It's probably because a large share of them work on ships(both, trade and passenger ships [1]) where unqualified workers often can earn slightly more. (I did no

It's probably because a large share of them work on ships(both, trade and passenger ships [1]) where unqualified workers often can earn slightly more. (I did not find a source on comparable wages, probably someone else has data on that...) [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_seamen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_seamen