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Ten Quick Tips For Philippines Travelers
November 6, 2011 by Anita
Filed under Travel And Leisure
Jason A. Martin asked:
Before you rush out that door to enjoy your vacation in the Philippines, I have ten quick tips you should know. The Philippines is a great place to vacation, but plan poorly and your dream can quickly turn into a nightmare. Preparation is the key to any successful vacation.
Ten Quick Tips:
1. The temperature of the Philippines stays warm year-round. The range is from 78F to 90F.
2. If you have any questions about your visit, contact the Department of Tourism.
3. While the Philippines is one country, there are many regions–each with its own culture. Each culture has its own spin on food.
4. Don’t be a miser. When services are provided, don’t forget to tip. 10% is a common tip amount.
5. The Philippines’ monetary unsit is the peso (PhP). Get some of these and travel around with them. It makes dealing with local commerce much easier.
6. As mentioned in point #3, the country has different regions. There are 16 of them to be exact. Take the time to know the difference and you might find locals warming up to you.
7. If you want to see traditional festivals, celebrations and events then you need to go during the summer. This is the best time to see these attractions.
8. There are many ways to get around the Philippines including jeepneys, tricycles, pedicabs, and air-conditioned taxis. Explore and enjoy yourself.
9. Get to know some common Tagalog phrases. Many in the Philippines speak English, but they light up when someone is trying to speak their language.
10. Have fun, be nice and take lots of pictures. Don’t be shy about mixing with the locals. You might find some hidden gems that way.
There you have it; 10 great tips for traveling to the Philippines. All that’s left is for you to go and enjoy yourself.
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Before you rush out that door to enjoy your vacation in the Philippines, I have ten quick tips you should know. The Philippines is a great place to vacation, but plan poorly and your dream can quickly turn into a nightmare. Preparation is the key to any successful vacation.
Ten Quick Tips:
1. The temperature of the Philippines stays warm year-round. The range is from 78F to 90F.
2. If you have any questions about your visit, contact the Department of Tourism.
3. While the Philippines is one country, there are many regions–each with its own culture. Each culture has its own spin on food.
4. Don’t be a miser. When services are provided, don’t forget to tip. 10% is a common tip amount.
5. The Philippines’ monetary unsit is the peso (PhP). Get some of these and travel around with them. It makes dealing with local commerce much easier.
6. As mentioned in point #3, the country has different regions. There are 16 of them to be exact. Take the time to know the difference and you might find locals warming up to you.
7. If you want to see traditional festivals, celebrations and events then you need to go during the summer. This is the best time to see these attractions.
8. There are many ways to get around the Philippines including jeepneys, tricycles, pedicabs, and air-conditioned taxis. Explore and enjoy yourself.
9. Get to know some common Tagalog phrases. Many in the Philippines speak English, but they light up when someone is trying to speak their language.
10. Have fun, be nice and take lots of pictures. Don’t be shy about mixing with the locals. You might find some hidden gems that way.
There you have it; 10 great tips for traveling to the Philippines. All that’s left is for you to go and enjoy yourself.
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Call Center Lifestyle in the Philippines
Roberto L. Bacasong asked:
Yuppie Filipinos get the chance to be employed easily once they obtained their bachelor or diploma degrees because of the emergence of contact centers everywhere in the Philippines. These workers started to fill the 24-hour skyscrapers that gives a colorful background to metro Manila’s financial districts at nighttime.
This only shows that people employed in this job for a couple of years were used to on their ticking biological sleeping habit. They slept all day long just to regain their strength and wake up again at the wee hours to prepare themselves for a nightlong work. Clad in casual attire with matching fashionable coats are the most common props if you are a customer service representative. During break time some even used to occupy the al fresco various dining areas in Manila. In Ortigas for instance, call center agents enjoy their 30-minute to 1 hour break at McDonald’s, Starbucks, among others. For those who have extra pennies, they enjoy the hot aroma of Brazilian coffee in various blend. Others may sit on the corner and lit up their cigarette in a way of releasing their stress from work. It is enjoying isn’t it?
At 8 pm. about 100 people, most 25 younger, sit in a room of enclosed cubicles outfitted with phones and computers. They’ll be working until 4 am. or depends on the schedule of their shifts. As their shifts starts, it is usually morning in the US. These contact centers are following US standard zones such as Pacific, Eastern, Mountain and Central.
Meanwhile, 20-year-old Luisa Geneta disclosed that call center is her first job when she finished her bachelor’s degree on May 4, 2007. At 12 am., Geneta left her house in Tondo, a suburb village in Manila, as her shift starts at 2 am. This Banking and Finance graduate from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is one of the top caliber representatives for Unique Interaction, an American call center based in Ortigas.
