Canada Creates 59,000 Jobs, More Filipino Workers Needed for New Positions

Canada is rapidly recovering after a disastrous first quarter as the outlook suddenly seems a lot brighter.

“I think it’s pretty clear that the Canadian economy is going to rebalance over the next two to three years,” said Jeremy Lawson, chief economist at Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments.

“You’ve been through a period where the high level of oil prices and the strong investment in that sector — particularly being reflected in the strong growth of Alberta — is unwinding,” he said. “So Ontario, where a lot of that import-competing manufacturing and non-oil related manufacturing is located, is certainly going to improve relative to Alberta.”

The jump in May employment was the best performance since October 2014, when 62,200 more people found work. The previous big gain was 93,000 in April 2012, the federal data agency said.

Last month’s net new job total surpassed economists forecast for an increase of about 10,000 positions.

Most of those new jobs created during May were in Ontario, with 43,900, followed by British Columbia, at 30,600. Nova Scotia gained 3,700 workers. POEA office  also experienced an increase of job posting from agencies that caters Canadian companies.

At the time of this writing, there are hundreds of Canadian employment positions available in POEA website. The jobs includes welders, machinists, pipe fitters, machine operators, saw fillers,  grocery attendants, maintenance technicians, food counter attendants, cooks, farm workers, painters, industrial meat cutters, assemblers, warehousemen, truck drivers, kitchen crew, instrument technicians, mechanics, pharmacists, carpenters, and shift managers.

Although Canada suffered a first quarter increase in unemployment rate, economists said the country still have a very large backlog on skilled workers and need foreign workers to fill the void.

Filipinos who are interested to apply for the above positions are suggested to go directly to the Philippine Overseas Employment Office (POEA), or to accredited agencies posted on POEA websites that lists the specific jobs.

POEA once again remind all applicants to be wary of fake recruiters who solicit unspecified amount as processing fees.

Source: financialpost.com / POEA

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Relocation of 200+ Japanese Factories from China to PH Starts

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Japan is making sure that the bully will pay its due when time comes. The world is losing interest in China. The recent announcement of Microsoft to close its two factories and transfer to Vietnam could cost 9,000 Chinese jobs. The same thing can be devastating in the years to come as Japan announces moving at least 200 factories from China to the Philippines.

According to South China Morning Post, six Japanese and Taiwanese companies turned down China and preferred Philippines for their next factory locations.

“Japan’s biggest printer maker and electronics giant Epson has no plan to expand its production plant in China due to increasing labor cost and deteriorating quality”, Epson Philippines country manager Toshimitsu Tanaka told reporter. Epson is currently building its biggest manufacturing facility in its current site in Batangas. The completed factory will be Epson’s biggest ever with 10 hectares of total floor area. The facility will likely to operate next year according to Tanaka.

Based on the statement released by Nobuo Fuiji, head of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines Inc., since last year there are some Japanese firms started moving their operation in the Philippines. They believe that Philippines is a growing country and it is competitive enough to cater big investments from them, according to PhilStar.

Japan announced last week that it is seeking permission from the Philippine government to use the country’s military bases to support US military pivot forces. The details are not yet clear but a possible agreement between the concerned parties can be done sooner or later according to a PH military spokesperson.

Japanese bicycle maker Shimano has just opened a P1.2B facility in Batangas, and dozens more factories are likely to follow according to the Japanese Embassy.

Mitsubishi Power Industries is another giant who is scheduled to move to Philippines according to latest news.

Japanese watchmaker Citizen also shut down its China factories and the fate has yet to be decided whether it will move to the Philippines or Vietnam.

Another 300 Chinese workers lost their job after electronic giant Panasonic closed one of its Chinese factories.

Both the Philippine business sector and the government is expecting a stronger democratic and economic ties with Japan amid growing Spratly tensions. Both countries, including Vietnam share the same views against China’s illegal land-grabbing activities in South China Sea.

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Nursing Jobs in Singapore for Filipino Nurses 2015

MIP International Manpower Services has announced today (June 2,2015) on their Facebook page that they have a job openings for Filipino registered nurses to be deployed in Singapore. In their post, they need female nurses who have exposure in different nursing specializations like OB, Oncology, and ICU.

Qualifications: 
Female
22 – 35 years old
BS Nursing graduate
Passed the Nurse Licensure Exam (NLE)
1 year experience (or more) as a fulltime staff nurse in a 100 or more bedded capacity hospital

Areas of Exposure:
OB
Oncology
Pedia
DR
Operating Room (OR)
Gen
MS
ICU

Credentials Needed:
Diploma
Transcript of Record
RLE
Board certificate
Board rating
PRC license original
Front and back photocopy of PRC license
Passport
Employment certificate
Resume with recent photo, job description, height, weight, and BMI

If you think you are qualified, you can apply personally at MIP office. Their office is open from Mondays to Fridays at 8:30am to 5:30pm. They are also open on Saturdays at 8:30am to 2:00pm only. Bring your complete credentials or email it through mipsingaporedepartment(at)gmail.com / mip.international(at)yahoo.com.

For inquiries you may call / text Ms. Grace Diamse or Ms. Diane through these numbers 0917-8083070 / 0917-6380165.

