Quick Philippine News (1-29-08)
This edition of quick Philippine news is all about the economy. There are some good news brewing, from the look of things.
* “Philippine property developer Robinsons Land Corp and JP Morgan said Monday they had formed a strategic alliance to tap the growing army of overseas Filipino workers.” (via AFP) – Real estate development has been on the overdrive for quite some time now. The target is the dollar-earning population of overseas Filipinos who are looking to buy a residence in the Philippines, either for investment or as a place to come home to once in a while.
* “Entertainment group Viva Communications Inc will list a total of 408.9 million shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on March 5, following an initial public offering from February 20 to 27, a regulatory filing showed on Monday.” (via Forbes) – Viva has been around for ages, and it’s one of the strongest entertainment companies in the Philippines. Maybe now’s a good time to get a piece of the Viva pie.
* “Local game developers are looking to ride the outsourcing wave and likewise get juicier contracts from overseas.” (via Inquirer blogs) – Gaming is a huge market and it’s likely to just increase over time. Looks like outsourcing in many different fields is becoming/will become a very lucrative source of income for the country. Why not, since the Philippines has been sending out its talents for decades. Outsourcing has just enabled some of these talents at least to stay in the country.
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Free On-Line Clipping Service Launched
March 24, 2008
Mind Bullet launches Free Daily On-line Political and Current Affairs Clippings
Mind Bullet Inc. (http://www.mindbullet.org/), the market positioning and public relations consulting group, has launched its political and current affairs monitor on-line at (http://www.newsmonitoring-mindbullet.blogspot.com/) . It is an internet based clipping service on major news and current affairs as seen in today’s on-line newspaper editions. It aims to help decision makers and business leaders make intelligent analysis of current events through a one stop navigation portal.
Newspapers scanned daily include the on-line editions of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Star, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Malaya, Business Mirror, Business World, Abante, Abante Tonite, Pilipino Star Ngayon, and Philippine Journal.
Specialized and topic specific editions of the online-clipping services are currently being sent to selected clientele including the offices of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano (Graft and Corruption, Education Issues), Sen. Pia Cayetano (Health and Environment), Cong. Maria Laarni Cayetano (Education, Political) Cong. Teofisto TG Guingona III (Power and Electricity), Cong. Maria Evita Arago (Water, Political).
Eero Brillantes, Mind Bullet CEO, says that the on-line monitor serves many purposes. He says the foremost function is to make key judgments based on trend tracking and news analysis. Tracking also serves as early warning for potential political flashpoints or opportunities. Key staff of clients are likewise able to fast track their familiarization of policy issues by learning the policy and political environment and the different stakeholders involved.
The online monitor can be accessed through http://www.mindbullet.org/ and http://www.brainbang-mindbullet.blogspot.com/.