“Working in a call center in the Philippines is really a big challenge for me especially that I’m new to this business. I spent most of my time and energy on this job,” she said, who handles an inbound account.
It is a very risky to leave my house at midnight for a young lady like me. However, I consider that this is the most rewarding career that we have nowadays and this will be a big help in creating another means of livelihood for us Filipinos especially for fresh graduates like me, she claimed.
On the other hand, Margaret Estanislao, 19, a team leader of the same company, disclosed that placing the agents into action challenge her in keeping her job.
Estanislao, who started as an agent added that they tried everything in sorting out the problem of the customers. “We need to maintain our empathy if the customer is upset. They are pissed and upset not because of the representatives but to the products itself”.
Both Geneta and Estanislao agreed that this job has given them the opportunity to enhance their skills and boost their confidence when it comes of interaction with their clients in a phone-to-phone conversation.
“Not to mention the financial aid that it gives to me and my family. I think this industry will continue to prosper in the succeeding years and it will continue to be one of the leading providers of career opportunities for Filipinos,” Geneta further said.
It cannot be denied that outsourcing business is one of the most flavored industries in the Philippines and other Asian countries. It appears that contact center executives preferred this country because of the number of students produced every year, which can speak English in American way. As the third largest English-speaking country in Asia no doubt that business process outsourcing is in demand today.
BPO companies provides a state-of-the-art equipment in outsourcing their business in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. These companies trained their employees to speak like American way. In Unique Interaction, they provide fundamental call center training before the call center trainees will be allowed to take calls. The trainees has to learn account information first. Once they know the account then they are deployed ready on the floor and receive as many calls as they want. The company also teach their employees on how to handle their customers well. It is so hard to lose a customer, we know that they are considered as the lifeblood that gives full stream of support to make the company up and running and stay on the business for long.
The fact is call centers are part of the Philippine economic activity. Almost half of the 86.2 million people in the Philippines are younger than 20 years old. So don’t be surprised if you will be able to meet supervisors, team leaders, managers below 25. This is because that call center has the fastest way of promoting a career development. If the agent is performing better and receiving good CSAT ratings then no doubt that within six months or less than, this certain employee is entitled to move to another level in his or her career path. The Philippines is also one of the potential factors for outsourcing. It has been also forecast by the XMG Inc., Manila-based research and advisory firm that the nation will surpass India by 2008 as home to the world’s largest call center companies.
The Philippines offers attractive environment for the BPO companies, which is one of the key requirements by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) in applying for this business. Even now big contact center firms also expanded their centers not only in Manila but targeting the provincial levels. So it means, the revenues will not only take place within the National Capital Region (NCR) but it will also circulate to the provincial areas after passing the standard set by the Peza. Largest call centers are also found operating in Pampanga, Laguna and Baguio in Luzon; Bacolod, Cebu, Dumaguete and Iloilo in the Visayas; and Cagayan de Oro and Davao in Mindanao.
The Philippine Government is very supportive to this. Under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, she said that BPO companies will generate billions of pesos in the country with target by 2010. When it starts to operate in 2000, now off-shore call center industry estimates to employs 60,000 people.*
Yuppie Filipinos get the chance to be employed easily once they obtained their bachelor or diploma degrees because of the emergence of contact centers everywhere in the Philippines. These workers started to fill the 24-hour skyscrapers that gives a colorful background to metro Manila’s financial districts at nighttime.
This only shows that people employed in this job for a couple of years were used to on their ticking biological sleeping habit. They slept all day long just to regain their strength and wake up again at the wee hours to prepare themselves for a nightlong work. Clad in casual attire with matching fashionable coats are the most common props if you are a customer service representative. During break time some even used to occupy the al fresco various dining areas in Manila. In Ortigas for instance, call center agents enjoy their 30-minute to 1 hour break at McDonald’s, Starbucks, among others. For those who have extra pennies, they enjoy the hot aroma of Brazilian coffee in various blend. Others may sit on the corner and lit up their cigarette in a way of releasing their stress from work. It is enjoying isn’t it?
At 8 pm. about 100 people, most 25 younger, sit in a room of enclosed cubicles outfitted with phones and computers. They’ll be working until 4 am. or depends on the schedule of their shifts. As their shifts starts, it is usually morning in the US. These contact centers are following US standard zones such as Pacific, Eastern, Mountain and Central.
Meanwhile, 20-year-old Luisa Geneta disclosed that call center is her first job when she finished her bachelor’s degree on May 4, 2007. At 12 am., Geneta left her house in Tondo, a suburb village in Manila, as her shift starts at 2 am. This Banking and Finance graduate from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is one of the top caliber representatives for Unique Interaction, an American call center based in Ortigas.