Status of the Agency:

MIP International Manpower Services is a recruitment agency accredited by POEA. Their license will expire on September 1,2018 with license number 090-LB-081214-R. Their office is located at No. 28 MIP building, GSIS Avenue, GSIS village, Project 8 Quezon City.

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List of POEA's Accredited Agencies for New Zealand, Apply only to these Agencies

Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) has released the list of recruitment agencies authorized to deploy Filipino workers (OFWs) for New Zealand. To be safe from illegal recruiters, apply only to these agencies.

According to POEA chief Hans Leo J. Cacdac, there is no government to government hiring agreement between the Philippines and New Zealand, hence, POEA is not directly recruiting workers to the said country. OFWs can instead, go directly to the accredited manpower agencies which have existing job orders from employers in New Zealand.

Most of the job openings for New Zealand are for construction workers which include bricklayers, blocklayers, carpenters, electricians, fabricators, painters, plasterers, and welders. Other available jobs are butcher, chef, CNC machinist, ductman, finisher floor, excavator operator, plumber, driver, diesel mechanic, laborer for dairy farm, asphalter, and wall paper installer. They need experienced and trained workers from these field of specializations probably to rebuild NZ’s second largest city which was damaged by a calamity back in 2011.

There are total of 26 accredited recruitment agencies that OFWs can check to apply for a job for New Zealand:

1. 21st Century Manpower Resources Inc.
2. Adana Manpower Services Corporation
3. Bison Management Corporation
4. EDI Staffbuilders International Inc.
5. Eligardi Enterprises
6. FAASI International Corporation
7. Filhigh – GNS Inc.
8. Global Resource for Outsourced Workers, Inc.
9. Greenfields International Manpower Services Inc.
10. IEmploy Manpower Services Inc.
11. JPS International Recruitment Agency
12. JS Contractor Inc.
13. Lau’ Mel International Entertainment Promotion Inc.
14. Long Term Recruiting and Development Corporation
15. Manumoti Manpower International Inc.
16. Mission Way Manpower Services Inc.
17. Mitac Overseas Manpower Corporation
18. Omanfil International Manpower Development Corporation
19. Orion Site Medlink (OSM) International Resourcing Inc.
20. PARMAN Inc.
21. PNI International Corporation
22. Rise Manpower Services
23. Staffhouse International Resources Corporation
24. Sunergeos Manpower Services Corporation
25. Uniplan Overseas Employment Inc.
26. YWA Human Resource Corporation

For the updated job orders visit http://www.poea.gov.ph/cgi-bin/JobVacancies/jobsByCty.asp. Choose New Zealand in the ‘Select Country’ option.

POEA Chief Cacdac reminded the accredited manpower agencies, and employers to follow the New Zealand and Philippine Laws and regulations when comes to recruitment and employment. Agencies should prohibit themselves from collecting placement fees from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) that will be deployed to New Zealand since the latter is a “no placement fee country.”

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New Zealand Job Openings for Filipinos 2015, Vacant Positions, and Manpower Agency List

Are you planning to apply for a job in New Zealand but do not know which accredited recruitment agencies to visit in the Philippines? Apparently, New Zealand has numerous job openings this 2015 for Filipinos.

The said country probably needs thousands of skilled workers (OFWs) that have work experience as Steelfixer, glaziers, welder, asphalter, assistant dairy farmer, carpenter, chef, electrician, Civil Engineer, and other field of specializations. Qualified applicants just need to know which specific recruitment agencies in the Philippines to send their well crafted resumes to.

According to New Zealand’s official website they have long-term and immediate skilled worker shortages in the following sectors: Agriculture and forestry, construction, education, engineering, finance / business, health and social services, recreation, hospitality and tourism, science, trades, and transport. They have immediate shortages on Oil and gas. Meanwhile, in Canterbury region where Christchurch City is located, has workers shortage particularly on construction, engineering, telecommunications, and trades.

New Zealand and the Philippines has no government-to-government agreement when comes to hiring OFWs. In this regard current POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac has list down New Zealand POEA accredited agencies that have job orders from employers in NZ. For safety reasons, and you know what I mean, OFWs who want to work there should only apply to the listed agencies.

Filipinos who aspire to work in New Zealand can also check the official POEA website occasionally to check for the latest NZ job orders posted in the said government website.

Job Vacancies for Filipinos in New Zealand (based on POEA website)

Just to jump-start your search, I have below the newly listed job openings from accredited agencies in POEA website. You can find here the agency names, job vacancies, date approved, and job order balance. JO balance just explains the number of vacancies that respective agencies currently need. See the list now:

Agency name: Orion Site Medlink (OSM) International Resourcing Incorporated (former: MEDLINK RES &)
Office Address: 3/F, AGUIRRE BLDG, 812 A. ARNAIZ AVENUE SAN LORENZO VILLAGE, MAKATI
Tel No/s : 5521418/ 5537771
Email Address : jobs@orionsitemedlink.com
Job Orders Date approval: April 24, 2015
Vacancies and JO balance:
Carpenter – 250
Administrator Contract – 20
Administrator Project – 20
Asphalter – 20
Assistant Dairy Farm – 20
Beater Panel – 20
Blocklayer – 20
Bricklayer – 20
Chef – 20
Drainlayer – 20
Driver truck – 50
Electrician – 20
Electrician Auto – 20
Engineer Civil – 20
Fabricator – 50
Fabricator Aluminum Door and Window – 50
Fabricator sheet metal – 50
Fabricator stainless steel – 50
Farm workers dairy – 20
Farmer dairy – 20
Finisher floor – 50
Fitter / welder – 50
Glaziers – 45
Joiner – 50
Laborer dairy farm – 20
Laborer – 50
Manager Project – 20
Mason – 20

Agency name: MITAC OVERSEAS MANPOWER CORPORATION (FORMERLY EMMYLOU`S MANPOWER INC)
Office address: Donya FELISA SYJUCO BLG, REMEDIOS COR TAFT MALATE, MANILA
Telephone Numbers : 361-4885/84/ 994-1688
Email Address : mitac_8phils@yahoo.com
Job Orders Date of approval: May 15,2015
Vacancies and JO balance:
Glaziers – 100

Agency name: OMANFIL INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Office Address: RODEO BLDG 802(KM18)WEST SERVice Road South Superhighway Paranaque
Telephone Numbers : 8211650-55/8222141-45
Email Address : manpower@omanfil.com
Website : www.omanfil.com
Job Orders and Date of approval: June 6,2015
Vacancies and JO balance:
Plasterer Fibrous – Open

Agency name: PARMAN INC
Office Address: 7F MGF CHAMPACA BLG AMORSOLO ST LGSPI VILL MAKATI, MAKATI
Telephone numbers: 8185971 / 8185973
Email Address : parman@parmaninc.com
Website : www.pamaninc.com
Job orders Date of approval: April 20,2015
Vacancies and Job order balance:
Operator HDD – 67
Operator Excavator – 5
Technician Civil Engineering – 3
Welder Fitter – 1

Agency name: YWA HUMAN RESOURCE CORPORATION (FORMERLY YANGWHA HUMAN RESOURCE CORPORATION)
Office Address: 1268 GEN. LUNA ST., PACO, MANILA
Telephone Numbers : 5242181/ 5242185/ 5242188/ 5253407
Email Address : administration@ywacorp.com/recruitment@ywacorp.com
Website : www.ywacorp.com
Job orders Date of approval: April 14,2015
Vacancies and Job order balance:
Ductman – 15
Operator excavator – 20
Pipefitter – 10

Agency name: Golden Horizon Placement Agency, Inc.
Office Address: 1081 QUIRINO H-WAY KALIGAYAHAN NOVALICHES QUEZON CITY, QUEZON CITY
Telephone Numbers: 9394598/ 9300309/ 9831221
Email Address : goldenhp@pldtdsl.net/admin@goldenhorizn.com.ph
Website : www.goldenhorizon.com.ph
Job orders Date of approval: March 26,2015
Vacancies and Job order balance:
Bricklayer – 50
Carpenter – 60
Drainlayer – 50
Electrician – 50
Farmer Dairy – 40
Finisher floor – 50
Operator Excavator – 40
House Painter – 50
Concrete Placer – 50
Plasterer – 50
Plumber – 40
Steelfixer – 50
Welder – 15

Agency name: PROFILE OVERSEAS MANPOWER SERVICES INC (FOR SKYWORLD BUILDERS INTL SVCS)
Office Address: HERRERA TWER VA RUFINO COR.VALERO SALCEDO VILLAGE, MAKATI
Telephone Numbers: 8133234/ 0917-5386562 (mobile)
Email Address : info@profilemanpower.com
Website : www.profilemanpower.com
Job orders Date of approval: March 4,2015
Vacancies and Job order balance:
Carpenter – 50
Fitter / Welder – 50
Mechanic Diesel – 50
Operator excavator – 100
Plumber – 50

Note: There are other accredited manpower agencies in the POEA website that also have job vacancies for OFWs. I just placed here those who have more than 100 job vacancies. Please check the POEA website for complete details. Visit the agencies for qualifications and requirements.

Placement Fee Policy for New Zealand

New Zealand is a no placement fee country. Based on POEA Memorandum Circular 09-2014 dubbed as Placement Fee Policy for New Zealand, manpower Agencies should not collect recruitment and placement fees from OFWs bound for NZ.

According to immigration.govt.nz, the New Zealand Wages Protection Act 1983 does not allow employers or recruitment agents to receive premiums like costs of employment or placement fees from newly hired workers. NZ Law however allow other fees such as immigration and visa fees, licensed immigration advisers fee, which will be shouldered by the workers.

Since July 2011 until October 2014, the New Zealand Immigration has approved 1806 temporary work visas for Filipinos for the rebuilding of Canterbury.

Note: This is only a blog and is not in anyway related to POEA or to the manpower agencies. For your own safety please inquire directly to the listed agencies their address, phone numbers, and website are already included in the post. You visit POEA website for the list of agencies that have job orders bound for New Zealand. Don’t place in the comments your complete name, mobile phone number, and email address.

