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Magical Philippines
August 14, 2011 by Anita
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Amelia Generalao asked:
Philippine archipelago comprises 7, 101 islands with three major group of islands; Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. This Southeast Asian country is home to peace loving and diligent Filipinos with warm smiles ready to greet you. Philippines is a country that exudes beauty, rich culture and wonderful stories that is evident in all parts of the archipelago.
The captivating wonders of Philippines allured tourists and travelers, foreigners and locals, from the breathtaking views of Batanes down to the southern island of Tawi Tawi. You need not spend a fortune to experience a truly tropical holiday as everything you love can be found in the Philippines at cost effective rates. Its world class scuba diving spots with amazing coral reefs and inviting powdery white sand beaches in Boracay, Palawan, Bohol and Cebu make a perfect destination to kick off pressures at work and temporarily forget the crowded city life. The amazing wonders of Philippine archipelago never fail to amaze backpackers, thrill seekers and adventurers from its highest peak, Mount Apo to the wild river of Cagayan de Oro. Whether it is a family vacation, romantic getaway, group outing or educational tour, Philippines has it all.
Discover colorful festivals and in different towns and cities that enchants the imagination of the world. These annual festivals have long been a part of the Filipino culture not only to party but to boosts spiritual belief. Among these major celebrations are: Sinulog in Cebu, Kadayawan in Davao, Maskara festival in Bacolod, Ati Atihan in Aklan, Dinagyang in Iloilo and Panagbenga in Baguio.
Experience its diverse culture, charm, mouthwatering foods, sweet fruits and exotic sceneries! Discover Philippines!
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Philippine archipelago comprises 7, 101 islands with three major group of islands; Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. This Southeast Asian country is home to peace loving and diligent Filipinos with warm smiles ready to greet you. Philippines is a country that exudes beauty, rich culture and wonderful stories that is evident in all parts of the archipelago.
The captivating wonders of Philippines allured tourists and travelers, foreigners and locals, from the breathtaking views of Batanes down to the southern island of Tawi Tawi. You need not spend a fortune to experience a truly tropical holiday as everything you love can be found in the Philippines at cost effective rates. Its world class scuba diving spots with amazing coral reefs and inviting powdery white sand beaches in Boracay, Palawan, Bohol and Cebu make a perfect destination to kick off pressures at work and temporarily forget the crowded city life. The amazing wonders of Philippine archipelago never fail to amaze backpackers, thrill seekers and adventurers from its highest peak, Mount Apo to the wild river of Cagayan de Oro. Whether it is a family vacation, romantic getaway, group outing or educational tour, Philippines has it all.
Discover colorful festivals and in different towns and cities that enchants the imagination of the world. These annual festivals have long been a part of the Filipino culture not only to party but to boosts spiritual belief. Among these major celebrations are: Sinulog in Cebu, Kadayawan in Davao, Maskara festival in Bacolod, Ati Atihan in Aklan, Dinagyang in Iloilo and Panagbenga in Baguio.
Experience its diverse culture, charm, mouthwatering foods, sweet fruits and exotic sceneries! Discover Philippines!
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Filipinos Do Speak Spanish
March 20, 2011 by Anita
Filed under Travel And Leisure
Teresita Herrera asked:
When you travel to the Philippines, it’s good to have a basic knowledge of English and Spanish, because even among Filipinos who don’t speak Spanish fluently, there are thousands of Spanish loan words in the indigenous Malay languages of the Philippines.
Many people are mistaken in assuming that the Filipino culture is intermixed with influences from the Spanish culture, but that’s actually a mistake, since the national Filipino culture didn’t exist until the Spaniards arrived in the 1500s, and neither did the word Filipino. The Filipino culture is a result of the cultural mix of the indigenous Malay cultures, Spanish influences which are inescapable in the names, the languages, and in the ancestry of the Filipino people, and also a strong Chinese influence.
I always go to forum and message boards and have a good read, and common sentences are “If Filipinos spoke Spanish…”, “Filipinos don’t speak Spanish” “If Filipinos spoke Spanish today…” “Only old Filipinos speak Spanish.” “The only kind of Spanish in the Philippines is Chabacano…”
I’m 24 years old. When I was in Manila two years ago, I visited my great aunt, who I was told was becoming senile, so I assumed that she probably wouldn’t recognize me since it’s been 13 years since she had seen me, but I was amazed that the moment I arrived, walked up the steps to our old Spanish colonial style home, and entered the sala, she called me by my first name and began telling me about how tall I became and how I look so “mestizo” with my brown hair combined with my ****** features. I told my great aunt, “No, you look mestiza!” And she laughed and said, “No, I’m an indio!”, the irony being of course that these words were coming out of my great aunt standing there with her porcelain white skin, striking green eyes, sharp pointed nose, and wavy hair that used to be black but is now a beautiful snow white.
Of course, we’re just using the word mestizo in Philippine vernacular referring to appearance. Referring to my previous articles on our blog about the word mestizo, far be it for me to give a lecture to my great aunt about how the word mestizo is being used in a different way in the Philippines and is spreading miseducation among Filipinos about our actual racial ancestry as a country, especially when she’s the one who speaks perfect Spanish and learned it as her first language. But at the same time, it’s also understandable that words change meanings in different countries, and it’s just a natural part of language evolution.
I never thought that I looked Spanish or Latin, but it seems everybody else I ever met that wasn’t a family member or family friend in my entire life always did. But that same thing always happens to my mom and my aunts and uncles, since we don’t have features that are typically Malay. My Filipino friends always told me, “You know you don’t look Filipino…” a comment which is intended to praise you, but at the same time, also made makes one feel excluded. And I always thought it was ironic because I’m not that white looking, there are a lot of Filipinos especially celebrities that have a lot more and stronger European features than I do, compared to the rest of my family, I’m practically an Aeta, hehe. But of course, that’s okay, because Aetas are beautiful people.
