Some of these leaders may be engaged in raising the child sex ratio in a region where female feticide is rampant, others may be providing safe drinking water through elevated hand pumps in floodhit villages, some may be pioneering village health worker programmes or education initiatives and some others may be demanding accountability at different levels of governance by invoking the Right to Information Act.
In 2013, cash remittances of overseas Filipinos reached a record high of almost $ billion $ We also recognize that the efforts of banks at enhancing competition and transparency in the remittance market has benefitted millions of overseas Filipinos and their families in terms of lower charges.