There are some negative things being said about the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry such as those juicy sex scandals that crop up every now and the health impact on call center workers manning the graveyard shifts. But truly there's no denying the gigantic contribution this industry has to the Philippine economy. Same reason why the Philippines now ranks higher than Singapore and Thailand in terms of investment prospects (source: The Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2015 report). The BPO industry employs 1.2 million Filipinos of legal age at ... Continue Reading...
Air Asia QZ8501 lost & why 2014 was a bad year for aviation
Developing news: an Indonesia Air Asia Flight QZ8501 is believed to have hit the waters off the island of Pulau Belitung after being stalled in bad weather. On board were 155 passengers composed of 138 adults, 16 children and 1 infant. (image via The Aviation Herald) The captain of the aircraft, an Airbus A320-200 is reported to have 6100 hours of flying experience while the first officer had 2,275 flying hours. There were also four Air Asia cabin crew on board when the accident occurred. The breakdown of nationalities onboard includes 157 Indonesians,3 ... Continue Reading...
January 15 to 19 2015 holiday in Manila due to Pope Francis visit
(Photo from Pope Francis Facebook page) While President Aquino is still thinking whether or not to declare a national holiday on the much-anticipated visit of Pope Francis , the city of Manila through Mayor Joseph Estrada has already decided that there will be no classes on all levels and no work in government offices from January 15 to 19, 2015 - the time when the beloved Pope is in town. In the interest of ensuring "public order and convenience," Estrada signed Executive Order 75 declaring the suspension of classes and government work in the city. He left it ... Continue Reading...
Meralco recalls December 2013 electricity bill
Like most people, I was one of those who wasn't pleased when our latest electricity bill arrived last December 2013. How can I.... our household usage remained the same but the rate increased to 20 percent compared to the previous month. Reason given was the increased charges imposed on Meralco by power generating companies as a result of the Malampaya shutdown. Whatever. It's frustrating when all the saving on power, not using the aircon etc. doesn't translate to a lower electric bill...if you know what we mean. Imagine the relief when I, along with millions of ... Continue Reading...
The Anderson Cooper report
Just in case you missed it on CNN.... I am in utter disbelief myself seeing on the news dead bodies lying around and survivors still not having access to food FIVE days after super typhoon Haiyan hit. Here's one lucid observation about how the disaster response has been managed (or mismanaged). In the words of Assistant Secretary Lila Shahani of the National Anti-Poverty Commission: "Given the scale of the devastation, it is natural that we ask some hard questions. Was the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (chaired by Senator ... Continue Reading...
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