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July 03 2026

Features

Singapore Companies and the Philippines: Why Hire Across the Strait?

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | July 03 2026

Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world to employ people. That's not a complaint — it reflects the city-state's economic success and its posi...

July 03 2026

Features

Why UK Businesses Are Turning to the Philippines for Back-Office Teams

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | July 03 2026

British businesses have been hiring in the Philippines for decades — mostly through large BPO arrangements that put an agency between the UK company and the act...

July 01 2026

Features

What Foreign Employers Often Get Wrong About Hiring in the Philippines

July 1, 2026
By Aprille Famulagan | July 01 2026

The Philippines has become one of the world's most attractive destinations for international hiring. From startups in Australia to growing companies in the Unit...

July 01 2026

Features

The “2-Minute Rule” and Other Small Productivity Habits That Actually Work

July 1, 2026
By Aprille Famulagan | July 01 2026

Most employees do not struggle with productivity because they lack ambition. They struggle because modern work has become mentally overwhelming. Unread emails...

July 01 2026

Engagement

How to Present Your Best Self at Work Without Feeling Fake

July 1, 2026
By Aprille Famulagan | July 01 2026

For many professionals today, one of the biggest workplace challenges isn't learning new skills or managing deadlines. It's figuring out how to be profession...

June 30 2026

Features

Why US SaaS Companies Are Building QA and Support Teams in the Philippines

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 30 2026

SaaS is a people-intensive business at the operational layer, even when the product itself is largely automated. Customer support, quality assurance, customer s...

June 30 2026

Features

How US E-Commerce Brands Are Using Philippine Teams to Scale Operations

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 30 2026

Running an e-commerce business at any meaningful scale is an operations problem disguised as a retail problem. The product might be great. The marketing might b...

June 30 2026

Features

Philippines vs India vs Mexico: Where Should US Companies Build Their Offshore Teams?

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 30 2026

At some point, most US businesses that are serious about scaling ask the same question: where should we build our offshore team? Three countries come up in almo...

June 29 2026

Features

How to Write a Job Description That Attracts Top Filipino Talent

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 29 2026

Most overseas employers write a job description for their home market, paste it into Jobstreet or LinkedIn Philippines, and wait. Then they get applications tha...

June 29 2026

Features

Philippines Mandatory Benefits Explained: 13th Month Pay, SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 29 2026

Before you hire your first person in the Philippines, you need to understand one thing clearly: the salary you agree on is not the full cost of employment. Ther...

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