PERSONAL remittances by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in May rose 5.5 percent from a year earlier on the back of sustained demand for skilled Filipino workers abroad, the central bank said.

The pace of growth also reflected an increase from the 5.2 percent recorded in April this year.

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