Labor Day, May 1 falls on a Saturday, following the holiday of economics being observed by the government, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared May 3, the nearest Monday to May 1, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of the Labor Day.
The declaration is being consistent with the provision under Republic Act [...]

Infosys BPO Ltd. is planning to put up 3 more call center facilities, expanding its presence in the country. The business process outsourcing firm chief operating officer Ritesh Idnani said, “We are very bullish about the Philippines and we will continue to invest in the next few years.”
Idnani said that while their Philippines operations only [...]

Another opportunity rises for job seekers as another business process outsourcing firm (BPO) gears up for expansion. The Stream Global Services Inc., a BPO company which is partly owned by the Ayala group is looking to fill up 1,500 seats in the 60 days and open one or two more new sites during the first [...]

UST Global inaugurated recently its new offshore development center in McKinley Hills, Taguig City. The new center is part of the company’s aggressive expansion plans in Asia, and is targeting to haul in $32 million revenues in its first year and catering to 2,000 clients in North America and Europe.

In the year 2010, the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, is seen to continue growing as it marks its 10th year in the Philippines. For this year, BPO is expected to earn at least $11 billion and continue employing over one million people in the country. But while the sector is optimistic, it also needs [...]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia still tops the list of land-based destinations of overseas Filipino workers, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). The agency also said that the Saudi Arabia even improved by 8.2 percent in terms of the number of OFWs deployed as of October 2009.

The RD Corporation, a Filipino owned company, is planning to expand its investment in the tuna cannery business and is earmarking about $15 million for its prospect. This was disclosed by RD Group chairman Rodrigo Rivera, who said that they will be starting the new cannery by the first quarter of 2010 and will be [...]

Because of the continuing growth of technology-based industries in the Philippines, and the support that they get from the government, computing giant IBM plans to pour more investments in the country. IBM developer relations general manager James Corgel said the Philippines, particularly Quezon City, was one of the only 40 locations worldwide which was chosen [...]

Two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) families were recognized for their efforts in helping residents in their community gain employment or livelihood through promotion of entrepreneurship. The first OFW was from Lipa, Batangas, and the second one was from Baleno, Masbate. They were named this year’s Model OFW families.
The Model OFW Family of the Year Awards [...]

JobsDB.com, one the premier online jobs search website came up with the “hot” jobs that Filipinos should apply for 2010. These include nursing, accounting, teaching, and even dog-handling. According to Jayjay Viray, managing director of JobsDB.com, while nurses and accountants continue to be in demand next year, other not-so-popular, but surprisingly high-paying jobs should also [...]

The Philippine Airlines (PAL) will report a net loss for the period July to September, mainly due to low passenger demand and a slowdown in traffic. Its fiscal year ends in March.
PAL president Jaime Bautista said, “From our original target, our passenger load is 10 percent below. So there is a reduction in capacity from [...]

Recurring absenteeism in the Congress has been an age-old problem, that there are more sessions being cancelled because the house wasn’t able to complete a quorum. To curb this problem on absenteeism, Nueva Ecija Rep. Edno Joson proposed a “no-work, no-pork” policy to be adopted.
“If pork barrel fund releases of absentees are withheld, maybe they [...]

Call Design, an Australian-based outsourcing firm is looking to make the Philippines its central hub in delivering contact services to its clients all over the world. Specializing in contact center technologies, Call Design announced it entered into a deal with local outsourcing firm Transcom, which currently employs 4,000 workers in Manila and Bacolod.

Should you attach a photo on your resume?
Raket, the Philippines recruitment site has published a guide to recruitment photos.
Again that depends on the position you’re applying for. If physical appearance is part of the requirements then it’s a given, Otherwise one HR person said it would depend on your photo.
She said that some HR people [...]

The recent Guam Trade Mission conference which was held at the Renaissance Hotel has not only managed to entice more Filipino entrepreneurs to invest in Guam but have also brought good news of opportunities for jobs as well.

Six employees who were dismissed by a Clark casino in 2007 are about to get their work back. This is the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) who ordered the company owned by Hong Kong Jack Lam in Clark Freeport Zone, to reinstate the six Filipinos it dismissed in July 2007 and to [...]

Early in January 2009, Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer bared that they were shedding 5,000 positions across its global operations. Initially, Microsoft Philippines have declared that it won’t be affected by the job cuts.
But earlier this month, the US-based company’s local unit has announced the implementation of the voluntary separation package (VSP) as Microsoft entered the [...]

The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the Philippines continues to grow and expand, in spite of the global financial crisis. In fact, because of the crisis, some outsourcing companies have introduced new services which provide for them additional revenue streams for their businesses. These were the results of the survey reported from the executives [...]

This coming June 12, Independence Day, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6, will be having a three-day mega job fair wherein there are close to 16,000 jobs are to be filled up. As of date, 15 government agencies and about 28 local companies and overseas recruitment agencies have already confirmed participation for [...]

Public school teachers will soon be receiving a P6,000 pay hike spread over four years. That is because the House of Representatives has unanimously approved on final reading a resolution granting salary increases to all government workers, including public school teachers.
According to Speaker Prospero Nograles, the House Joint Resolution 36, which passed 178 to 0, [...]