is temporary labor migration. This paper examines migration … behavior of households from a labor-sending rural village in the Philippines. It specifically looks at the role of migrant …

immediate impacts of labor migration on the Philippine economy, but also its long-term consequences on both OFWs and the … families they leave behind. This study examines the various effects of labor migration on OFWs and their families, including … consumer spending. However, labor migration has led to divided families and complex transnational relationships between OFWs …

In urban Philippines, the percentage of persons with disability (PWDs) participating in various government and …