Overseas Filipino remittances hit 3-month bottom in August

Inquirer.net - Oct 16, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Money sent home by Filipinos overseas hit a three-month low in August, as remittance growth remained modest amid geopolitical risks facing migrant workers abroad. Latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that cash remittances coursed through banks grew 1.9 percent from a year earlier to $3.03 billion. This marked the

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