Category: Phil Buzz

The Philippines: Economic Freedom Ranking
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The Philippines: Economic Freedom Ranking

Each year, The Heritage Foundation publishes an “Economic Freedom” ranking of 183 countries around the world. In 2009, the Philippines earned a score of 56.8 out of 100 possible points, placing it 104th place in [...]

Music Pick of the Week: Willie Revillame
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Music Pick of the Week: Willie Revillame

Apple’s music pick of the week is “Yun Ka” by Willie Revillame.
Willie Revillame has had a controversial career at times. The outspoken actor and television host for Wowowee has been involved in a number of [...]

Rise of the Call Center
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Rise of the Call Center

One of the most important pieces of customer relations management is the handling of calls from customers. Many American companies have found that they can reduce the costs of handling these calls by outsourcing these [...]

Overseas Foreign Workers: Problems Abroad
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Overseas Foreign Workers: Problems Abroad

The number of Filipino foreign workers who have moved abroad for work now exceeds 11 million pinoys. This represents nearly 11% of the total Filipino population. These overseas foreign workers or OFW’s, play an important [...]

Music Pick of the Week: Sarah Geronimo
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Music Pick of the Week: Sarah Geronimo

Michael’s music pick of the week is Sarah Geronimo singing “Dahil Minahal Mo Ako.”
Although there are a lot of popular songs in the Philippines today, this is one of my favorite songs this year. Of [...]

Typhoon Season in the Philippines
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Typhoon Season in the Philippines

A typhoon or hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone – an area where air is rising and rotating around a peaceful eye. When the rotating air reaches speeds of 75 miles per hour or more, [...]