“Working in a call center in the Philippines is really a big challenge for me especially that I’m new to this business. I spent most of my time and energy on this job,” she said, who handles an inbound account.
It is a very risky to leave my house at midnight for a young lady like me. However, I consider that this is the most rewarding career that we have nowadays and this will be a big help in creating another means of livelihood for us Filipinos especially for fresh graduates like me, she claimed.
On the other hand, Margaret Estanislao, 19, a team leader of the same company, disclosed that placing the agents into action challenge her in keeping her job.
Estanislao, who started as an agent added that they tried everything in sorting out the problem of the customers. “We need to maintain our empathy if the customer is upset. They are pissed and upset not because of the representatives but to the products itself”.
Both Geneta and Estanislao agreed that this job has given them the opportunity to enhance their skills and boost their confidence when it comes of interaction with their clients in a phone-to-phone conversation.
“Not to mention the financial aid that it gives to me and my family. I think this industry will continue to prosper in the succeeding years and it will continue to be one of the leading providers of career opportunities for Filipinos,” Geneta further said.
It cannot be denied that outsourcing business is one of the most flavored industries in the Philippines and other Asian countries. It appears that contact center executives preferred this country because of the number of students produced every year, which can speak English in American way. As the third largest English-speaking country in Asia no doubt that business process outsourcing is in demand today.
BPO companies provides a state-of-the-art equipment in outsourcing their business in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. These companies trained their employees to speak like American way. In Unique Interaction, they provide fundamental call center training before the call center trainees will be allowed to take calls. The trainees has to learn account information first. Once they know the account then they are deployed ready on the floor and receive as many calls as they want. The company also teach their employees on how to handle their customers well. It is so hard to lose a customer, we know that they are considered as the lifeblood that gives full stream of support to make the company up and running and stay on the business for long.
The fact is call centers are part of the Philippine economic activity. Almost half of the 86.2 million people in the Philippines are younger than 20 years old. So don’t be surprised if you will be able to meet supervisors, team leaders, managers below 25. This is because that call center has the fastest way of promoting a career development. If the agent is performing better and receiving good CSAT ratings then no doubt that within six months or less than, this certain employee is entitled to move to another level in his or her career path. The Philippines is also one of the potential factors for outsourcing. It has been also forecast by the XMG Inc., Manila-based research and advisory firm that the nation will surpass India by 2008 as home to the world’s largest call center companies.
The Philippines offers attractive environment for the BPO companies, which is one of the key requirements by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) in applying for this business. Even now big contact center firms also expanded their centers not only in Manila but targeting the provincial levels. So it means, the revenues will not only take place within the National Capital Region (NCR) but it will also circulate to the provincial areas after passing the standard set by the Peza. Largest call centers are also found operating in Pampanga, Laguna and Baguio in Luzon; Bacolod, Cebu, Dumaguete and Iloilo in the Visayas; and Cagayan de Oro and Davao in Mindanao.
The Philippine Government is very supportive to this. Under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, she said that BPO companies will generate billions of pesos in the country with target by 2010. When it starts to operate in 2000, now off-shore call center industry estimates to employs 60,000 people.*
Biggest Mistakes You Can Make in Contacting a Filipina Woman
Peter Lisdorf asked:
r friend just headed home from a trip to Manila, Philippines and he said he met his Filipina life partner there. Maybe you have read some articles stating how fantastic a Philippine lover is and how she will make sure to satisfy you in every manner possible. Or maybe your co-worker in the business office got married to a Philippine lady and he always has tasty lunches. May be you specifically like the taste of that Chicken “Apretada” he once let you get a taste. In any case, you are really certain that the best wife in this world for you is a Philippine woman.
But problem is, you have absolutely no idea how to dating a quality Filipina woman. It’s in reality quite easy to meet a nice Filipina lady. Getting her to go out with you and getting her to like you is an entirely different issue, so long as you avoid the following three mistakes.
Mistake Number 1: Lurching the night bars for Filipina women
Nightspots may be the central point of the single scene in the US but if you are looking for a possible wife or someone who you want to have a long lasting relationship with, then it’s wise to skip the Philippine night bars. Ladies who visit these bars are usually young people that just desire to have a whale of a time and if they will give you their number, they are most likely looking for casual encounters. That is not to say that any Filipina ladies who frequent bars are bad news, however, it’s more often than not. Philippine girls know that night clubs are just spots to amuse in, they are truly not places where you are able to find true love.
