Manila Replaces Mumbai as 2nd Best Outsourcing Site

Manila has dislodged Mumbai as the second-best outsourcing destination in the world, reports Interaksyon.com. Aside from Manila, Davao, Bacolod and Santa Rosa, Laguna also improved their rankings in the 2014 Tholons Top 100 Outsourcing Destination.

80,000 Filipino Seafarers at Risk of Job Loss

At least 80,000 Filipino seafarers are at risk of losing their jobs if loopholes in the country’s administration of maritime workers are not addressed, according to Senate President Franklin Drilon, Manila Standard Today reports.

Pinoys in HK Warned After Third Bird Flu Death

Filipinos in Hong Kong were advised to take precautions against avian flu after a third death from A(H7N9) was reported there, reports GMA News. The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong said the victim, a 75-year-old male, died at the Tuen Mun Hospital last Jan. 29.

Honest Manila Airport Worker Returns Lost Cash

Cristina Alcaraz almost lost her husband's cash worth $4,800 or around P210,000 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), but thanks to an honest pushcart retriever, Jony Villon, the money was immediately returned to her, reports ABS-CBN News.

PH Economy Still Hot; Grew By 7.2% Last Year

Despite devastating calamities at year's end, the Philippine economy grew by 7.2 percent in 2013, staying on as one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, reports Inquirer.net.

PH Economic Growth Eludes Workers

The Philippines should create more investment opportunities in agriculture, tourism, manufacturing and mining to escape the curse of jobless economic growth, experts and businessmen said Feb. 26, reports Inquirer.net/AFP. Economic growth in the Philippines has been among the highest in Asia in recent years, but the benefits have escaped the vast majority, particularly farm workers, they told an economic forum.

Filipinos Spend Wiser After Yolanda--Survey

A survery showes that due to the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in several regions, Filipinos became less optimistic about their finances but more careful of their spending in the last three months of 2013 compared with the quarter before that, reports Rappler.com.

Aliens Awaiting Visas in PH Must Still Have Work Permits

Foreigners with pending employment visa applications but have started to work in the Philippines are still required to secure a provisional working permit (PWP) from the Bureau of Immigration, reports Inquirer.net.