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Filipinos have sent around US$507 million (NT$16.21 billion) in remittances to the Philippines from Taiwan in the first seven months of 2023.
The Philippines central bank said total remittances paid by overseas Philippines citizens into the country went up by 2.9% to US$18.78 billion compared to the same period in 2022, per Philstar Global. Of that total, 2.7% came from Taiwan.
Remittances to the Philippines also hit a year-high in July, which China Bank chief economist Domini Velasquez said was driven by overseas workers sending more money home as inflation grew in the Philippines. “Overseas workers generally send more money when home conditions deteriorate,” she said.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Michael Ricafort also said the July high was likely driven by rising prices in the country. Ricafort added that overseas workers are sending more home as the Philippines prepares to start a new school year, and tuition payments are due.
The most remittances came from the U.S. with 41.3%, followed by Singapore’s 6.9%, and Saudi Arabia’s 5.9%. The level of remittances from Taiwan was roughly equal to that of Korea and Qatar.
Government statistics show roughly 730,000 migrant workers applied to come to Taiwan in 2022. Of those, about 155,000 were from the Philippines and mostly worked in industrial or manufacturing roles.
2023年迄今菲律宾人已从台湾汇回5.07亿美元
2023 年前 7 个月，菲律宾人从台湾向菲律宾汇款约 5.07 亿美元（新台币 162.1 亿元）。
据 Philstar Global 报道，菲律宾央行表示，菲律宾海外公民向该国支付的汇款总额与 2022 年同期相比增长了 2.9%，达到 187.8 亿美元。 其中，2.7%来自台湾。
7月份，菲律宾的汇款也创下了一年来的新高，中国银行首席经济学家多米尼·贝拉斯克斯(Domini Velasquez)表示，这是由于随着菲律宾通胀加剧，海外工人向国内汇款更多。 “当家庭条件恶化时，海外工人通常会寄更多的钱，”她说。
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.首席经济学家Michael Ricafort也表示，7月份的高点可能是由该国物价上涨推动的。 里卡福特补充说，随着菲律宾准备开始新学年且学费到期，海外工人正在将更多人送回家。
汇款最多来自美国，占 41.3%，其次是新加坡，占 6.9%，沙特阿拉伯占 5.9%。 台湾的汇款水平与韩国和卡塔尔大致相当。
政府统计数据显示，2022年约有73万名移民工人申请来台。其中，约15.5万人来自菲律宾，大部分从事工业或制造业工作。
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