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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is confident that the Philippines will finally get an upgrade of its safety rating from the US Federal Aviation Administration (US-FAA) as early as next week which would allow airlines from the country to expand and mount additional flights to the US.

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Alternergy Philippines Holdings Corp. (APHC) has signed six service contracts with the Department of Energy (DOE) for its proposed wind projects worth an estimated $85 million.

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At the peak of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, thousands of employees living in Metro Manila and northern Luzon were totally cut off from their employers.

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Besides the odd working hours, the dress codes, the English accents, and the much romanticized salary, the essence of work of a call center agent is still a mystery.

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MANILA, Philippines - Sitel, a leading business process outsourcing (BPO) provider in the Philippines, responds to the current economic recession by offering free skills training to aspiring BPO professionals.

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The expansion project which started second half of last year is expected to be completed mid July.
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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is confident that the Philippines will finally get an upgrade of its safety rating from the US Federal Aviation Administration (US-FAA) as early as next week which would allow airlines from the country to expand and mount additional flights to the US.

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Alternergy Philippines Holdings Corp. (APHC) has signed six service contracts with the Department of Energy (DOE) for its proposed wind projects worth an estimated $85 million.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 517192 [Title] => Caring for calamity-stricken employees [Summary] =>

At the peak of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, thousands of employees living in Metro Manila and northern Luzon were totally cut off from their employers.

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Besides the odd working hours, the dress codes, the English accents, and the much romanticized salary, the essence of work of a call center agent is still a mystery.

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MANILA, Philippines - Sitel, a leading business process outsourcing (BPO) provider in the Philippines, responds to the current economic recession by offering free skills training to aspiring BPO professionals.

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The expansion project which started second half of last year is expected to be completed mid July.
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