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Canada Jobs for Filipinos 2015, Available Positions, and Accredited Recruitment Agency Lists

Canada is in need of Filipino workers. From the Philippines, experienced OFWs can apply for a job bound for Canada through several POEA accredited recruitment agencies. All they need to know is which of the agencies have approved job orders from employers in the said country.

As of 2013, there are 30,000 Filipinos who recently acquired a permanent residency status in Canada and there are 40,000 OFWs which have new work permit under the country’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

In 2013, the Philippines ranks 3rd when comes to the number of permanent residency holders just next to People’s Republic of China (1st), and India (2nd), while ranks 1st when comes to work permit holders under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Since 2004, Canada becomes home to thousands of Filipinos. And the lists of OFWs that hoped to work and migrate there continue to increase every year. Do you want to be one of them? Check out the list of Canada Jobs for Filipinos for 2015 below.

Based on POEA website, accredited recruitment agencies in the Philippines has several job orders from Canadian employers. As of 2015, agencies are in need of machine operator, greenhouse worker, draftsman, assembler, industrial meat cutter (butcher), auto denter, pork production technician, welder, painter, front desk agent, grocery clerk, cook, and a lot more.

Canada Job Openings for Filipinos (based on POEA website)

Agency name: STAFFHOUSE INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES CORPORATION (FORMERLY STAFFHOUSE RESOURC
Office address: NO. 43 WESTPOINT STREET, CUBAO QUEZON CITY
Telephone Number: 4371234
Email Address: info(at)staffhouse.com (replace the at sign with @)
Website: www.staffhouse.com
Job Orders date of approval: May 21, 2015
Vacancies – JO balance:
Builders – 10
Finisher – 10
Machine Operator – 10
Technician Pork Production (butcher) – 8
Shipper – 5

Agency name: INTERNATIONAL STAFFING ORGANIZATION INC
Office Address: 5F PDCP BANK CTR BLDG, V.A. RUFINO ST. SALCEDO VILLAGE, MAKATI
Telephone number: 8121129
Email Address: myresume@teamiso.com
Website: www.teamiso.com
Job Orders date of approval: May 7, 2015
Vacancies – JO balance:
Cutter Industrial Meat (butcher) – 30

Agency name: GOLDEN HORIZON PLACEMENT AGENCY, INC.
Office Address: 1081 QUIRINO H-WAY KALIGAYAHAN NOVALICHES QUEZON CITY
Telephone number: 9394598, 9300309, 9831221
Email Address: admin@goldenhorizn.com.ph
Website: www.goldenhorizon.com.ph
Job Orders date of approval: February 20, 2015
Vacancies – JO balance:
Cutter Meat (butcher) – 13
Butcher Industrial – 12

Agency name: OMANFIL INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Office Address: RODEO BLDG 802(KM18)WEST SERVice Road South Superhighway Paranaque
Telephone Numbers : 8211650-55, 8222141-45
Email address : manpower@omanfil.com
Website : www.omanfil.com
Job Orders and Date of approval: November 13, 2014
Vacancies – JO balance:
Engineering Logistic – Open
Engineering Manufacturing – Open
Team Leader Production – Open
Machine Operator – Open
Maintenance Technician – Open
Welder Production – Open

Agency name: MERCAN CANADA EMPLOYMENT PHILS INC
Office Address: Unit 502/506 Galleria Corporate Center EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone Numbers: 9108010, 9108013
Email address: INFO@MERCANRECRUIT.COM
Website: www.mercanph.com
Job Orders and Date of approval: January 21, 2015
Vacancies – JO balance:
Attendant food counter – 14

Note: There are other manpower agencies in POEA website that have approved job orders for Canada. I only placed here those agencies that have more than 10 vacancies.

Canada is a No Placement Fee Country

In a POEA News released dated December 14,2014, Philippine Overseas Employment Agency Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac told that licensed recruitment agencies are not allowed to charged recruitment or placement fees to OFWs bound to countries that prohibit collection of such fees. Agencies found charging placement fees to Filipino workers bound to ‘no placement fee countries’ will experience license cancellation.

Canada, including United States of America (H2B visa), New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Netherlands prohibits collection of placement fees.

Cacdac advised OFWs to report to their official Facebook page those agencies that collect placement fees to ‘no placement fee countries.’

For Your Own Safety

These agencies have approved job orders from Canada-based employers according to POEA website. For the qualifications and requirements, you can inquire directly to them. The complete agency name, office address, telephone numbers, email address, website, job vacancies, and job order balance are already in the post.

Scan each of the listed agencies. See if there is job vacancy that fit to your work experience and qualification. If there is, inquire directly to them.

For your own safety, do not make any transactions to individual personnel whom you think pretends to be an agent of these recruitment agencies.

Note: This blog is not in anyway related to the listed agencies. For your own safety do not place on the comments your email address, complete name, and phone numbers.

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Her Dad Died Just Before Her Wedding But What Her Brother Did Left The Whole Room In Tears

Imagine the heartbreak of losing your father to cancer only months before your wedding day. Think of the pain and sorrow that would be mingled with joy on that day when the bride doesn’t have her father to walk her down the aisle and give her away.