I remember I worked for Fuji, the Japanese photo company in New York, and I’d speak in my broken Tagalog to our Filipino clients, “Oh! You’re Filipino!” And a funny thing is because I was used to speaking with my Spanish speaking clients and they always greeted me with “?Como esta?” whenever they entered my office, so I was used to saying “Bien!”. Well, one day, I was busy doing some work, a woman walked in and she said “?Como esta?” and I said, “Bien, gracias!”, and I looked up from my work, and realized that it was that nice Filipina woman I knew who was our repeat client, so I scrambled and said, “I mean, mabuti!” Hehe. It was when I looked up at her face I realized that she had said “Kumusta?” not “?Como esta?”, since to the discerning ear, the way Filipinos and Latinos say this common greeting in our culture is indistinguishable, and it certainly was for me that day and I’ll never forget it, hehe.
So I’m at my great aunt’s house, which is actually the former house of my grandfather, which she inherited when he died. One time, I visited by myself, and after merienda, she sat me down at the window, and we had a long talk in Spanish, about a lot of things, and I kept thinking to myself, why is everybody saying she’s becoming senile when her memory is still there? And in Spanish, I asked her about her life growing up, because I realized that since I hardly visit the Philippines and this is my last connection to my grandparents and to my family history, I have to soak up everything, and I have to find out as much as possible before the inevitable happens. She would speak to our maids in Tagalog, and speak to me in Tagalog and English also, and I’d reply in my broken Tagalog, but mostly in English since my Tagalog is so broken, hehe. But when I switched to Spanish, she spoke only in Spanish to me, and proceeded to scold me in Spanish, saying that I need to do good in school, and do something good with my life, and work hard, etc. which became really irritating since she began to say the same things over and over again. And then I asked her about her childhood, and she told me all kinds of stories, still in Spanish since it was her first language, about World War II, and how my great uncle died in the war, and all kinds of great things that I scrambled to write in a piece of newspaper so I could save it for later.
The thing I noticed was that she seemed okay but a little exasperated when she would conversate with her maids in Tagalog, and it was nice, but when I spoke to her in Spanish, it’s like an entire section of her memories just flooded back to her, and her eyes lit up, and I soon realized that it was because a great portion of her entire childhood and youth was lived in the Spanish language, and to have someone awaken that in her now, it was just an amazing thing to feel. It felt like when I looked into her green eyes and she told me all these stories about her childhood and her university life and the war and about my grandparents, I was literally stepping back in time to a Manila that no longer exists today, I was stepping back in time to my family’s own history, and it was just surreal.
My uncle also visited the house, and we had a short chat in Spanish also. And my aunt, who works in Canada for IBM,. There are also many Filipinos in this world that are highly educated and entered the U.S. or Canada through scholarships, and that proudly includes my mom and my aunts, anyway, she always tells me how this Spanish woman always likes to chat with her during lunch, because my aunt and uncles also grew up with Spanish (not Chabacano) as their first language, before they learned Tagalog or English.
My family is from Manila (and has been for generations ever since our family history has been recorded), not from Zamboanga or Ermita and certainly not from Cavite, although those are beautiful places, and and we have family members that speak Spanish, not Chabacano. There are Spanish speakers that are Filipinos that are not from those two provinces, but the miseducation about this topic seems to be deep among Filipinos.
But Chabacano is a beautiful creole language, and I love hearing it being spoken since it’s extremely easy to understand, at least for me, since it’s a mix of Tagalog and other local dialects with Spanish, and I understand Spanish and Tagalog fluently, so put it all together, it’s Chabacano, and I love it, I love hearing it.
It is absolutely true that Spanish is no longer widely spoken in the Philippines, and one step out of the airplane, it doesn’t take long for anybody to realize that, however, the Philippines does have it’s own unique version and accent of Spanish that is not Chabacano, it’s proper Spanish meaning that it’s not a creole, but it’s a Spanish that has it’s own influences from Tagalog, including dental stops between vowels that are influenced from the Malay languages. However, the only people that seem to be researching this very important and endangered part of our heritage are not Filipinos, but are American university scholars, and while Filipinos speaking Spanish today might seem like a grand myth to many young Filipinos, especially those overseas many of whom seem to be completely clueless about it among other things related to Filipino culture, it is in fact real. And it’s real in my own family.
So, the point is, always take everything you read on Filipino forums and message boards with a grain of salt, because all the statements above that I’ve read before, and I’ve heard repeated over and over before, I certainly know for a fact aren’t true considering that I am living proof of it, and so is my family, and I experience it and see it with my own eyes, and I live it everyday.
And don’t forget about the Filipinos celebrities in the public eye who do speak Spanish: Pilita Corrales, Junior, Isabel Preysler, Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias Jr., Shaila Durcal, Tamara Falco, Ana Boyer, Chabeli Iglesias, Carmen Morales, German Moreno, Jaime Fabregas, and many many more.
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When you travel to the Philippines, it’s good to have a basic knowledge of English and Spanish, because even among Filipinos who don’t speak Spanish fluently, there are thousands of Spanish loan words in the indigenous Malay languages of the Philippines.
Many people are mistaken in assuming that the Filipino culture is intermixed with influences from the Spanish culture, but that’s actually a mistake, since the national Filipino culture didn’t exist until the Spaniards arrived in the 1500s, and neither did the word Filipino. The Filipino culture is a result of the cultural mix of the indigenous Malay cultures, Spanish influences which are inescapable in the names, the languages, and in the ancestry of the Filipino people, and also a strong Chinese influence.
I always go to forum and message boards and have a good read, and common sentences are “If Filipinos spoke Spanish…”, “Filipinos don’t speak Spanish” “If Filipinos spoke Spanish today…” “Only old Filipinos speak Spanish.” “The only kind of Spanish in the Philippines is Chabacano…”
I’m 24 years old. When I was in Manila two years ago, I visited my great aunt, who I was told was becoming senile, so I assumed that she probably wouldn’t recognize me since it’s been 13 years since she had seen me, but I was amazed that the moment I arrived, walked up the steps to our old Spanish colonial style home, and entered the sala, she called me by my first name and began telling me about how tall I became and how I look so “mestizo” with my brown hair combined with my ****** features. I told my great aunt, “No, you look mestiza!” And she laughed and said, “No, I’m an indio!”, the irony being of course that these words were coming out of my great aunt standing there with her porcelain white skin, striking green eyes, sharp pointed nose, and wavy hair that used to be black but is now a beautiful snow white.
