![Philippine Peso bills sent by a Filipino working abroad are pictured being received by a relative at a money remittance center in Makati](https://media.interaksyon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PHILIPPINES-ECONOMY-REMITTANCES-640x427.jpg)
MANILA— Cash remittances by overseas Filipinos rose 3.5% to $2.91 billion in October from a year ago, the Philippine central bank said on Thursday.
In January to October, cash remittances through banks increased 3.1% to $26.74 billion, it said in a statement.
—Reporting by Enrico Dela CruzEditing by Ed Davies