Just to make sure (and on the assumption that it will speed up her going to the United States), a nurse applies with several US hospitals through several recruiting agencies. Each hospital pays the filing fee to process the papers of the applying nurse, not knowing that other hospitals are doing the same thing.
Of course, all these filing fees mean added revenues for the US Embassy. At the same time, it means more processing because the Americans don’t know which hospital the nurse favors (hint: The one where she submits all the necessary documents).
By the way, the US is said to have an annual quota of 50,000 nurses (who will enter the US as immigrants). That quota has not been filled up in the last few years.
The technology developed by the Philippine Coconut Authority has recently been commercialized by Davao-based Manila Herbal and Essential Oils Co. under the Lanah brand.
The Reyes family-owned Manila Herbal is a sister company of South Davao Development Co., Inc., which produces and distributes fruits under the SunGee brand, and Sirawan Food Corp., which produces fiber-rich coconut flour and coconut breakfast flakes.
Right now, the search of independent directors isn’t exactly lucrative, given that headhunters will charge their standard fee of between 15.9 percent and 3.39 percent. (read: There’s still room for negotiations) of the annual earnings of the director.
As everybody know, Messrs. Banares and Castelo followed Edgardo Espiritu from First Bank (the rehabilitated Associated Bank of Leonardo Ty (to Westmont Bank to the Department of Finance.
No, there are no plans for the gang to follow Ed Espiritu to London, presuming his credentials as Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James are accepted this close to the May 2004 presidential elections.