Of course, we’re just using the word mestizo in Philippine vernacular referring to appearance. Referring to my previous articles on our blog about the word mestizo, far be it for me to give a lecture to my great aunt about how the word mestizo is being used in a different way in the Philippines and is spreading miseducation among Filipinos about our actual racial ancestry as a country, especially when she’s the one who speaks perfect Spanish and learned it as her first language. But at the same time, it’s also understandable that words change meanings in different countries, and it’s just a natural part of language evolution.
I never thought that I looked Spanish or Latin, but it seems everybody else I ever met that wasn’t a family member or family friend in my entire life always did. But that same thing always happens to my mom and my aunts and uncles, since we don’t have features that are typically Malay. My Filipino friends always told me, “You know you don’t look Filipino…” a comment which is intended to praise you, but at the same time, also made makes one feel excluded. And I always thought it was ironic because I’m not that white looking, there are a lot of Filipinos especially celebrities that have a lot more and stronger European features than I do, compared to the rest of my family, I’m practically an Aeta, hehe. But of course, that’s okay, because Aetas are beautiful people.
I remember I worked for Fuji, the Japanese photo company in New York, and I’d speak in my broken Tagalog to our Filipino clients, “Oh! You’re Filipino!” And a funny thing is because I was used to speaking with my Spanish speaking clients and they always greeted me with “?Como esta?” whenever they entered my office, so I was used to saying “Bien!”. Well, one day, I was busy doing some work, a woman walked in and she said “?Como esta?” and I said, “Bien, gracias!”, and I looked up from my work, and realized that it was that nice Filipina woman I knew who was our repeat client, so I scrambled and said, “I mean, mabuti!” Hehe. It was when I looked up at her face I realized that she had said “Kumusta?” not “?Como esta?”, since to the discerning ear, the way Filipinos and Latinos say this common greeting in our culture is indistinguishable, and it certainly was for me that day and I’ll never forget it, hehe.
So I’m at my great aunt’s house, which is actually the former house of my grandfather, which she inherited when he died. One time, I visited by myself, and after merienda, she sat me down at the window, and we had a long talk in Spanish, about a lot of things, and I kept thinking to myself, why is everybody saying she’s becoming senile when her memory is still there? And in Spanish, I asked her about her life growing up, because I realized that since I hardly visit the Philippines and this is my last connection to my grandparents and to my family history, I have to soak up everything, and I have to find out as much as possible before the inevitable happens. She would speak to our maids in Tagalog, and speak to me in Tagalog and English also, and I’d reply in my broken Tagalog, but mostly in English since my Tagalog is so broken, hehe. But when I switched to Spanish, she spoke only in Spanish to me, and proceeded to scold me in Spanish, saying that I need to do good in school, and do something good with my life, and work hard, etc. which became really irritating since she began to say the same things over and over again. And then I asked her about her childhood, and she told me all kinds of stories, still in Spanish since it was her first language, about World War II, and how my great uncle died in the war, and all kinds of great things that I scrambled to write in a piece of newspaper so I could save it for later.
The thing I noticed was that she seemed okay but a little exasperated when she would conversate with her maids in Tagalog, and it was nice, but when I spoke to her in Spanish, it’s like an entire section of her memories just flooded back to her, and her eyes lit up, and I soon realized that it was because a great portion of her entire childhood and youth was lived in the Spanish language, and to have someone awaken that in her now, it was just an amazing thing to feel. It felt like when I looked into her green eyes and she told me all these stories about her childhood and her university life and the war and about my grandparents, I was literally stepping back in time to a Manila that no longer exists today, I was stepping back in time to my family’s own history, and it was just surreal.
My uncle also visited the house, and we had a short chat in Spanish also. And my aunt, who works in Canada for IBM,. There are also many Filipinos in this world that are highly educated and entered the U.S. or Canada through scholarships, and that proudly includes my mom and my aunts, anyway, she always tells me how this Spanish woman always likes to chat with her during lunch, because my aunt and uncles also grew up with Spanish (not Chabacano) as their first language, before they learned Tagalog or English.
My family is from Manila (and has been for generations ever since our family history has been recorded), not from Zamboanga or Ermita and certainly not from Cavite, although those are beautiful places, and and we have family members that speak Spanish, not Chabacano. There are Spanish speakers that are Filipinos that are not from those two provinces, but the miseducation about this topic seems to be deep among Filipinos.
But Chabacano is a beautiful creole language, and I love hearing it being spoken since it’s extremely easy to understand, at least for me, since it’s a mix of Tagalog and other local dialects with Spanish, and I understand Spanish and Tagalog fluently, so put it all together, it’s Chabacano, and I love it, I love hearing it.
It is absolutely true that Spanish is no longer widely spoken in the Philippines, and one step out of the airplane, it doesn’t take long for anybody to realize that, however, the Philippines does have it’s own unique version and accent of Spanish that is not Chabacano, it’s proper Spanish meaning that it’s not a creole, but it’s a Spanish that has it’s own influences from Tagalog, including dental stops between vowels that are influenced from the Malay languages. However, the only people that seem to be researching this very important and endangered part of our heritage are not Filipinos, but are American university scholars, and while Filipinos speaking Spanish today might seem like a grand myth to many young Filipinos, especially those overseas many of whom seem to be completely clueless about it among other things related to Filipino culture, it is in fact real. And it’s real in my own family.
So, the point is, always take everything you read on Filipino forums and message boards with a grain of salt, because all the statements above that I’ve read before, and I’ve heard repeated over and over before, I certainly know for a fact aren’t true considering that I am living proof of it, and so is my family, and I experience it and see it with my own eyes, and I live it everyday.
And don’t forget about the Filipinos celebrities in the public eye who do speak Spanish: Pilita Corrales, Junior, Isabel Preysler, Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias Jr., Shaila Durcal, Tamara Falco, Ana Boyer, Chabeli Iglesias, Carmen Morales, German Moreno, Jaime Fabregas, and many many more.
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Nightlife in the Philippines
February 17, 2011 by Anita
Filed under Travel And Leisure
Allan Merin asked:
For many years, the Philippines has been known as a first-class travel getaway in Asia. Its fascinating beaches, colorful events and festivals, and premier attractions make the country one of the most frequented tourist destinations in the region.
