Ayon sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, halos 10% ng GDP ng Pilipinas nung 2010 ay nagmumula sa OFW remittances na umabot ng $18.76 billion. Ayon sa President’s Budget Message for 2010, “contagion effects of global recession can affect OFW remittances and export receipts that can slow down domestic consumption which, combined with lower investment flows, can reduce GDP growth.”
Condoms and Cabbages: “Our food is guaranteed not to cause pregnancy”
Mechai Viravaidya is the founder and chair of the Population and Community Development Association (PDA). He’s a widely acclaimed leader in the fields of public health, education and community development.
Culture Shock
Nicole is a 3rd year high school student from Walnut, California. She is only 16 years old but is actively involved in social issues. She is also a Youth Commissioner of Walnut.
Exhibitors showcase their products on the 1st National Congress of OFWs and Families
PRESS RELEASE from the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration, June 3, 2011
Health Practitioners Meet for RH
Around a hundred key leaders in healthcare & health practitioners will convene this coming June 6-8, 2011 to discuss issues revolving reproductive & sexual health and to voice a unified statement of support for the RH Bill.
Goldilocks’ porridge: The right family size for each Filipino family
The ‘Goldilocks period’ is a situation in which a country moves from large families and poverty into small families and high-income growth. By CJ Sarmiento, Mulat Pinoy Community Manager