Singapore, in its expansion of the Resort World at Sentosa Island, will open about 5,000 new jobs which will be available for Filipinos, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said. The president sent a delegation last month to Singapore to explore possible job opportunities for migrant Filipino workers in the face of the global economic crisis.
The delegation [...]

While there are still job opportunities being opened up overseas, Filipinos may scratch the United Kingdom in their list of prospective country to work for. That is because the UK has closed its doors, not only to Filipinos in particular, but to all low-skilled foreign workers.
This means that hotel workers as well as other low-skilled [...]

“Health tourism is going to save our country. We predict by 2012, we’re going to make $3 billion if we continue what we’re doing… this will trickle down to other sectors as well,” Department of Tourism’s Undersecretary Cynthia Carrion said during the 4th World Health Tourism Congress held last March 26-28.
But is the country [...]

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Like they always say, “Nothing stop your pain without Tramadol!“  That’s why the site offers great suggestion where you can buy your medicine [...]

It is unfortunate that even in this time of global economic crisis, there are still unscrupulous individuals who prey on people who seek employment to provide for their family’s need. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently issued a warning to all Filipinos who wish to work abroad, particularly in Vietnam.
The DFA has issued the [...]

The Philippine government recently announced an initiative that will help displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) become entrepreneurs by providing them, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), a livelihood loan of P50,000.
The OWWA recently reported that fifty displaced OFWs from Western Visayas have availed of this program from the agency. The loans are intended to [...]

Mindanao is bound to benefit from the continuing growth of the business process outsourcing industry, as Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) undersecretary Merly Cruz said in a report that they are projecting at least 500,000 new jobs in two regions, three provinces and a city in Mindanao this year.
By the end of 2009, Cruz [...]

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) undersecretary Merly Cruz said that the agency is looking to hire at least 1,400 individuals as they beefed up their market monitoring teams throughout the country. The prospective applicants for these vacancies are those who lost their jobs due the crisis. Their salary will be coming from the [...]

The global financial crisis brings opportunities to people in the finance and accounting sector, according to Rick Sturge, director of Cima for strategic development. Cima stands for Chartered Institute for Management Accountants.
Sturge said that the global crisis would force huge multinational companies to seek “finance talents” like chief finance officers (CFO) and management accountants to [...]

“Joining loan syndications of selected large corporations complements our growing consumer loans portfolio. And we believe in PLDT’s commitment to further develop the telecommunications landscape in the country,” PSBank president Pascual Garcia III said.
This statement was issued by the Garcia after the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) placed P500 million in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s [...]

A recent report from the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) or the World Animal Health Organization states of two separate outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Egypt. This prompts the Department of Agriculture (DA) to issue an order temporarily banning the importation of Egyptian cattle and other animals susceptible to the FMD.
According to the OIE [...]

Balabac Resources and Holdings Co. Inc. was transformed by the group of known tycoon Lucio Tan into a real estate development company in 2007 and renamed in Eton Properties Philippines, Inc. It has since specialized in high-end and mid-income luxury residences, information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing office developments and township projects.
The company recently [...]

Recently, Canadian researchers reported that the computer network of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was one of the websites infiltrated by hackers who are based in China, another report from the National Computer Center (NCC) said that other government websites in the Philippines were vulnerable to computer attacks because of the absence of a [...]

Technology startup companies in the Philippines now have an ally, and a home, with the help of the project that is spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology together with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
This is the incubation facility which would be opened at the University of the Philippines this April which would [...]

The Boston Globe is a 137-year old newspaper and one of America’s most respected papers. It has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes and has been lauded for some its work, including its coverage of sex abuse scandals involving highly respected people.
New York Times Co. bought the Boston Globe in 1993 for $1.1 billion, the highest price [...]

In spite of the global economic downturn, development and constructions of condominiums in the country is continually being undertaken by developers such as the Phinma Property Holdings Corp. (PPHC), who is investing an amount up to P600 million in its three affordable condominium projects which it hopes to finish this year.
These projects, two in Quezon [...]

Yehey! The leading local search engine portal is keen on keeping a “continued effort to grow its business,” and in line with this, Yehey! Corp. is forming a joint venture company with Havoc Digital inc. to engage in media planning and buying for online advertising and other related services including engine marketing.
This news was brought [...]

In Davao city, a couple made a bold decision of putting up a coffee shop, undaunted by the effect the global economic turmoil which holds many entrepreneurs from pursuing any investment plan. “While others hold back, I see this as an opportunity to invest,” said Abraham Rojas, who together with his wife Mildred opened their [...]

Convergys recently opened its 12th contact center in the Philippines at the Nuvali TechnoHub in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. This brings to 84 the company’s contact centers worldwide, employing 66,000 people. The new facility, when filled to capacity, would be able to employ 900 people. Andrea Ayers, Convergys president for customer management said that the company [...]

More special holidays have declared in Philippines, as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo added November 27 and 28 to the list of this year’s nonworking holidays on the eve of her 62nd birthday. According to Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, the president made the decision to declare the said dates as national holidays after consultations with labor [...]