One way to make your visit to the Philippines memorable is to explore the country’s night time offerings. Nightlife in the archipelago of 7,107 islands is truly a big bash, considering how fun-loving and good-natured the Filipinos are. Bars and clubs have been mushrooming everywhere, especially in urban and metropolitan areas. Even hotels and resorts are hosting various gatherings to cater to the needs of the growing number of party animals in the country. Even during weeknights or an ordinary working day, Filipinos are always finding ways to relax and unwind.
Here is a guide to the best places where you can enjoy, sing, and dance all night long.
Manila
Manila is not only the capital of the Philippines but also the center of non-stop night time festivities. A famous nightlife venue in the city is Malate. This district is known for its bars and clubs along the portion of M.H. del Pilar, Mabini, and Adriatico streets. Restaurants and café have also been sprouting in the area. A visit to gimmick areas along Roxas Blvd and Manila Bay is also recommended.
Makati
Known as the financial capital of the Philippines, Makati is another perfect place to unwind after a day’s work. The city, which is home to dizzying skyscrapers and luxurious accommodations, also hosts upscale restaurants and bars where you can party all night. The Makati Commercial Center, Greenbelt, and The Fort are some of the most sought-after evening sites in the city. You can also hang out in Jupiter and J.P. Rizal streets.
Quezon City
Quezon City, the most populous city in the country, also offers a variety of entertainment at night. Affordable bar chows and beers make the city a favorite among partygoers. Clubs are located close to each other that you can literally bar hop. Timog Ave, Libis, and Cubao are some of the must-visit nightlife venues in Quezon City.
Boracay Island
Nightlife in the Philippines is not only confined in the city centers. Aside from its white sand beaches, Boracay Island is also home to bars and other night spots where you can drink, dance, sing, and unwind. Hotels and resorts are also ideal venues to enjoy your nocturnal life in Boracay.
Subic
A wide selection of nightlife adventure can be found in Subic. From live band to disco, the city is known for its lively party atmosphere. Out in this first-class municipality are foreigners and expatriates that make Subic their second home. The Magsaysay Blvd is akin to exciting night time offerings.
Local Philippines is your travel buddy. We have information about the destinations, how to get there, what to do while in the area and more! Destinations in the beaches or in the
mountains, destinations under water, destinations right at the middle of the urban hub, name it and Local Philippines will most likely feature it.
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For many years, the Philippines has been known as a first-class travel getaway in Asia. Its fascinating beaches, colorful events and festivals, and premier attractions make the country one of the most frequented tourist destinations in the region.
One way to make your visit to the Philippines memorable is to explore the country’s night time offerings. Nightlife in the archipelago of 7,107 islands is truly a big bash, considering how fun-loving and good-natured the Filipinos are. Bars and clubs have been mushrooming everywhere, especially in urban and metropolitan areas. Even hotels and resorts are hosting various gatherings to cater to the needs of the growing number of party animals in the country. Even during weeknights or an ordinary working day, Filipinos are always finding ways to relax and unwind.
Here is a guide to the best places where you can enjoy, sing, and dance all night long.
Manila
Manila is not only the capital of the Philippines but also the center of non-stop night time festivities. A famous nightlife venue in the city is Malate. This district is known for its bars and clubs along the portion of M.H. del Pilar, Mabini, and Adriatico streets. Restaurants and café have also been sprouting in the area. A visit to gimmick areas along Roxas Blvd and Manila Bay is also recommended.
Makati
Known as the financial capital of the Philippines, Makati is another perfect place to unwind after a day’s work. The city, which is home to dizzying skyscrapers and luxurious accommodations, also hosts upscale restaurants and bars where you can party all night. The Makati Commercial Center, Greenbelt, and The Fort are some of the most sought-after evening sites in the city. You can also hang out in Jupiter and J.P. Rizal streets.
Quezon City
Quezon City, the most populous city in the country, also offers a variety of entertainment at night. Affordable bar chows and beers make the city a favorite among partygoers. Clubs are located close to each other that you can literally bar hop. Timog Ave, Libis, and Cubao are some of the must-visit nightlife venues in Quezon City.
Boracay Island
Nightlife in the Philippines is not only confined in the city centers. Aside from its white sand beaches, Boracay Island is also home to bars and other night spots where you can drink, dance, sing, and unwind. Hotels and resorts are also ideal venues to enjoy your nocturnal life in Boracay.
Subic
A wide selection of nightlife adventure can be found in Subic. From live band to disco, the city is known for its lively party atmosphere. Out in this first-class municipality are foreigners and expatriates that make Subic their second home. The Magsaysay Blvd is akin to exciting night time offerings.
Local Philippines is your travel buddy. We have information about the destinations, how to get there, what to do while in the area and more! Destinations in the beaches or in the
mountains, destinations under water, destinations right at the middle of the urban hub, name it and Local Philippines will most likely feature it.
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India and the Philippines Together Account for 50% of the Offshore Bpo Market Currently
Paul Young asked:
Growing at 46% annually since 2004, the US$6.8 billion Philippines’ offshore market today employs over 450,000 people, mostly for voice-based services. The Everest study, The Silent Knight: The Philippines’ Emerging Non-Voice BPO Capability, which includes contributions from the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), shows that the Philippines is now poised to emerge as an important destination for non-voice offshore BPO work for buyers looking beyond India to grow their offshoring footprint. It is noteworthy here that by 2012, the offshore BPO market will have an addressable opportunity of $220-280 billion, and as much as 90 percent of this addressable market opportunity will be in non-voice BPO services.
The Everest Research Institute study shows that while the scale of work is currently low, a number of providers are already leveraging the Philippines for a vast scope of non-voice functions. However, there remains limited awareness of the Philippines’ real capability in non-voice services, which has grown significantly over the past three years.
Says Nikhil Rajpal, Principal, Everest Group, “Success in voice-based BPO services has positioned the Philippines as the second largest low-cost BPO destination after India, and both countries combined account for 50 percent of the offshore BPO market in revenue terms. In non-voice BPO, most current activity and scale in the Philippines is concentrated on transactional services. Whereas almost all types of non-voice BPO functions are now being delivered from the Philippines, their maturity varies, so while we see relatively high activity and maturity in Finance & Accounting and transcription services, there has been only some activity recently in HRO, with even lesser in Procurement Services. Further, while there has been an increased traction in judgment-intensive knowledge services such as research, analytics and legal services, the scale and maturity remains low.”
