Coop Leaders Gather in Bicolandia Summit

Cooperatives throughout the archipelago met at the Convention Center in Pili, Camarines Sur from October 22 – 25 2008 for the 9th National Cooperative Summit (NCS). Organized by the Philippine Cooperative Center (PCC), around 2,000 cooperative heads sought...

Two Luzon Provinces seen as next BPO sites

Two provinces in Luzon are seen as the next venue for outsourcing companies according to a joint ranking made by government and private sector. This ranking was released by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT); Philippine Board of...

Pinoy Seafarers Preferred by Japanese Ship Operators

Japanese ship operators, managers and owners still prefer to hire Filipino seafarers for their ships. This was revealed by the Chairman of the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ) Capt. Takao Manji, Chairman of IMMAJ shared during the 2nd...

RP climbs in Asian IT competitive rankings

The Philippines moved one rank higher in a study on IT competitiveness conducted by the Economic Intelligence Unit, placing itself at 10th among 17 countries in the Asia Pacific. However, the country remained 47th among 66 countries worldwide with a score of 28.7%....