Articles about Philippines

ROME (AFP) - Giancarlo Bossi, the Italian priest abducted last month in the Philippines, has been released, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said late Thursday. "Father Giancarlo Bossi has been freed, a car is bringing him to a Philippines police station," Italy's ANSA news agency reported Prodi as saying. Bossi had managed to get a message to Italy's ambassador to Manila, Anna Fedele Rubens, saying he was fine, an Italian foreign ministry spokesman told AFP. Pope Benedict XVI welcomed the news with "great joy," said Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi. Bossi, 57, is a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME). He was seized on June 10 in Zamboanga Sibugay in the southeast Philippines.Gian Battista Zanchi, a senior PIME official told ANSA that Bossi would be given a medical check once he had arrived at Zamboanga.Prodi thanked all those who had worked for the liberation, including the foreign ministry crisis team which had remained in constant contact wi

Look at the picture. What do you see? It looks like a bunch of Filipina callcenter agents either bored or stressed out! Sadly, this is the picture majority of our society perceive our work to be. Dead-end and not a career. This is the reason why callcenter have a hard time finding qualified people themselves.The reason behind the negative perception is ignorance. Most people don't know what type of work we do and our personal sacrifice to provide for our needs and for our families. But we can't really blame them. Our industry has not done enough to enlighten more students and professionals in this matter. Even amongst ourselves, we haven't done enough to convey that what we do is an honest living and a worthwhile job.The only thing that most of us convey we are proud of is how much money we get. And that's a fact. How many times have you told non callcenter people the good things you do in a callcenter? Maybe once or maybe none. But how many times have you encouraged people to join

Wow! After checking my email this early Monday morning, I received a message from our NY boss about people who have an iPhone in the Philippines.I wonder if it really work with Smart!!? I don't think so... I know it's being hack in the US but some of the features doesn't work with other network. Many iPhone pictures are posted in this iMUG thread.these pictures came from iMUGIslands Mac User Grouppahiram ng pic guys ha, tnxRelated links:1. Elbert Cuenca has an iPhone2. No iPhones in Asia yet--Apple exec3. iPhone Made to Work with non-AT&T Network?4. Re: iPhone in the Philippines5. iPhone arrives in Intramurus6. iPhone Hacked?

There's an inconspicuous news late last month about Bayantel in partnership with an American CallCenter Solutions provider, Five9, revealed that they are now offering " Bayan On-demand" for existing outsourcers. They say they are promoting their product for 2 main reasons. 1. To provide the callcenter disaster recovery solutions that can be activated in an instant. 2. To provide the ability to expand the callcenter infrastructure in a matter of days.In laymen's terms: You can take callcenter at home! Whoopee! Or Not?CallCenterVet can tell you at least a few good reasons why this idea is going to the dumpsters. Number 1, Monitoring and Support will not be effective. With the technology now, I'm pretty sure On-demand is fitted with callcenter monitoring tools. But what about QA and coaching? What about workforce scheduling? What about Tier 2 support? Callcenter are big on those things. I'm pretty sure whoever sells On-demand will have a hard time countering objections with these. Num

Honestly, do you know what it is & what has it done for you? Many of you may say, what is that?!? My point exactly! To a tenured callcenter professional's view, it is the largest group of the biggest callcenter in the Philippines. Count in there almost all of the "notable" callcenter like Etelcare, Convergys, PeopleSupport, Sitel, Sykes and IBM-Daksh. I apologize if I forgot to mention your companies name. There's just too little space. This is a very timely blog because they will hold their annual gathering on July10-11. As they have for the last several years or so. Their agenda for this year's gathering to quote the article from the Business Inquirer is:"The unveiling of the Philippine callcenter industry’s road map up to 2010, in alignment with the direction of the wider business process outsourcing industry. Various sectors, such as the government, real estate, education, and information and communication technology, will respond to this challenge during the plenary sessions.