Source: YouTube

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UK Needs at Least 2,640 Pinoy Nurses, DOLE Said

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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday noted that UK is requesting at least 220 Filipino nurses every month this 2015.

DOLE chief Rosalinda Baldoz said the requirement was indicated in the report submitted by Philippine Overseas Labor Office in London.

“(T)wo UK-based foreign placement agencies acting on behalf of three National Health Service (NHS) Trusts submitted for verification of the (POLO) job orders for a total of 220 nurses this January 2015,” Baldoz said.

Philippine Labor Attache Joan Lavilla said the nurses will be needed in the fields of cardiology, critical care, cardiac surgery, cardio thoracic, coronary care and catheter lab, and theater practitioners.

The qualified and lucky nurses could enjoy salaries that will range from £21,478 (P1,455,074.04) to £27,901 (P1,890,251.06) a year.

“The demand for Filipino nurses is expected to continue in the following months, given that most UK employers prefer to source nurses from the Philippines,” Lavilla said.

Lavilla noted that one of the manpower agencies that accept applicants is Philippines, Greenfields International Manpower Services.

She said applicants need to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of UK, which includes attaining an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.0 and passing the two-part competency examination composed of computer-based multiple choice examinations and the practical objective structured clinical examination.

Meanwhile, Baldoz reminded applicants to only deal with legitimate and POEA-registered agencies.

“Employment scams are everywhere and many Filipino are losing money every month due to these scams so everyone must be cautious,” Baldoz noted.

Here are list of legitimate agency that offers employment for nurses and other hospital staffs. Apply here directly at POEA.

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Qatar Needs 90K+ More Overseas Filipino Workers

Qatar is in hiring spree as it prepares to host the 2022 FIBA World Cup. The country has ordered 78,426 Filipino workers from Philippines according to POEA chief Leo Cacdac.

Hussein bin Youssef Al-Mulla Al-Mulla, Qatar’s Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs has informed the Philippine Embassy in Doha that there are more than 94,000 visas reserves for Filipino workers alone, the Philippine delegation said during a meeting on February 4 to 5.

POEA chief said that most job opportunities for OFWs are in health, construction, services, and manufacturing sectors.

Qatar Ministry of Labor reminded the Filipino applicants that Article 33 of the Qatari Labor Law prohibits the payment of recruitment fees. He also noted that applicants should only deal with legit employment agencies.

Cacdac also said that the POEA will create more precautionary measures to stop illegal recruitment.

“Illegal recruiters will see this as the best opportunity to scam people so we are reminding everyone to check our office first before dealing with any recruitment agency”, Cacdac said.

Qatar has 1.6 foreign workers including OFWs, Indians, Pakistanis, Chinese, and Brazilians.

However, there are reports of modern slavery and workers abuse in Qatar. Qatar is also said to be finishing the draft law to protect household service workers (HSWs). At present, HSWs are outside the jurisdiction of Qatari labor law.

Reuters reported that 29,400 people are working as slaves, forced labor, and working without pay.

Check POEA list of available job offers for QATAR this 2015.

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10 Underrated Jobs that Pays Better than Your Exhausting Call Center Chores

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Side Note: The purpose of this article is to tell the readers about other money making opportunities around. Whether the people mentioned here became successful or not in their chosen career, it depends on individual’s education and financial management system. There are some who succeed and there are some who failed. The facts from this article is not from Internet but rather from personal and neighbor’s experiences. 

Many of us today are aiming to work in BPO because we believe that call center jobs pays higher than the minimum wage set by the government. Yes, it’s true. A level one call center agent can earn from 12K to 20K a month depending on the company and the location of the BPO.

In Metro Manila, most call centers offers at least 18,000 pesos per month. In CALABARZON region, a level 1 agent can earn from 12,000 to 16,000, while in Cebu, Bacolod, and Iloilo, a call center agent can earn at least 9,000 a month.

Working in call center is truly rewarding, but the physical and mental stress associated with it is also exhausting. You go to work at 12 midnight and listen to irate customers for the next 8 hours – this is what most call center agents do especially in technical support, billing, and collection accounts.

Anyway, for people who enjoy doing so, there is no question for success. Many professionals find their career path in BPO industry. Supervisors and managers in BPO earn much more than people with the same position in other business fields, like in food and housekeeping industry. A call center agent earns higher than McDonalds and Jollibbee managers.

What if you don’t have the ability to speak English but want to earn more than the call agents are earning? Is there any way? Yes, there is. These partially odd and underrated jobs do not need anything but special skills – and of course a little harder face.

10. Tomb Painter and Cleaner / 24,000 to 27,000 a Month
Although this job is seasonal, anyone who does this is actually earning pretty well. I remember 7 years ago when I was working as a Manufacturing Supervisor, one of my operators filed a 2-week unpaid vacation leave. When he returned, I asked him (Cris) what he did. He told me he painted tombs with his uncle for two weeks and earned more than 15,000. That was October 2008, weeks before All Saints Day.

