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Overseas Filipinos eye election economics

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A priority for the next president of the Philippines will be to improve the economic situation.

Millions of Filipino workers live overseas, remitting billions of dollars to improve the standard of living for their families.

The economic situation will have to improve massively to tempt these people to return home.

Rico Hizon reports from Singapore.

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