A very moving painting of the last supper titled Hapag ng Pag-asa (Table of Hope) with dirty street children of poverty portrayed in a different light by Joey Velasco. A symbolical portrayal instead of the long robed apostles we see haunting images of street children tempered with scavenging in garbage dumps amidst the squalor of their surrounding. These are children of poverty exposed to the

1.Over It-Katharine McPhee2.Girlfriend-Avril Lavigne3.Last Night-P Diddy feat Keyshia Cole4.Don't Matter-Akon5.Next In Line-Erik Santos6.Shooting Star-Hale7.What Goes Around... Comes Around-Justin Timberlake8.Umbrella-Rihanna9.Only Reminds Me of You-MYMP10.The Sweet Escape-Gwen Stefani feat Akon11-20

What Goes Around... Comes AroundJustin Timberlake2. Over It-Katharine McPhee3. Girlfriend-Avril Lavigne4.Don't Matter-Akon5. Last Night-Diddy feat Keyshia Cole6. Glamorous-Fergie feat Ludacris7. The Sweet Escape-Gwen Stefani feat Akon8. Beautiful Liar-Beyonce & Shakira9. Because of You-Ne-Yo10. Say It Right-Nelly FurtadoRest if of the chart>>

Found an article at Outsourcing Insider...Click here to see the post.As a friend of mine from New York, NY, once said, it is very easy for foreigners to set up businesses here in the Philippines. They step off a plane, are welcomed by very hospitable people whose second language is English, do the paperwork and bang! They got a legitimate business here. Minus the ton of red tape, that's all there is to it. Pound for pound, US-based firms choose the Philippines because of the Filipinos' love for work and excellent English comprehension skills. Remember, the ability to speak English does not always correlate with understanding the meaning behind the words that make up the entire language. And this is where Filipinos excel! It is their cup of tea!With regards to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's proposal, maybe she is just being polite. To collaborate and team up in some areas doesn't necessarily mean that we will give all business opportunities to India. More often than not, foreig

Don't MatterAkon2. Say It Right by Nelly Furtado3. Over It by Katharince McPhee4. What Goes Around... Comes Around by Justin Timberlake5. Glamorous by Fergie feat Ludacris6. The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani feat Akon7. Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne8. Last Night by Diddy feat Keyshia Cole9. Beautiful Liar by Beyonce & Shakira10. How To Touch A Girl by JojoRest of the chart>>

Say It RightNelly Furtado2. Over It by Katharine McPhee3. Don't Matter by Akon4. Beautiful Liar by Beyonce and Shakira5. Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne6. Glamorous by Fergie feat. Ludacris7. Magbalik by Calla Lily8. What Goes Around... Comes Around by Justin Timberlake9. Because of You by Ne-Yo10. The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani feat. AkonRest of the chart>>

The Literatisgot a treat fromPapa Rick and Pareng Daveat Jack's Loft(Libis, Quezon City)Dondon in La La LandThe coolest man from New YorkI'm all red, ma!And the Best Buddies Award goes to...The Last Donby Mario PuzoPareng Dave and Papa Rickflanked by the LiteratisThe Two Henchmenassassins kunoJust one more round, pleaseI'm pretty sure I had cold cash here....it's in here somewheresomewhere over the rainbowthere's a placena na na na naDave: Hey Rick! Wanna share the tab?Rick: Can't hear you broDondon and his infamous "Tiger Look"

Over It by Katharine McPheeBillboard PhilippinesAfter its debut last Friday, Billboard Philippines will release its second weekly chart tomorrow. Will Katharine McPhee's Over It stay on top?Vote for you favorite songs.

Over it - Katherine McPheeMagbalik - Calla LilyBecause of You- Ne-YoGlamorous - Fergie feat LudacrisTatsulok- BambooDon't Matter - AkonBeautiful Liar - Beyonce & ShakiraDon't Forget To Remember Me - Carrie UnderwoodWith Love - Hillary DuffSay It Right - Nelly FurtadoRest of the chart>>

Slovenian Big Brother already chose a male Pinoy Big Brother for the Big Brother Swap. Yup, you heard it right. It's male housemate- so it could either be Bodie, Bruce, Mickey, Nel or Robert.The Slovenian Big Brother housemates were shown last night on PBB.

Well, it's a good thing for us Christians no longer resort to bloody, barbaric rituals in order to prove their faith.  Look out, radical Islam!And something tells me the guy in the helmet in the bottom right pic isn't a genuine centurion.  I don't know, it's just a feeling.