A new business process outsourcing (BPO) firm has chosen the Philippines as the location of its latest service center. US-based Cybernet-Slash Support (CSS) recently opened its 1,000-seat facility in Taguig, its first Philippine site and currently has 400 employees. CSS said the new facility will be used for the company’s outbound sales, technology and other [...]

The Philippine National Bank (PNB) and Allied Banking Corporation, both controlled by tycoon Lucio Tan, will continue with its scheduled merger which will happen in the second half of 2010, said PNB president Omar Byron Mier.
The merging of the two banks will create the fourth largest privately owned bank in the Philippines, behind the three [...]

The world’s largest airline, Delta Air Lines Inc., will set up an office in the Philippines. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given a go signal for the company to set up its office in the country.
The new office is part of the company’s preparation to fold into its operations Northwest Airlines Corp, another [...]

New report from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said there will be a demand for more workers in the construction and oil industries in the United States this year. Hans Leo Cacdac, POEA deputy administrator said that the US government is opening its doors once again to foreign workers. More than a year after [...]

The applications of the more than 10,000 World War II Filipino and Filipino-American veterans have been approved by the US Embassy’s Veterans Affairs Office. This gives them part of the P5.8-billion budget allocated for this purpose.

The Terminator will visit the Philippines next year, but he won’t be here to promote nor shoot any film. Instead, the California Governor will be leading a group of US business delegation who will visit the country in February as part of the government’s marketing efforts to expand the market of Philippine exports and industries.

A new production in its Cagayan De Oro plant will be put up by the Pepsi-Cola Product Philippines, Inc. The company has allotted P350 million for the new plant. The new production line, according to Pepsi’s disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), is intended to boost the company’s capacity and further bolster its position [...]

JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMC), an America-based outsourcing firm will opening a call center facility in Asiatown IT Park in Cebu. The company will be putting up a 420-seat center which was said to provide employment to at least 2,520 people in a two-shift cycle.
A five-year lease contract has been recently signed by the [...]

To allow local residents more opportunities to spend more time talking with their families and friends abroad, Globe Telecom has reduced its international voice and text rates to major destinations by as much as 87%.

Efren Peñaflorida, the man who started the “Kariton Klasroom” has brought pride to the whole Filipino people. Peñaflorida, or “Kuya Ef” was named CNN Hero of the Year for his innovative effort of bringing education to poor children.
Armed only with a pushcart goes to  poor children and together with his team, the Dynamic Teen Company, [...]

The Webby Awards is an annual award which was started in 1996. It is aimed to recognize and reward excellence on the internet in a number of categories including news and other websites, interactive advertising and online film and video.
The awardees are chosen by a 650-member academy, with members including one of the internet’s inventor, [...]

Two special edition tees especially designed based on the inspiration of Manny Pacquiao’s phenomenal athletic journey, as he takes on his latest match on November 14, 2009 (November 15 – Philippine time).
These specially designed shirts, in limited quantities, called the Nike MP Team Pacquiao Eagle Tee and the Nike MP Tee is released by Nike [...]

Manny Pacquiao has added another credit to his very colorful career by landing on the cover page of Time Magazine. The Pacman takes his place alongside legendary boxing figures like Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Mike Tyson and Primo Carnera. He is the second Filipino [...]

Major stakeholders in the health and wellness industry in Cebu, including government agencies, have been pushing for the island to become a destination for medical tourist with its world-class wellness facilities and state-of-the-art medical institutions, alongside the already established international resorts.

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 [...]

Here’s one good news amidst all these sad news on the devastation brought to the country by typhoon Ondoy. The Philippines was once again made proud by a recognition given to a fellow Filipino.
In the recently concluded IDEA World Fitness Convention in Anaheim, California, Department of Tourism Undersecretary Cynthia Carrion was named IDEA “Personal Trainer [...]

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If your office is located in the US, Emerald Associates has Primavera training – USA [...]

Here’s some more employment opportunities for our fellow Filipinos. Presidential economic adviser and Albay governor Joey Salceda said that some 20,000 Filipinos are needed to work at the newly established Integrated Free Export Zone (IFEZ) Incheon, South Korea.

The recent onslaught of typhoon Ondoy has brought immeasurable damage to the Philippines. The storm has left many of countrymen homeless and hungry, and Ondoy didn’t spare anybody as it water engulfs flush villages who weren’t prone to flooding before.
Filipinos have been busy on various social networks – Twitter, Facebook, Multiply and more, updating others [...]

A Korean company invested an initial P100 million in the Philippines to set up its local subsidiary here, an online education company. Avalon English+ is one of the largest educational companies in South Korea, it recently sets up the Ubiquitous English Network of Avalon International Inc. (U-ENAI), an online education company teaching English with the [...]