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July 03 2026

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Manila vs Cebu: Salary Benchmarks for the Roles US and AU Companies Hire Most

July 3, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | July 03 2026

One of the first questions US and Australian companies ask when they're serious about building a Philippine team is: how much does it actually cost? Not the vag...

July 03 2026

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

July 3, 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

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

July 3, 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

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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

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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...

June 30 2026

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

June 30, 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

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

June 30, 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

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

June 30, 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

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How to Write a Job Description That Attracts Top Filipino Talent

June 29, 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

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

June 29, 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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