Mistake Number 2: Ignoring special Filipina dating sites
This may be your gravest mistake ever. The most successful way to get in contact with quality Filipina women is by trying out Internet dating sites. In this manner you are able to communicate with them, you are able to chat them up and ask them about themselves without having to fly off to another continent. Besides, dating online sites are not sites for “Mail Order Brides”. Reliable online dating sites will give you the chance to get in contact and mingle with thousands of real Filipina ladies looking for the same thing as you are. You will be surprised how many beautiful Filipina ladies searching for western men you are able to contact after signing up.
Mistake Number 3: Not to remember the time difference.
Remember, you live in another part of the world. The difference between Philippines and Eastern Standard Time is eight hours. In any case, if you are arranging an “online meeting” with a possible Filipina girl who fits the profile you are seeking, it is a good idea to set a time that is good for her. This will let her know that you like her and you appreciate her hours of sleeping over yours.
These are just several advice to help you get in contact with a nice Philippine girl. To improve your dating experience, try to learn their language and learning up on the Filipino culture so you are able to get in contact with your Philippine dream partner easier.
r friend just headed home from a trip to Manila, Philippines and he said he met his Filipina life partner there. Maybe you have read some articles stating how fantastic a Philippine lover is and how she will make sure to satisfy you in every manner possible. Or maybe your co-worker in the business office got married to a Philippine lady and he always has tasty lunches. May be you specifically like the taste of that Chicken “Apretada” he once let you get a taste. In any case, you are really certain that the best wife in this world for you is a Philippine woman.
But problem is, you have absolutely no idea how to dating a quality Filipina woman. It’s in reality quite easy to meet a nice Filipina lady. Getting her to go out with you and getting her to like you is an entirely different issue, so long as you avoid the following three mistakes.
Mistake Number 1: Lurching the night bars for Filipina women
Nightspots may be the central point of the single scene in the US but if you are looking for a possible wife or someone who you want to have a long lasting relationship with, then it’s wise to skip the Philippine night bars. Ladies who visit these bars are usually young people that just desire to have a whale of a time and if they will give you their number, they are most likely looking for casual encounters. That is not to say that any Filipina ladies who frequent bars are bad news, however, it’s more often than not. Philippine girls know that night clubs are just spots to amuse in, they are truly not places where you are able to find true love.
Mistake Number 2: Ignoring special Filipina dating sites
This may be your gravest mistake ever. The most successful way to get in contact with quality Filipina women is by trying out Internet dating sites. In this manner you are able to communicate with them, you are able to chat them up and ask them about themselves without having to fly off to another continent. Besides, dating online sites are not sites for “Mail Order Brides”. Reliable online dating sites will give you the chance to get in contact and mingle with thousands of real Filipina ladies looking for the same thing as you are. You will be surprised how many beautiful Filipina ladies searching for western men you are able to contact after signing up.
Mistake Number 3: Not to remember the time difference.
Remember, you live in another part of the world. The difference between Philippines and Eastern Standard Time is eight hours. In any case, if you are arranging an “online meeting” with a possible Filipina girl who fits the profile you are seeking, it is a good idea to set a time that is good for her. This will let her know that you like her and you appreciate her hours of sleeping over yours.
These are just several advice to help you get in contact with a nice Philippine girl. To improve your dating experience, try to learn their language and learning up on the Filipino culture so you are able to get in contact with your Philippine dream partner easier.
Ten Quick Tips for Philippines Travelers
Jake Truman asked:
Before you rush out that door to enjoy your vacation in the Philippines, I have ten quick tips you should know. The Philippines is a great place to vacation, but plan poorly and your dream can quickly turn into a nightmare. Preparation is the key to any successful vacation.
Ten Quick Tips:
1. The temperature of the Philippines stays warm year-round. The range is from 78F to 90F.
2. If you have any questions about your visit, contact the Department of Tourism.
3. While the Philippines is one country, there are many regionseach with its own culture. Each culture has its own spin on food.
4. Don’t be a miser. When services are provided, don’t forget to tip. 10% is a common tip amount.
5. The Philippines’ monetary unsit is the peso (PhP). Get some of these and travel around with them. It makes dealing with local commerce much easier.
6. As mentioned in point #3, the country has different regions. There are 16 of them to be exact. Take the time to know the difference and you might find locals warming up to you.
7. If you want to see traditional festivals, celebrations and events then you need to go during the summer. This is the best time to see these attractions.
8. There are many ways to get around the Philippines including jeepneys, tricycles, pedicabs, and air-conditioned taxis. Explore and enjoy yourself.
9. Get to know some common Tagalog phrases. Many in the Philippines speak English, but they light up when someone is trying to speak their language.
10. Have fun, be nice and take lots of pictures. Don’t be shy about mixing with the locals. You might find some hidden gems that way.
There you have it; 10 great tips for traveling to the Philippines. All that’s left is for you to go and enjoy yourself.