The Filipino government is focused on development of the non-voice BPO industry, providing incentive programs to attract investors as well as providing grants and infrastructure developments.
Says Jimit Arora, Research Director, Everest Research Institute, “A number of factors are favoring the growth of non-voice BPO in the Philippines. These include acceptance as a key destination for customer service and support; competitive costs; sizable pool of English speaking talent; and a starting base of captives and suppliers. There is strong cultural similarity between the Philippines and the United States, making it easier for Filipino agents to relate toU.S. customers.”
“In terms of operating cost per employee for transactional back-office work, the Philippines offers about 75% and 70% respective savings over tier-II cities in UK and US, which is somewhat lesser savings as compared to India, but sizably more than other offshoring destinations like Monterrey (Mexico) and Prague (Czech Republic). Again, in terms of graduates per annum, at 480, 000, Philippines lags behind India’s 30, 00, 000, but is much ahead of Egypt, Argentina, South Africa and Mexico”, adds Jimit.
However, according to Nikhil, managing talent-related constraints will be critical to ensure operational success in the Philippines. He says, “Philippines will need to address four key talent-related challenges – scalability of entry-level talent; availability of specialized skills; availability and quality of managers; and migration of skilled talent.” Challenges regarding shortage of entry-level talent exist in India as well as the Philippines. According to the NASSCOM-Everest study, “Roadmap 2012 – Capitalizing on the Expanding BPO Landscape”, released last year, while the number of people required to support impending growth of BPO in India are available, unless the current focus on “ready-to-eat” talent is altered, the future growth may lead to a shortage of approximately one million entry-level graduates by 2012. However, availability of specialized skills, access to quality management talent, and talent migration are challenges that are much more pronounced in thePhilippines as compared to India.
Concludes Nikhil, “Given the nascent stage of the Philippines’ non-voice BPO market and prevailing talent-related challenges, the Philippines is unlikely to replace India as the leading non-voice BPO delivery location.” However, the Philippines can still serve as an important satellite delivery location for such services, and it is time the world starts taking note of its non-voice BPO delivery capabilities, he adds.
Growing at 46% annually since 2004, the US$6.8 billion Philippines’ offshore market today employs over 450,000 people, mostly for voice-based services. The Everest study, The Silent Knight: The Philippines’ Emerging Non-Voice BPO Capability, which includes contributions from the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), shows that the Philippines is now poised to emerge as an important destination for non-voice offshore BPO work for buyers looking beyond India to grow their offshoring footprint. It is noteworthy here that by 2012, the offshore BPO market will have an addressable opportunity of $220-280 billion, and as much as 90 percent of this addressable market opportunity will be in non-voice BPO services.
The Everest Research Institute study shows that while the scale of work is currently low, a number of providers are already leveraging the Philippines for a vast scope of non-voice functions. However, there remains limited awareness of the Philippines’ real capability in non-voice services, which has grown significantly over the past three years.
Says Nikhil Rajpal, Principal, Everest Group, “Success in voice-based BPO services has positioned the Philippines as the second largest low-cost BPO destination after India, and both countries combined account for 50 percent of the offshore BPO market in revenue terms. In non-voice BPO, most current activity and scale in the Philippines is concentrated on transactional services. Whereas almost all types of non-voice BPO functions are now being delivered from the Philippines, their maturity varies, so while we see relatively high activity and maturity in Finance & Accounting and transcription services, there has been only some activity recently in HRO, with even lesser in Procurement Services. Further, while there has been an increased traction in judgment-intensive knowledge services such as research, analytics and legal services, the scale and maturity remains low.”
The Filipino government is focused on development of the non-voice BPO industry, providing incentive programs to attract investors as well as providing grants and infrastructure developments.
Says Jimit Arora, Research Director, Everest Research Institute, “A number of factors are favoring the growth of non-voice BPO in the Philippines. These include acceptance as a key destination for customer service and support; competitive costs; sizable pool of English speaking talent; and a starting base of captives and suppliers. There is strong cultural similarity between the Philippines and the United States, making it easier for Filipino agents to relate toU.S. customers.”
“In terms of operating cost per employee for transactional back-office work, the Philippines offers about 75% and 70% respective savings over tier-II cities in UK and US, which is somewhat lesser savings as compared to India, but sizably more than other offshoring destinations like Monterrey (Mexico) and Prague (Czech Republic). Again, in terms of graduates per annum, at 480, 000, Philippines lags behind India’s 30, 00, 000, but is much ahead of Egypt, Argentina, South Africa and Mexico”, adds Jimit.
However, according to Nikhil, managing talent-related constraints will be critical to ensure operational success in the Philippines. He says, “Philippines will need to address four key talent-related challenges – scalability of entry-level talent; availability of specialized skills; availability and quality of managers; and migration of skilled talent.” Challenges regarding shortage of entry-level talent exist in India as well as the Philippines. According to the NASSCOM-Everest study, “Roadmap 2012 – Capitalizing on the Expanding BPO Landscape”, released last year, while the number of people required to support impending growth of BPO in India are available, unless the current focus on “ready-to-eat” talent is altered, the future growth may lead to a shortage of approximately one million entry-level graduates by 2012. However, availability of specialized skills, access to quality management talent, and talent migration are challenges that are much more pronounced in thePhilippines as compared to India.
Concludes Nikhil, “Given the nascent stage of the Philippines’ non-voice BPO market and prevailing talent-related challenges, the Philippines is unlikely to replace India as the leading non-voice BPO delivery location.” However, the Philippines can still serve as an important satellite delivery location for such services, and it is time the world starts taking note of its non-voice BPO delivery capabilities, he adds.
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.*
Testing Filipino Psychic Surgeons
Patrick Hamouy asked:
A Psychic Surgeon enters a person’s body using his / her bare hands and manually removes diseased tissues, tumours, calcium deposits, pus etc… Painlessly from a patient’s body, coming out without leaving any visible marks or scars.
But how can you be sure that a Psychic Surgeon is genuine?
