Today, society has always been captivated by many social problems. With the increasing mobilitiy of people from one place to another, not one country remains untouched by migration. A country can be considered as one’s place of origin, transit, or the destination place of migrants. Migration, a complex and emotive issue, is defined by the Oxford Bibliographies as “the movement of people from one locality to another.” It is a universal phenomenon wherein people move from rural to urban areas, from developing to developed countries, or from societies with poor to better economic conditions. It can be temporary or permanent, depending on specific needs and reasons for migrating. It involves social, economic, and cultural implications for the urban areas. Also, migration greatly affects the individuals who move, the individuals who stay behind, and even the places they move to. A policy paper entitled ‘Moving Out of Poverty – Making Migration Work Better for Poor People’ suggests, “People have been on the move since human life began. Migration is neither a new phenomenon, a failure of development, nor a substitute for development.” In line with this, people migrate and go to various places during varying time periods for different cases.
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Cox and Jimenez (1995) indicate that remittances from migrant parents or children were received by 26 percent of urban households and 13 percent of rural housholds in 1991. While international migration is more prevalent in the Philippines, internal migration is also just as important. Flieger (1995) adds that from 1980 to 1990, a span of ten years, the number of people above five years old who were not residents in the city they lived in five years ago went up from 2.85 to 3.24 million. After an important decline of migration to urban growth in the 1980s to 1990s, there was an increase for about half of the urban growth during 1990 to 2000 (Racelis,
Cox and Jimenez (1995) indicate that remittances from migrant parents or children were received by 26 percent of urban households and 13 percent of rural housholds in 1991. While international migration is more prevalent in the Philippines, internal migration is also just as important. Flieger (1995) adds that from 1980 to 1990, a span of ten years, the number of people above five years old who were not residents in the city they lived in five years ago went up from 2.85 to 3.24 million. After an important decline of migration to urban growth in the 1980s to 1990s, there was an increase for about half of the urban growth during 1990 to 2000 (Racelis,