9. Jeepney Barker / Dispatcher 24,000 to 30,000 per Month
If you think those noisy and annoying people at Jeepney stops are just kidding, you are wrong. They may be earning more than your monthly salary. For 5 pesos every jeep every five minutes, Tomy Caguimbal of Tanauan City is earning at least 100 pesos per hour. Working from 8 in the morning until 9 in the evening, he takes home at least 800 pesos a day of coins. He earns more on weekends while regular employees are taking their leave at home.

8. Embalmer / 24,000 to 35,000 a Month
Some funeral parlors need licensed embalmers while other does not care. An embalmer earns at least 800 pesos per corpse, and can prepare two to three bodies in one day

7. Mobile Phone Technician / 27,000 to 35,000 a Month
Being a mobile phone technician does not require any diploma or any formal education. Training is needed though and with continuous experience, one can repair a basic defect in 30 minutes or lesser. Jerry Descalsota of Bacolod City is earning at least 900 pesos a day in 8 hours of work-by-commission in a cell phone repair shop. Freelance technicians who do not share their earnings to employers are earning more.

6. Passenger Jeepney Driver / 30,000 to 35,000 a Month
These people are silent earners. Metro Manila Jeepney drivers are earning at least 1,000 pesos a day. “Mahina ang katawan ko pag uwi ko na isang libo lang kinita ko, pero di maiwasan minsan talagang mahina. Pinakamahina na ang isang libo”, Lito Vergara of Makati said. Lito has been driving Jeepneys for 12 years and already owns 3 jeepneys – all from his own sweat as a driver.

5. Shoe and Umbrella Repair Man 30,000 to 45,000 a Month
“Payong repair sapatos”, this is what they call someone who do this.

4. Handyman / 30,000 to 45,000 a Month
A handyman is someone who does everything from carpentry, plumbing, electrical, masonry, etc. In a middle-to first-class subdivision, a handyman is always needed. A single call to a handyman that will fix your faucet, electrical outlet, or tiles would cost you at least 400 pesos in a couple of hours work.

3. Auto Denter (Latero) / 30,000 to 45,000 a Month
An auto denter or “latero” is someone who repairs the body of the vehicle. A couple of hours of auto denter’s work fixing your car’s fender can cost you at least 500 pesos. A skilled auto denter can assemble the Isuzu Elf’s whole body in 3 weeks for 35,000 pesos.

2. Home Service Massage Therapist / 30,000 to 45,000 a Month
Most massage parlors ask at least 300 pesos for one hour massage. Home service massage therapists are earning more and receiving bigger tips. Elena Gigantoni of Mandalagan, Bacolod City has been earning decent amount for five years in servicing first class subdivisions like Villa Valderama, Santa Clara Subdivision, and Ayala North Point. He takes home at least 1,200 a day for less than 8 hours of home service job.

1. Walking Ukay Vendor / 36,000 to 45,000 Per Month
This maybe your first time hearing this but, this person earns at least 1,200 a day. Although this is actually a business and not a job that pays you to work for others, selling ukay while walking with “kariton” is really rewarding.

Bonifacio Medina of Calamba City has been doing this for seven years and he doesn’t want to do any other things at all. According to him, selling at least 15 pants and 20 shorts a day is easy. Mark-up for each men’s pants is 45 pesos and 32 pesos for each short. Earning at least 1,315 pesos a day while walking at least 10 kilometers is a cool job for Medina.


The above lists of jobs are not for everyone, but if you are doing nothing and want to earn pretty amount of money, the above lists of jobs is worth trying.

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K to 12 Program to Leave at Least 80,000 People Unemployed by 2016

Sen.  Antonio Trillanes IV and Magdalo Party-List Representatives Gary Alejano and Francisco Ashley Acedillo filed a petition for the third time against implementation of K to 12 Program.

the group said that the K to 12 program or Republic Act 10533 violated the 1987 Constitution as the respondent officials failed to consult those most affected by its implementation—the students, parents, teachers and non-teaching personnel, especially in higher education institutions (HEI) who will lose their jobs once the senior high school program of the K to 12 is implemented, as there will be no freshmen enrollees.

The champions K to 12 Program consider it the sole solution to make Filipinos global competitive, but the opponents said it is an “elitist” solution because the authors did not consulted the people who will be badly affected.

According to Trillanes, no less than 56,771 school teachers (mostly from private colleges), and at least 23,828 non-teaching personnel are going to lose their jobs when the K to 12 Program is in full swing next full swing starting school year 2015 to 2016.

In separate news, Sen. Mirriam Defensor-Santiago said that P608.7 million worth of books will be a waste because these books will be obsolete once the K to 12 Program is fully implemented.

A possible closure of many vocational schools is also expected because of the stop-gap where there will be no freshmen enrollees in two years according to the group.

Trillanes further noted that the Philippines has already a crowded rooms and implementing the K to 12 Program will only make this condition worst as the government has a limited budget for more new classrooms.

The group is expected to have a massive protest on May 9 denouncing the implementation of the K to 12 Program and asking the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) or a writ of preliminary injunction.

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Who Are The Highest Paid Employees in the Philippines

Pinoy IT specialist (image credit investphilippines.org)

People who have extensive knowledge and specialized in IT/Computer are the highest paid employees according to the 2015 report released by Jobstreet.com.