Biased TV reports continuously portray these Psychic Surgeons as cheats. Magicians are hired to (badly) attempt to mimic what genuine Psychic Surgeons do. This is a pitiful imitation of these amazing healers by ignorant people who have never witnessed a genuine Psychic Surgeon at work and have never bothered to research the truth for themselves. These magicians could easily be caught cheating if you used the following testing method on them.
I have worked with over 40 different Psychic Surgeons since 1997 and I have only retained 4. These 4 I believe to be genuine. The others I let go as they were either cheating, not powerful enough or unethical. Be very careful if you go to Philippines on your own. Most people who have tried this came back very disappointed.
How I test the Psychic Surgeons I work with
1- I must be allowed to walk around the couch when he/she is working
2- I must be allowed to check under and around the couch for hidden props
2- He must show me his empty hands before he touches his client and without touching anything, he must start his treatment
3- If a group is present with me, we must all be allowed to film the surgery from front, back, above and sides
If a surgeon can pass these tests, this is a good start but there is more…
It may be possible to feel a tumour in a person’s body with your hand before surgery is performed. If after the surgery you can only feel a hole where the tumour was, then it is certain that the tumour has been removed.
One of the surgeons I take groups to proceeds to energise our hands and then moves the tip of our index finger over our body. Blood appears under our own finger as it is moved. Not when the surgeon’s finger moves, but when our own finger moves. How can this be faked?
Some of the tumours removed by the most gifted surgeon are the size of a fist. How could this be hidden from us as the surgeon has not touched anything but his patient’s body since showing us his hands?
How do Filipino fake Psychic Surgeons work?
First, they will not allow you to check them the way I described above.
They will usually keep you at a safe distance and you may not be allowed to film.
They often have a sheet hanging over the sides of the couch and you will not be allowed to check what is under it.
The great shame about all this cheating by fake surgeons or by the wrong portraying by ignorant magicians is that desperate people in search of life saving healing get coned or mislaid.
It is sad that often people go to Philippines when they are desperate because modern medicine has not helped them. It would be much easier for a genuine Psychic Surgeon to help them at the beginning of their illness as opposed to try to help them at the end of it when their body may be saturated with tumours.
I am often asked by potential visitors to the Philippines if a Psychic Surgeon can heal such or such disease or health condition.
My answer always is that there is no implicit or explicit guarantee that a surgeon can heal any specific condition. But I have seen people coming back from the Philippines cured from all types of disease. But once again, I must reiterate that nobody can guarantee healing by a Psychic Surgeon. If they do, stay away from them.
A Psychic Surgeon enters a person’s body using his / her bare hands and manually removes diseased tissues, tumours, calcium deposits, pus etc… Painlessly from a patient’s body, coming out without leaving any visible marks or scars.
But how can you be sure that a Psychic Surgeon is genuine?
Biased TV reports continuously portray these Psychic Surgeons as cheats. Magicians are hired to (badly) attempt to mimic what genuine Psychic Surgeons do. This is a pitiful imitation of these amazing healers by ignorant people who have never witnessed a genuine Psychic Surgeon at work and have never bothered to research the truth for themselves. These magicians could easily be caught cheating if you used the following testing method on them.
I have worked with over 40 different Psychic Surgeons since 1997 and I have only retained 4. These 4 I believe to be genuine. The others I let go as they were either cheating, not powerful enough or unethical. Be very careful if you go to Philippines on your own. Most people who have tried this came back very disappointed.
How I test the Psychic Surgeons I work with
1- I must be allowed to walk around the couch when he/she is working
2- I must be allowed to check under and around the couch for hidden props
2- He must show me his empty hands before he touches his client and without touching anything, he must start his treatment
3- If a group is present with me, we must all be allowed to film the surgery from front, back, above and sides
If a surgeon can pass these tests, this is a good start but there is more…
It may be possible to feel a tumour in a person’s body with your hand before surgery is performed. If after the surgery you can only feel a hole where the tumour was, then it is certain that the tumour has been removed.
One of the surgeons I take groups to proceeds to energise our hands and then moves the tip of our index finger over our body. Blood appears under our own finger as it is moved. Not when the surgeon’s finger moves, but when our own finger moves. How can this be faked?
Some of the tumours removed by the most gifted surgeon are the size of a fist. How could this be hidden from us as the surgeon has not touched anything but his patient’s body since showing us his hands?
How do Filipino fake Psychic Surgeons work?
First, they will not allow you to check them the way I described above.
They will usually keep you at a safe distance and you may not be allowed to film.
They often have a sheet hanging over the sides of the couch and you will not be allowed to check what is under it.
The great shame about all this cheating by fake surgeons or by the wrong portraying by ignorant magicians is that desperate people in search of life saving healing get coned or mislaid.
It is sad that often people go to Philippines when they are desperate because modern medicine has not helped them. It would be much easier for a genuine Psychic Surgeon to help them at the beginning of their illness as opposed to try to help them at the end of it when their body may be saturated with tumours.
I am often asked by potential visitors to the Philippines if a Psychic Surgeon can heal such or such disease or health condition.
My answer always is that there is no implicit or explicit guarantee that a surgeon can heal any specific condition. But I have seen people coming back from the Philippines cured from all types of disease. But once again, I must reiterate that nobody can guarantee healing by a Psychic Surgeon. If they do, stay away from them.
Outsourcing To Philippines Is Efficient
Raymond Le Blanc asked:
Outsourcing to Philippines may be a new endeavor to some companies, but to those that have been into outsourcing before, outsourcing to Philippines has helped them a lot. It has helped them in terms of financial matters. Outsourcing to Philippines have been helpful enough that some companies have been able to expand their business due to the fact that outsourcing to Philippines saves them from high spending. Studies have also shown that working with the Filipinos have not failed the companies since the workers are very efficient and have been helpful enough to the company.
For the new comers of the outsourcing industry, I would just like to state some facts with regards to outsourcing in the Philippines and how the workers are.
Filipinos are very good in coping and adapting to the work force. They are not the kind of people who usually complain with the tasks handed to them. They also do not find it hard to adapt the culture of the company they are dealing with. This is probably because they have been used to adapting to cultures when they were being colonized by some other countries. It has been common to them the other cultures such as the cultures of Spain, Japan and America. That is why if you are an American company, outsourcing to Philippines will not be that difficult for you. Adjusting to them is not a problem too!
