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2 I.Remittances and Beyond: Taking the Wider View on Migration’s Contribution to Philippine Development II.Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning: Challenges in Carving A More Effective Role for the Government III.Creating a Sub-Committee on Migration and Development (SCMD) Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development

3 PART 1 REMITTANCES AND BEYOND: TAKING THE WIDER VIEW ON MIGRATION’S CONTRIBUTION TO PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development

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5 Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development USDYearPercentage USD 18,763, PHP 20,117, PHP 21,391, PHP 22,968,

6 Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development Critical sources of foreign exchange and a key driver that has promoted macroeconomic stability Overall positive impact of remittances on access to basic yet critical services such as education and health Almost universal recognition of positive impact on poverty reduction, at the very least among recipient households.

7 Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development In short, OFs value extends beyond the money they send home. Frequently overlooked in policy discussions on migration and development are the OFs themselves – the human capital, networks, skills and ideas they have acquired while abroad and that are potentially useful to Philippine development.

8 Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development Making migration work for development also requires an understanding of the potentially negative impact of migration on the development strategy.

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11 PART II MAINSTREAMING MIGRATION INTO DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: CHALLENGES IN CARVING A MORE EFFECTIVE ROLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development

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14 Interagency committees were created in recent years to deal with various issues concerning migration, particularly on leveraging remittance flows and protecting migrant workers. –Remittances for Development Council (ReDC) –Consultative Council on Overseas Filipino Workers (CCOFW) reconstituted in May 2013 as the Overseas Landbased Tripartite Consultative Council (OLTCC). Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development

15 PART III CREATING A SUB-COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (SCMD) Commission on Filipinos Overseas Responding to the Challenges of Migration and Development

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