Pinoy Blog Awards salutes OFW Bloggers
It's award giving season! Before we celebrate Christmas, let us honor our OFW Bloggers who joined the much awaited Pinoy Expat/OFW Blog Awards or PEBA 2011 recognizing the efforts of Filipino Bloggers abroad. Happening on December 9, 2011 - PEBA 2011 is supported by Nokia and Globe. To get invites/RSVP - through VIPinoy Lounges or visit http://www.pinoyblogawards.com/ ----------------------- PRESS RELEASE OFW remittances at an all-time high: social remittances as new currency from Global Pinoys Remittances from Filipinos working overseas are at an all-time high. And no, it’s not just because they’re sending back US dollars, Saudi Riyals, Euros or Japanese Yen; but because our modern-day heroes are sending back what’s known as social remittances. Social remittances refer to ideas, practices, identities and social capital that flow from receiving to sending country communities. It was coined by sociologist Peggy Levitt in her book “The Transnational Villagers and she describes socia...