The Philippines is a country of net emigration

Highly educated Filipinos are more likely to plan to emigrate

Emigrant households have fewer family workers and are more likely to hire in external labour

Households benefitting from cash-based education programmes are less likely to have emigrants

Remittances represent 10% of the Philippines' GDP

Households receiving remittances have fewer working members

Remittance-receiving households are more likely to send their children to private schools

Households with bank accounts receive on average three times more remittances than households without

Households with a return migrant are more likely to own a business and real estate

Remittances continue to grow, 1995-2015