Outsourcing to Philippines will not be that difficult especially if it deals with personal relations tasks. Filipinos have been good in communicating and relating with other people. They have been noted to be good at this. They treat the people with respect which is why they are highly known to be friendly and hospitable.
Also, sending across your ideas, plans, needs and want will not be difficult once you are outsourcing to Philippines. This is because the Philippines have been known to be the number English speaking country in Asia and holds the highest literacy rate too. Knowing these facts, it will not be difficult then as they can, in any way, understand what you mean. Communication will not be a barrier and therefore, with proper and very good communication, outsourcing to Philippines will help you achieve your goal in a short period of time.
Outsourcing to Philippines may be a new endeavor to some companies, but to those that have been into outsourcing before, outsourcing to Philippines has helped them a lot. It has helped them in terms of financial matters. Outsourcing to Philippines have been helpful enough that some companies have been able to expand their business due to the fact that outsourcing to Philippines saves them from high spending. Studies have also shown that working with the Filipinos have not failed the companies since the workers are very efficient and have been helpful enough to the company.
For the new comers of the outsourcing industry, I would just like to state some facts with regards to outsourcing in the Philippines and how the workers are.
Filipinos are very good in coping and adapting to the work force. They are not the kind of people who usually complain with the tasks handed to them. They also do not find it hard to adapt the culture of the company they are dealing with. This is probably because they have been used to adapting to cultures when they were being colonized by some other countries. It has been common to them the other cultures such as the cultures of Spain, Japan and America. That is why if you are an American company, outsourcing to Philippines will not be that difficult for you. Adjusting to them is not a problem too!
Outsourcing to Philippines will not be that difficult especially if it deals with personal relations tasks. Filipinos have been good in communicating and relating with other people. They have been noted to be good at this. They treat the people with respect which is why they are highly known to be friendly and hospitable.
Also, sending across your ideas, plans, needs and want will not be difficult once you are outsourcing to Philippines. This is because the Philippines have been known to be the number English speaking country in Asia and holds the highest literacy rate too. Knowing these facts, it will not be difficult then as they can, in any way, understand what you mean. Communication will not be a barrier and therefore, with proper and very good communication, outsourcing to Philippines will help you achieve your goal in a short period of time.
Domesticating Work – the Remote Staff Philippines Advantage
remotestaff asked:
Networking companies lure members by emphasizing self-responsibility. Among the thought-provoking questions often thrown at us are: Would you like to work from home and earn more? Would you like to be your own boss and be responsible for yourself? Would you like to have a growing career and profit through your network?
These questions would surely entice employees who long to earn extra, fresh graduates who look for a shortcut to high gains and self-employed who are willing to invest their money and see it multiply.
On the other side of the fence, greener promises are offered by reputable and well-established corporations, such as call centers. They attract job hunters with a periodic salary, benefits ranging from health care to car incentives, high-percentage commissions, and possible promotions to the corporate ladder. In a nutshell, its primary charm is financial assurance, thus giving networking companies a stiff competition in luring people from the workforce.
Any member of the workforce whose focus is the achievement of his goals would find both options to be very alluring. Thus, he has to carefully look into not only the advantages but also the disadvantages. Let us proceed then to our investigation.
Multilevel marketing schemes, also known as networking, promote the following benefits:
Work from home. For most people, the home is the most convenience and comfortable place to work in. During lunch breaks, one does not have to eat at an overcrowded pantry where your elbow room is the size of your plate. He may just proceed to the kitchen and scour the fridge for some ready-for-reheating food or prepare a fifteen-minute meal recommended by Rachel Ray. Moreover, one can avoid anxiety attacks brought about by deciding on what to wear the follwing day or the next week to prevent fashion redundancy. He may just wear his peejays at home and start work. Lastly, one does not have to go the extra mile in extending kindness and patience to irksome colleagues because working from home lets him take advantage of the solitude and bliss.
Work stress-free. Apart from the convenience of working from home, stress can be relevantly reduced. No more wasting two hours of your life spent on whining over the traffic congestion in every street of Metro Manila. No more overloaded buses and MRTs with nothing to offer except SROs. With less stress, time and energy are better spent on a more active lifestyle and quality bonding with the family.
Be your own boss. With great power comes great responsibility. Well, it may not be a superpower, but being your own boss still comes with responsibility. You become responsible of your time leading you to learning time management. You become accountable to your decisions resulting in wise decision-makings.
Network marketing vs. Offshore Staffing
Bright as the benefits might appear to be, disadvantages also abound in such arrangements. To have higher profits, one has to sell more of the company products that may vary from discounted beauty products to unbearably priced food supplements. What’s more, he has to recruit more people so as to exceed, not just meet, the high-leverage quotas set on a monthly basis. Another disdvantage is the few success stories of networking members. Hundreds of networking companies promise high profits. What contributes to the dearth of such success stories (despite the numerous testimonials) is the get-rich-quick marketing and recruiting schemes that easily demoralize a member who lacks patience and suddenly realizes the impossibility of such a scheme. On the other hand, the rise of business process outsourcing or BPOs in the Philippines also increased a Pinoy’s awareness to improve his English proficiency and the interest to have financial assurance.
Below are just some of the advantages of being employed becoming an outsourced staff:
Enjoy a regular salary and several benefits. If you do freelance work (read: you’re the boss!), cash flow may not be as regular as what companies can offer. If you are hired by a company, say a call center, as an entry-level employee, you will receive a semi-monthly pay unless stated otherwise in the contract. This way you can easily schedule the payment of your bills, bank transactions, and shopping, of course.
Stay at par with competition. Your competitive spirit will surely be pu to the test once you are hired by a company. As you work with your colleagues, you will realize that some, if not most, can be more talented, skilled or intelligent than you are. So you tend to outperform the others who appear to be better. If viewed optimistically, competition can be healthy and may result in mutual cooperation.
Ascend the corporate ladder. One of the opportunities presented to you as an employee is of career growth. From the ranks, you may find yourself rising to the managerial position. This vertical movement upgrades not only your salary but also your workload. Working from home where you are the boss cannot give you such an opportunity – to visualize yourself clawing your up using your skills and knowldge with a lot of help from perseverance and determination.