Jobstreet.com revealed that employees in IT/Software and IT/Network Systems consistently ranked first and second on the lists of top paid employees in the country.

For junior executives (Supervisor/Teamleader), IT/Software jobs pay the highest salary with an average of P37,784 per month, while the same position on IT/Network jobs pays an average of P33,029 per month.

Lawyers with one to three years experience meanwhile ranked third with an average of  P27,033 per month.

The following is the lists of top ten highest paying jobs in the Philippines with the average monthly salary. Seven out of ten are related to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

1. IT/Computer (SOftware Development) –P37,784
2. IT/Computer (Network, System, Database Admin) – P33,029
3. Law/Legal Services – P27,033
4. Actuarial Science/Statistics – P27,032
5. Engineering (Electronics/Communications) – P26,379
6. Public Relations Communications – P25,153
7. Technical and Helpdesk Support) – P25,078
8. Sales (Telesales/Telemarketing) – P24,400
9. Training and Development – P23,762
10. Customer Service – P23,369

The report accumulated by Jobstreet.com is from the rates posted by employers mostly in Metro Manila area.

Middle to higher management manufacturing jobs however have different rates. A fresh graduate Instrumentation Engineer can fetch up to P40,000 in American petroleum companies. Mechanical Engineers and safety Officers can make up to P50,000 in oil-related industries.

Jobstreet.com however stressed that the salary depends on the level of experience and the employer’s capacity to pay. The company also advises that newly-graduates should decide thoroughly before applying for a job.

Parents also advised to take a look at the current employment and job trends before forcing their children to study what they want.

DOLE said that the unemployment rate has decreased, but there is an increase in underemployment rate. This is due to wrong choice of course according to the agency.

Some of the highest unemployed/underemployed graduates are nurses, HRM-graduates, seafarers, and business-related courses like commerce, management, marketing, and entrepreneur.

People who are jobless but graduated any four years course are encouraged to work in BPO, the report said.

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Two Pinoy Nurse jailed in US after performing SEX in front of their patient

Two Filipino middle-age men pleaded guilty to the felony charge of inflicting mental suffering on an elderly person last February 5.

The US-based nurses, who were both homosexual, were sentenced to 325 and 365 days in prison, respectively, according to the report on San Diego, California Times.

Alfredo Ruiz and Russel Torralba, both 43, pleaded guilty on performing indecent acts in front of their ageing patient. The two were also sentenced to the maximum custody under a plea bargain and probation for five years, the report added.

At least 50 incidents of neglect on home surveillance video over 3-week period in 2011 have been charge to both nurses. The judge since then has barred the defendants from seeking employment as caregivers.

San Diego Times quoted Ruiz’s attorney, Dan Greene, as saying that the nurse had admitted that he is ashamed of his conduct.

Ariela Deicas, the victim’s granddaughter, lambasted the two men for mocking their profession and tearing their family “apart emotionally”.

Eduardo Deicas, the grandson of the victim however was not satisfied with the verdict. Deicas suggested that the two men, who caused emotional stress to their 98-year old grandmother “should rot in jail”

The Times of San Diego did not release the name of the victim as “it is not necessary and could only result to additional emotional problem for the victim,” the report said.

“A nurse is supposed to be vigilant,” San Diego Superior Court Judge Timothy Walsh said. He said nurses are also supposed to be sensitive and caring, given that people trust them to look after their parents, grandparents or children — people they hold dear.

Both men have lost their nursing licenses.


Source: Assisted Press CA.

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Who is smarter? Americans vs. Filipinos

I stumbled into this video and I thought this worth a little time to think about. Although this video is a little bit bias towards Filipinos, the humour associated with it is still worth watching.

The parts where Americans are speaking in this video are taken from a different video when a reporter asked random people on streets with random questions.

On the other hand, the author of this video asked mostly students (same people) with the same questions that were asked for the Americans.

The interviewer though failed to pick intelligent Filipinos as some of the very simple questions here are not perfectly answered. For example, one of the three Pinoys didn’t know who Kofi Anan is. The other one answered Yugoslavia when asked what country begins with U.

This video should not be taken seriously on determining who is smarter and who is dumber because every country have smart people and dumb people.

Just watch and enjoy though.

It would have been better if the interviewer on the Philippine side asked random people on streets instead of asking the same students. I’m pretty sure the result would have been devastating for Filipinos if people along Recto or Taft were asked.

It’s a shame for someone who is a university student not knowing who Kofi Annan is. I can forgive the Israel religion thing (Judaism), but not about the former UN Sec Gen.

Source: YouTube

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How to apply and where to find jobs in Canada

Read this article if you are planning to live and work in Canada. This includes the updated lists of jobs from POEA website along with accredited employment agencies.

According to Canada Immigration Newsletter website, the Philippines top the lists of countries with most immigrants having issued permanent residence last year, 2014. More than 40,000 Filipinos were given permanent residency according to the site, and the country also issued nearly 47,000 visitor visas to Filipinos in 2014, a 56 percent increase since 2006.
The figure could encourage more young and skilled Filipinos to seek better jobs in Canada.

