Below you will find example sentences with "overseas filipino". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Overseas Filipino in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: overseas
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.3 words

Words in this phrase

overseas filipino

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • overseas can mean: Abroad, especially across the sea. Frequent word
  • filipino can mean: A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such. Less frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

158 distressed overseas filipino workers ofws 1× 164 000 overseas filipino workers have 1× a former overseas filipino worker who 1× abigail an overseas filipino worker who 1× assistance to overseas filipino workers 1× cash that overseas filipino workers ofw 1× country s overseas filipino workers ofws 1× dominated by overseas filipino workers ofw 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a filipino nurse 1× as of early 1× at least eight 1× he stressed that 1× he waits for 1× hontiveros noted that 1×

Common sentence endings:

filipino workers ofws 2× in the philippines 2× 84 from dubai 1× amid the pandemic 1× angelo dela cruz 1× april 14 2023 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

workers 16× ofws 8× worker 5× ofw 4× new 3× money 3× philippines 3× ople 3× department 3× saudi 2× arabia 2× same 2×

Related phrases

overseas territories overseas markets

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around overseas:

overseas territories 9× overseas markets 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

overnight low overall pick overall performance overall market overall health overall efficiency

Just after it in the phrase index:

overseas markets overseas territories own benefit own feelings own home own lives

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

overseas territories overseas markets

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "overseas filipino" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 158 distressed overseas filipino workers ofws, 164 000 overseas filipino workers have, workers, ofws and worker stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with overseas territories, overseas markets, overseas territories and overseas markets, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with overseas filipino

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

It granted 7,346 assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers. (9 words)

That number can range anywhere from 500 to 800 overseas Filipino workers,” the article read. (15 words)

Of the amount received in January, 90 percent represents cash that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) sent through banks. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

However, the President said that while he might not find a successor like Ople, the work at DWM must continue to ensure the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and to realize Ople’s vision for the new department. (39 words)

Veloso, a former overseas Filipino worker who was sentenced to death and spent nearly 15 years in jail over drug trafficking in Indonesia, returned to the Philippines last Dec. 18 following successful diplomatic efforts conducted through the past years. (39 words)

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople says the issue of unpaid claims of former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now nearing resolution during a virtual press conference Friday (April 14, 2023). (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

A Filipino nurse in Saudi Arabia is hoping the new Overseas Filipino Bank will have lower remittance charges when she sends money back to her family in the Philippines.

Hontiveros noted that the Philippine BPO industry is earning around $30-billion yearly, almost the same amount of revenue brought in by the country’s overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

However, the President said that while he might not find a successor like Ople, the work at DWM must continue to ensure the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and to realize Ople’s vision for the new department.

It granted 7,346 assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers.

Marcos’ economic team expects the exchange rate to remain the same until 2028, driven by expected inflows from improvements in tourism revenues and overseas Filipino remittances.

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople says the issue of unpaid claims of former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now nearing resolution during a virtual press conference Friday (April 14, 2023).

Of the amount received in January, 90 percent represents cash that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) sent through banks.

The Filipina was also critically acclaimed for her performance as survivalist Abigail, an overseas Filipino worker who becomes the “captain” when cruise ship passengers get stranded on an island.

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The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) trains more than 800,000 graduates a year and a number of them become Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

At least eight companies in New Zealand are eyeing to hire the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were displaced over the holiday season, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).

The case stemmed from GMA’s broadcast of ABS-CBN’s exclusive footage of the 2004 homecoming of kidnapped overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Angelo dela Cruz.

The steady growth in overseas Filipino worker (OFW) remittances is a testament to the resilience and dedication of our workers abroad.

Veloso, a former overseas Filipino worker who was sentenced to death and spent nearly 15 years in jail over drug trafficking in Indonesia, returned to the Philippines last Dec. 18 following successful diplomatic efforts conducted through the past years.

As of early September, more than 164,000 overseas Filipino workers have been brought home to be reunited with their families amid the pandemic.

That number can range anywhere from 500 to 800 overseas Filipino workers,” the article read.

He stressed that residential sales are no longer dominated by overseas Filipino workers (OFW) buyers but by buyers from the mainland.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomed today the arrival of 158 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 74 from Abu Dhabi and 84 from Dubai.

He waits for his sister (voiced by Judy Ann Santos), an overseas Filipino worker, to send him money.

Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in October rose from a year earlier and the previous month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Monday.

The unsung heroes, the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), all over the world brave the loneliness and the distance to sustain the needs of the families they left behind in the Philippines.

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