From Marcos to Aquino governments: State sponsorship of diaspora philanthropy

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Behavioral Sciences

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Philippine Social Sciences Review

Volume

65

Issue

2

First Page

73

Last Page

99

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

The paper probes into labor migration policies and the evolution of discourses nested in these policies as endorsements of diaspora philanthropy. It reviews government policies on labor migration and diaspora philanthropy and makes sense of the contents of these policies through frame and discourse analyses. Neoliberalism permeates Philippine migration policy-making, positions Filipino labor migration as a crucial national development strategy, and diaspora philanthropy as its byproduct. The "OFWs as Modern-day Heroes Frame" powers and sustains diaspora philanthropy through volunteering, fund-raising, and other practices, to help promote local development. State sponsorship may help explain diaspora philanthropy despite the deterritorialized nature of the phenomenon, which, in turn, appears to contribute to nation-building.

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Disciplines

Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Emigrant remittances—Philippines; Endowments—Philippines; Filipino diaspora—Economic aspects; Foreign workers, Filipino; Philippines—Emigration and immigration—Economic aspects

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