Business Processing Outsourcing BPO Growth in the Philippines
By Jelly Musico Sen.Edgardo Angara urged the government Tuesday to sustain the growth the Information Technology and Business Processing Outsourcing has achieved by allotting more funds for the skills training of the employees in the industry. ”I’m confident the IT-BPO sector will continue to fuel the country’s economy,” said Angara, chairman of the of the [...]
Philippine economy is likely to grow 4.2 percent in 2012
The World Bank on Tuesday said the Philippine economy is likely to grow 4.2 percent next year due to the full recovery of public spending and exports. In its latest Philippines Quarterly Update, the Washington-based lender said the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow 4.2 percent next year from an earlier forecast [...]
Government Hospitals in Cebu, Philippines
The Cebu Provincial Government will operate four provincial hospitals next year, Provincial Engineer Eulogio Pelayre said. These are the district hospitals in Danao City, Balamban, Bogo City and Carcar City. Pelayre said the provincial government is currently upgrading the Danao City and Balamban hospitals to a 100-bed capacity each. The Bogo District Hospital will follow. [...]
More Jobs in the Philippines
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has said the Aquino administration may front-load at least half of the national budget in the first six months of 2011 to boost the economy and generate more jobs. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga told reporters that the government will accelerate infrastructure and social spending in the first [...]
Philippine Government Budget 2011
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Monday assured that the proposed P1.654 trillion national budget for 2011 will be approved by both Chambers of Congress — the Senate and the House of Representatives –before Christmas. “As I was informed by the chairman (of the House appropriations committee), (Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio) Abaya, there are no big [...]