Being an employee of such corporations, you are tied not only to your contract but also to the drawbacks. You will be more exposed to stress – time observance, colleague competition, overtime for more profit, corporate standards, payroll deductions and others.
In philosophy, a thesis will always have an antithesis. A concession between the two will lead to a synthesis. Most Pinoys will think that the synthetic solution to enjoy self-responsibility and financial assurance is to look for overseas employment (or romance!). Once they have moved abroad, they become responsible of and to themselves. As an employee, they are also assured of financial security. However, the major disadvantage here is one has to be away from his friends, his family, his home. Thus, the ultimate synthesis to take advantage of all the benefits is opting for the offshore staff career path.
Based in Sydney, Australia, RemoteStaff.com.ph provides offshore staff to several companies in Australia using the internet and softphones as the primary means of communication. Applications and matchings between offshore staff contractors and Filipino professionals are done online. As a virtual staff, you can enjoy the benefits of working from home (self-responsibility) and a periodic salary (financial assurance).
In the succeeding articles, you will find out the advantages far outnumber the disadvantages of becoming a contracted offshore staff under RemoteStaff.com.ph
Intereste in work at home jobs? Visit www.RemoteStaff.com.ph
Networking companies lure members by emphasizing self-responsibility. Among the thought-provoking questions often thrown at us are: Would you like to work from home and earn more? Would you like to be your own boss and be responsible for yourself? Would you like to have a growing career and profit through your network?
These questions would surely entice employees who long to earn extra, fresh graduates who look for a shortcut to high gains and self-employed who are willing to invest their money and see it multiply.
On the other side of the fence, greener promises are offered by reputable and well-established corporations, such as call centers. They attract job hunters with a periodic salary, benefits ranging from health care to car incentives, high-percentage commissions, and possible promotions to the corporate ladder. In a nutshell, its primary charm is financial assurance, thus giving networking companies a stiff competition in luring people from the workforce.
Any member of the workforce whose focus is the achievement of his goals would find both options to be very alluring. Thus, he has to carefully look into not only the advantages but also the disadvantages. Let us proceed then to our investigation.
Multilevel marketing schemes, also known as networking, promote the following benefits:
Work from home. For most people, the home is the most convenience and comfortable place to work in. During lunch breaks, one does not have to eat at an overcrowded pantry where your elbow room is the size of your plate. He may just proceed to the kitchen and scour the fridge for some ready-for-reheating food or prepare a fifteen-minute meal recommended by Rachel Ray. Moreover, one can avoid anxiety attacks brought about by deciding on what to wear the follwing day or the next week to prevent fashion redundancy. He may just wear his peejays at home and start work. Lastly, one does not have to go the extra mile in extending kindness and patience to irksome colleagues because working from home lets him take advantage of the solitude and bliss.
Work stress-free. Apart from the convenience of working from home, stress can be relevantly reduced. No more wasting two hours of your life spent on whining over the traffic congestion in every street of Metro Manila. No more overloaded buses and MRTs with nothing to offer except SROs. With less stress, time and energy are better spent on a more active lifestyle and quality bonding with the family.
Be your own boss. With great power comes great responsibility. Well, it may not be a superpower, but being your own boss still comes with responsibility. You become responsible of your time leading you to learning time management. You become accountable to your decisions resulting in wise decision-makings.
Network marketing vs. Offshore Staffing
Bright as the benefits might appear to be, disadvantages also abound in such arrangements. To have higher profits, one has to sell more of the company products that may vary from discounted beauty products to unbearably priced food supplements. What’s more, he has to recruit more people so as to exceed, not just meet, the high-leverage quotas set on a monthly basis. Another disdvantage is the few success stories of networking members. Hundreds of networking companies promise high profits. What contributes to the dearth of such success stories (despite the numerous testimonials) is the get-rich-quick marketing and recruiting schemes that easily demoralize a member who lacks patience and suddenly realizes the impossibility of such a scheme. On the other hand, the rise of business process outsourcing or BPOs in the Philippines also increased a Pinoy’s awareness to improve his English proficiency and the interest to have financial assurance.
Below are just some of the advantages of being employed becoming an outsourced staff:
Enjoy a regular salary and several benefits. If you do freelance work (read: you’re the boss!), cash flow may not be as regular as what companies can offer. If you are hired by a company, say a call center, as an entry-level employee, you will receive a semi-monthly pay unless stated otherwise in the contract. This way you can easily schedule the payment of your bills, bank transactions, and shopping, of course.
Stay at par with competition. Your competitive spirit will surely be pu to the test once you are hired by a company. As you work with your colleagues, you will realize that some, if not most, can be more talented, skilled or intelligent than you are. So you tend to outperform the others who appear to be better. If viewed optimistically, competition can be healthy and may result in mutual cooperation.
Ascend the corporate ladder. One of the opportunities presented to you as an employee is of career growth. From the ranks, you may find yourself rising to the managerial position. This vertical movement upgrades not only your salary but also your workload. Working from home where you are the boss cannot give you such an opportunity – to visualize yourself clawing your up using your skills and knowldge with a lot of help from perseverance and determination.
Being an employee of such corporations, you are tied not only to your contract but also to the drawbacks. You will be more exposed to stress – time observance, colleague competition, overtime for more profit, corporate standards, payroll deductions and others.
In philosophy, a thesis will always have an antithesis. A concession between the two will lead to a synthesis. Most Pinoys will think that the synthetic solution to enjoy self-responsibility and financial assurance is to look for overseas employment (or romance!). Once they have moved abroad, they become responsible of and to themselves. As an employee, they are also assured of financial security. However, the major disadvantage here is one has to be away from his friends, his family, his home. Thus, the ultimate synthesis to take advantage of all the benefits is opting for the offshore staff career path.
Based in Sydney, Australia, RemoteStaff.com.ph provides offshore staff to several companies in Australia using the internet and softphones as the primary means of communication. Applications and matchings between offshore staff contractors and Filipino professionals are done online. As a virtual staff, you can enjoy the benefits of working from home (self-responsibility) and a periodic salary (financial assurance).
In the succeeding articles, you will find out the advantages far outnumber the disadvantages of becoming a contracted offshore staff under RemoteStaff.com.ph
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