development in the Philippines. It first revisits the causes and consequences of international migration, drawing on the more …-sending countries. It proceeds to describe the patterns of labor migration and remittances by region in the Philippines, and then …

As one of the world's largest recipients of remittances, the Philippines received remittances roughly 12% of its gross … to the Philippines do not have a significant influence on other key items of consumption or investment such as spending … households out of poverty. Remittances thus may help in fighting poverty in the Philippines but not in rebalancing growth …