Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 11, 2010
Philippines vital for survival of migratory birds Groups counts 18,000 waterfowl in Balanga City By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 19:48:00 01/11/2010 Filed Under: Environmental Issues, Animals, Natural Resources (general), Nature BATAAN, Philippines—Almost an hour before sunrise here, 20 volunteers armed with their spotting scopes, binoculars, cameras and other equipment visited Sunday the three wetland [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: November 11, 2009
SAP targets outsourcing firms in RP By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 21:02:00 11/10/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Software MANILA, Philippines – German software firm SAP is aiming its business communications software at outsourcing companies that rely heavily on transmitting data from across the world. Contrary to the practice of companies that are diverting IT [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 29, 2009
Dead ‘butanding’ found in Manila Bay By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 19:25:00 10/28/2009 Filed Under: Environmental Issues, Animals MANILA, Philippines— A whale shark, locally called “butanding”, was found dead on Manila Bay by local fishermen on Wednesday morning, according to the local arm of conservationist group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). WWF Philippines [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
A(H1N1) cases hit 5,212 By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 14:09:00 10/26/2009 Filed Under: Health, Swine Flu, Diseases, Government MANILA, Philippines—A total of 5,212 A(H1N1) influenza cases were monitored in the country between April and October 18 with 30 deaths, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday. Although the global community was alerted again of [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
20 percent of Metro heart attacks due to passive smoke By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:16:00 10/26/2009 Filed Under: Diseases, Health MANILA, Philippines—Second-hand smoke causes over 20 percent of the number of heart attacks in Metro Manila, officials from the Department of Health (DoH) said on Monday. One to seven hours of weekly exposure [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 23, 2009
Software firm grooms RP as cloud computing hub By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 21:21:00 10/22/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Software, Internet MANILA, Philippines – A US-based software firm specializing in “cloud computing” intends to double its local operations by adding 300 new seats to its Manila office over the next two years, an official [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 22, 2009
Lessons from outsourcing powerhouse India By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:05:00 10/22/2009 Filed Under: business process outsourcing (BPO), Economy and Business and Finance MANILA, Philippines – What has made India a powerhouse in the global outsourcing arena? Innovation or ingenuity to solve issues is key to India’s success when it entered the BPO arena [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 19, 2009
Local BPO can grow to $100-B industry—execs By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:48:00 10/19/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), business process outsourcing (BPO) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines business process outsourcing industry (BPO) can raise revenues of up to $100 billion by 2020 by properly developing the talent pool and increasing the value chain of [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 14, 2009
Save RP as home for birds to create jobs By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 07:50:00 10/14/2009 Filed Under: Environmental Issues, Animals, Philippines – Regions BATAAN, Philippines — Protection of the country’s forests and wetlands are beneficial not only to migratory birds that flock to the country during wintering months but also to the country’s [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 7, 2009
Bataan hosts bird watchers festival By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 19:52:00 10/07/2009 Filed Under: Travel & Commuting, Tourism & Leisure MANILA, Philippines—Bird watchers, scientists, conservationists and nature enthusiasts will troop to Balanga City in Bataan on October 9 and 10 for the Philippine Bird Festival, the country’s largest celebration of avifaunal diversity and bird [...]
