OFW Quickfacts

According to the POEA (short for Philippine Overseas Employment Authority), the number of documented OFWs in 2006 have risen by 1.4% compared to that in 2005 - from 1,204,862 to 1,221,417. Of this figure, 866,090 or 71% are land-based and 335,321 or 29% are seafarers. Our OFWs are deployed in 197 countries.