Philippines cash remittances up 4.2% y/y in December

February 16, 2026 - 2:30 PM
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Customers receive money from families working abroad at a money remittance center in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 19, 2018. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo)

 Cash remittances rose 4.2% in December from a year ago to $3.5 billion, the Philippine central bank said on Monday.

For 2025, cash remittances through banks increased 3.3% to hit an all-time high of $35.6 billion.

—Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by John Mair