MONEY sent home by Filipinos working abroad hit a record $3.6 billion in December, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Thursday, bringing the full-year tally to an all-time high of $37.2 billion.

"The robust inward remittances reflected the rise in the deployment of OF (overseas Filipino) workers (OFWs) due to the continuous increase in demand for foreign workers in host countries," the central bank said in a statement.

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