Philippines Real Time Monitoring of COVID-19 Impacts

Many households suffered reductions in remittances receipts • About 24% of households declared usually receiving remittances, with half of them . ● domestically and the other half from abroad. Domestic remittances are more common among poorer households and foreign remittances more common among better off groups. About half of households who usually receive remittances saw a decline in their receipts in August and 11% did not receive any remittances. While reduction in remittance incomes are felt across all groups, higher proportion in lower income groups. Proportion of household heads (%) 80 70 00 50 40 20 10 Poorest Q2 Q3 ■Receive remittances ■ Declined Q4 Richest Total ■Did not receive

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