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%....

Pinoy IT and BPO staff seeks higher wage

In a study conducted by XMG Global ICT Research and Advisory during the third quarter of 2008, results show that majority of those employed in the information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry would like to have a wage increase and some...

Pinoy med workers hire tops, DH stays afloat

With the stock market’s recent descent and recession for some countries just around the corner, hiring of health workers is still on the rise. Service-oriented jobs such as care givers and nurses are still on demand in Western countries particularly in US,...