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                    [Title] => Remittances recover in September
                    [Summary] => 

The amount of cash sent home by Filipinos abroad recovered in September after registering its first decline in 12 years in August due to the weakening of other currencies against the US dollar, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilpinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-16 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20151117/Amado-Tetangco-3.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1425909 [Title] => Remittances seen contributing less to GDP – StanChart [Summary] =>

Remittances should make up a smaller portion of the country’s gross domestic product in the next years on the slowing growth of funds sent home by Filipinos abroad, according to British bank Standard Chartered.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1424591 [Title] => OFW remittances up by 6.2 percent [Summary] =>

Remittances rose 6.2 percent last year to a new peak over 2013 levels on strong demand for Filipino workers abroad, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1439008 [AuthorName] => Kathleen Martin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150217/Dollar-Money-6.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1423754 [Title] => Barclays sees drop in Dec remittances [Summary] =>

Cash remittances into the Philippines likely eased further in December last year due to a high base in the same period in 2013, UK-based investment bank Barclays said in a report.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1411551 [Title] => Slower 5.9% growth in remittances seen in Nov [Summary] =>

Remittances likely remained robust in November last year although at a slower growth rate than in October, UK-based investment bank Barclays said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1406080 [Title] => OFW remittances surge by 6.9% in October 2014 [Summary] =>

According to the Institute for Development and Econometric Analysis, Inc. latest NewsBriefs, in October 2014, personal remittances from Overseas Filipinos notched a 6.9percent annualized growth, amounting to $2.5 billion.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133814 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1288788 [AuthorName] => Ed Limtingco [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1392883 [Title] => Sept remittances up 8.1% to $2.3 B [Summary] =>

Remittances from overseas Filipino workers amounted to $2.3 billion in September, rising 8.1 percent relative to the comparable period last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20141118/Remittances-1.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 535060 [Title] => Joel Lamangan: The director as activist [Summary] =>

And so the little boy from Cavite City, who grew up believing his grandparents were his parents and who was later tortured for his leftwing activism, made it in Manila, the Big Apple: A director churning out commercial hits while megging the socially-conscious films his heart and mind were set on.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1122269 [AuthorName] => Amadís Ma. Guerrero [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/entertainment/20091224/direk-joel.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 527002 [Title] => Globe brings down international voice and text rates by up to 87% [Summary] =>

Globe Telecom has reduced its international voice and text rates to major foreign destinations by as much as 87 percent.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 204690 [Title] => JIL prays for GMA’s success in drive against SARS [Summary] => President Arroyo led a special prayer rally yesterday to ask for divine intervention to stop the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the country.

Jesus Is Lord Movement leader Bro. Eddie Villanueva celebrated the inter-faith gathering, held at the Malacañang Palace grounds.

The President, who said she is deeply religious, even composed a special "presidential prayer."
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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