51.   Second, the overseas workers became a valuable source of scarce hard currency.

52.   Stories of abuse of overseas workers, including rapes of maids and swindling of manual laborers, abound here.

53.   The figures of overseas workers are believed to be higher as many Filipinos work abroad illegally to skirt requirements.

54.   The company has stated that it did not need to employ overseas workers because foundation piling was a machine-geared activity requiring experienced personnel.

55.   The funds come from contributions from overseas workers but they benefit little from this, he said.

56.   The economies of those nations suffered, because money sent home by overseas workers is a major source of hard currency.

57.   The millions of Filipino overseas workers send home billions of dollars each year, with much of it arriving before Christmas.

58.   The peso, meanwhile, strengthened moderately, buoyed by steady inflows of dollars from overseas Filipino workers, dealers said.

59.   The Philippines imports practically all its oil needs and pays its import bill partly through the remittances of overseas Filipino workers.

60.   The Philippines usually relies on remittances of overseas workers to keep its dollar reserves high and pay off its foreign debts.