One in every 100 persons 15 years old and over from the City of Puerto Princesa is an overseas worker
In 2020, about 2,393 persons, or 0.1 percent of the City of Puerto Princesa’s household population whose age is 15 years old and over were overseas workers. This contributed to 1.1 percent of the city’s household population in the same age range. Moreover, a total of 730 persons or 43.9 percent were added from the reported 1,663 overseas workers in the 2015 Census of Population (2015 PopCen). (Table A)
An overseas worker is one who is currently out of the country due to an overseas employment. He/she may or may not have a specific work contract or may be presently at home on vacation but has an existing overseas employment to return to.
Sex ratio among overseas workers stands at 117 males per 100 females
Of the 2,393 overseas workers from the City of Puerto Princesa, 1,288 (53.8%) were males while 1,105 (46.2%) were females. This translates to a sex ratio of 117 males for every 100 females. (Table 1)
The highest representation of overseas workers in terms of age group falls between 35 to 39 years with a total of 405 persons or 16.9 percent of the total number of overseas workers from the city. Other age groups with more than 10.0 percent share to the total number of overseas workers from the city include 30 to 34 years with 403 persons (16.8%), 25 to 29 years with 329 persons (13.7%), and 40 to 44 years with 295 persons (12.3%). (Table 1)
For overseas workers aged 15 to 19 years, the number of males and females was the same. On the other hand, among overseas workers aged 19 to 65 years and above, males outnumbered females, except in the 30 to 34 age group, where the number of female overseas workers exceeded that of males. (Table 1)
Almost half of overseas workers are legally married
Of the 2,393 overseas workers from the City of Puerto Princesa, 1,193 persons(49.9%) were legally married. Additionally, 591 individuals (24.7%) were never married. The remaining overseas workers were categorized as follows: in common-law or live-in marital arrangement (19.4%), divorced, separated or annulled (3.2%), and widowed (2.8%). (Figure 2 and Table B)
Nearly 16 in every 25 overseas workers are Non-Indigenous Peoples
Among the overseas workers in the City of Puerto Princesa, 1,509 (63.1%) were classified as Non-Indigenous Peoples. Of these, Tagalog had the largest share of 34.5 percent, and was followed by Bisaya/Binisaya (21.0%), Ilonggo (16.3%), Ilocano (8.9%), and Cebuano (5.2%). (Figure 3 and Table C-1)
Moreover, 767 overseas workers from the City of Puerto Princesa or 32.1 percent belonged to ethnic groups solely identified by the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) as Indigenous Peoples. The majority, or 84.1 percent of these overseas workers were Cuyonen/Cuyunon. Other major Indigenous Peoples groups as ethnicity of overseas workers originating from the City of Puerto Princesa include Cagayanen (5.2%), and Agutaynen (3.4%). (Figure 3 and Table C-2)
Almost all overseas workers are Filipino Citizens
Among the 2,393 overseas workers from the City of Puerto Princesa in 2020, a total of 2,312 were Filipino citizens, accounting for 96.6% of all overseas workers from the city. Males outnumbered females, with a sex ratio of 112 male overseas workers per 100 female overseas workers. (Table 2 and Table D)
Meanwhile, 2.0 percent of the total overseas workers from the city were foreign citizens, while 1.4 percent held dual citizenship. Among overseas workers who were foreign citizens, males had 89.6 percent share, while females had a share of 10.4 percent. Similarly, among those with dual citizenship, males outnumbered females, accounting for 69.7 percent. (Table 2 and Table D)
The statistics presented in this special release were based on the information provided by the respondent or any responsible member in the household who may provide accurate answers to the questions and give correct information about the household.
(SGD) LENI R. RIOFLORIDO
Regional Director
MLLM / RRL / LACB