Migrating to Canada

Kent relayed to the Filipino public the good news on Canada’s immigration system

“We have some interesting development that has taken place over the last few weeks in terms of the Federal Skilled Workers Program that has been retooled to make it even more responsive to the Canadian need and make it clear and transparent to persons who want to apply to immigrate to Canada as a Federal Skilled Worker,” he said.

But he said that the first decision to make for the person who is willing to work in Canada is whether he will work permanently or just a temporary foreign worker.

According to Kent, Canada offers four different types of programs—the Federal Skilled Worker, the Federal Skilled Trades Workers, the Canadian Experience Class, and through the Provincial Nominee–that a person can use to immigrate to Canada based on their skills.

1. The Federal Skilled Worker requires at least 1 year work experience, language, and education training according to Kent. There are 24 jobs listed under this type. Among the list of occupations are engineering managers, financial and investment analysts, geoscientists, civil engineers, computer engineers, land surveyors, medical laboratory technologists, cardiology technicians and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists

2. Federal Skilled Trades Program designed for immigrants who are in occupations such as pipe fitters, machinists, welders and mechanics, and other skilled workers with certificates (not necessarily college bachelors graduate)

3. Another way to immigrate to Canada is through the Provincial Nominees. He said provinces have a better idea of what their needs are. This type of program is seldom used by Filipino immigrants.

4. The last program, the Canada Experience Class, is designed for persons who are already working in Canada.

Filipino professionals and skilled workers fall under the first and second category above. The Federal Skilled Trades Program is what most of our skilled workers are chasing after gaining enough local experience and TESDA certificates.

Where to Apply

POEA always have updated lists of employment and also the lists of accredited agency. You can directly access this lists by going to the POEA Canada job list page here. You can search Google for the names of employment agencies listed, or contact POEA directly to ask about the concerned employment agency.

Source: Fanny Tumawa/ Assisted Press Manila

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Beware of Goldxtreme: A New Gold Investment Scam is now in the Philippines

Goldxtreme is set to victimize greedy and the most ignorant Pinoys locally. This program is carbon-copied from the existing international scam emgoldex.

The owners of Goldxtreme think that running a HYIP programs like this would make them millionaires. Of course it is possible if more ignorant people will join.

Instead of asking a bigger amount, Goldxtreme only ask investors to spend 5,000PHP. Of course there are a lot of people who have 5K so joining is easier.

What about the risk?

Goldxtreme says it is registered with SEC and even posted a certificate (could be from Recto). Upon checking SEC website, there is no Goldxtreme registered in the agency’s database.

Having a SEC registration certificate could not assure someone that this program is not a scam. There were dozens of SEC-registered scam programs before like First Quadrant, Franc-Swiss Investment, Aman Futures, NBO-Global, and a number of monolines that closed recently.

Goldxtreme uses the same script and verbiage that most of the networking scams have been using then and now.

“Hello friend, I have a question. Are you happy just being an employee? Is it okay for you to work 8 to 10 hours a day? Is your salary enough for your household expenses? Do you really want to have a life that only revolves around your work, your salary, and your debts? Do you have savings for yourself when you get old?

And friend, I have another question. Do you want a business? Do you want to have an extra income? Do you want to earn even when you are sleeping? Do you want to have a dream house, dream car, dream vacation, and to pay all of your debts?”

The site promises more than 400% in return in just several days or weeks. The site mentioned gold but did not further elaborate on how gold is related to earnings.

Selling gold would not give someone a 400% return in few weeks, not even a year as the gold price is constantly changing (see below graph)

The program also uses terms that are sound encouraging to possible victim. For example, they changed “recruiting” to “group effort”, and “swap program” for “pyramid or binary scheme”

What is being swapped anyway? Nothing.

Five questions that this program may find difficult to answer.

1. What is the real product and how it is used to make profit? If it is gold, how can it make 400% profit in just few weeks considering the volatile nature of gold trading?
2. Where did Goldxtreme get the money to pay exiting members? Is it from selling products or from people who joined the program?
3. What happen if you remove the recruitment system? Does your product can support the survival of the program?
4. What is your refund/return policy?
5. What happen to the member’s money being trapped if you decided to close the program because people are not making new investments?

Of course the believers and the owners of this scam will find ways to deny these questions but the truth remains alive. There is no legal HYIP doing such enormous and too-good-to-be-true returns.

The main point here is conscience. Yes, you can make money if you are one of those people who invested earlier, but how about the people who just joined?

I predicted before that NBO would not last for a year and I was right. This program will not last longer. The site is just created and the domain was just registered last March. Gold has nothing to do with your investment. If you want to invest in gold, go to Ongpin, buy jewelries and resell it to make profit. This is a very good business if you want to get involved with golds.

Don’t give away your money to the owners of this program. Remember that for every Php25,000 you make, Goldxtreme is making Php 42,500 (less Php 7,500 referral fees), and 14 other people are losing Php 5,000 each.

Don’t feed the owners of this scam company and invest your money into programs with real products like Aimglobal, Royal Business Club, or any direct marketing programs.

The success of Goldxtreme will only probe how greedy, clueless, and ignorant the Filipinos are.


Contributed by Rene Silverio, Sunstar Marketing Analyst – Makati City 

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