On Thanksgiving, we had some friends over to share the holiday with us. One of our friends who came over is a fellow American, and he was telling me about a movie that he recently saw on TV. It is called “Outsourced” and, as the name implies, is about the Outsourcing business, call centers, etc. […]
Planting the Seeds
My daddy always told me to avoid discussing religion and politics and in general I hold to that principle pretty tightly. But I am going to dance around the edges a little bit right now and mention a verse from the King James Bible that seems to shape the lives of a lot of people, […]
What does Canada Know?
I started out to write this article because of an article I saw in the Philippine tar newspaper a few days ago. The Province of Alberta, Canada has a government team here in Manila this week briefing high-ranking Philippine government officials on Canada, Canada’s needs for skilled workers and to work with commercial employment agencies […]
In the Philippines, Not Of the Philippines
I received a very good comment a day ot two ago which made several good points and I didn’t feel a direct answer in the comments block was adequate to explain myself fully. So I’ll break my “once a week, Monday morning” posting schedule and cover the subject here in a ‘Bonus Post’. Here’s the […]
It’s true! In the Philippines there are 13 months in a year!
If you read the title of this post, you are probably saying to yourself that “Bob must be drunk!” or something along those lines. But, I promise, I have not been drinking, and it really is true. In the Philippines, a year consists of 13 months, not 12. At least it is true if you […]
Labor costs
One thing that I get a lot of questions about is the cost of employing different types of workers in the Philippines. Well, any time that you talk about labor, salaries and such, there is always a range of costs involved. Not everybody pays the same wage for the same job. I live in Davao, […]