Filipinos in Bahrain
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40,000 Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos |
Filipinos in Bahrain are either migrants or descendants of the Philippines living in Bahrain. As of 2012, there are approximately 40,000 of these Filipinos in Bahrain.[1]
Economy and employment
Bahrain is the eighth largest destination for Filipino
Bahrain is a source of remittances sent back to the Philippines, with roughly US$155 million officially sent back in 2011 and a peak of US$166.2 million sent back in 2009.[7] Six Filipino banks have correspondent accounts with banks in Bahrain to allow for remittance transfers.[8]
Society and culture
In October 1994, the Philippine School Bahrain was established to serve the overseas Filipino community.[9] The school currently has nearly 900 students in three separate schools: a pre-school, an elementary school, and a secondary school all housed in three separate buildings in the Kanoo Gardens district in Manama.[1] The school is accredited by the Philippine Department of Education and is seeking accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities.[9]
In 1998, Akmad Sakkam, the previous Filipino Ambassador to Bahrain, said that "Bahrain is the only country in the Middle East where there are no Filipinos in jail",[1][10] attributing this to good diplomatic relations and a sense of understanding between the Philippine and Bahraini governments.[1] However, by 2006, this number later rose 18 Filipinos in prison, the majority of them being women.[11] In 2011, a Filipino man in Bahrain was convicted of "encouraging moral depravation" and jailed after cross-dressing and was later deported.[12]
Philippine holidays such as Independence Day, commemorating the Philippine Declaration of Independence, are celebrated in Bahrain.[13]
References
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- ^ "DOLE plans to end deployment of maids overseas in 5 years". Global Nation Inquirer. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ Cariño, Jorge (17 March 2011). "'Bahrain loves Filipino workers'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Bahrain PM assures PH of Filipinos' safety". Global Nation Inquirer. 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ Medenilla, Samuel (9 June 2011). "Deployment ban in Bahrain lifted". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Philippines and GCC explore investment". Investvine.com. 2013-02-04. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Overseas Filipinos' Cash Remittances". Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Philippine Banks With Remittance Networks Abroad" (PDF). Scalabrini Migration Center. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Philippine School Bahrain". IACPSO. 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Filipinos in Bahrain most law-abiding". Bahrain Tribune. 2 March 1998.
- ^ del Rosario, Eunice (13 October 2006). "GDN:Embassy call for Filipinos to obey law". Bahrain Center for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Filipino cross dresser solicits online, jailed". Gulf News. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Philippine Embassy in Manama Celebrates 114th Philippine Independence Day". Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.