Foxgate Solutions Expands Operations in Cebu City, Philippines

Foxgate Solutions, Inc., a world-wide provider of integrated business process outsourcing (BPO) and contact center solutions, announced its expansion of its call center in Cebu City, Philippines. The center is already catering to many clients in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Philippines with operations in Inbound, Outbound, Interactive, Appointment Setting, Billing Solutions, Event Registration, Consumer Lead Generation, Consumer Sales, Customer Service, Dealer Locate and Referral Service, Help Desk, Market Research and Reviews, Order Taking, Surveys, Technical Support, and Website Receptionist Service. With the expansion, it is expected that Foxgate is going to spur more growth. Read the rest of this entry »

Eight New Philippine Airports to open by 2010

The government will be opening eight more international airports by 2010 in anticipation of the growing passenger traffic to the country, the Transportation Department said Thursday.

By 2010 the Philippines will have more airports of international standards to ease traffic and reduce business cost,” Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said during the opening of the two-day Expo on International Transportation and Logistics held at the World Trade Center.

Mendoza said that this year alone three airports will be open soon and these are the controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, the Clark or Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, and the Busuanga airport scheduled to be operational in November.

For 2009, Mendoza said they are looking at opening the Davao-Iloilo terminal, Silay-Bacolod airport, the Laguindingan airport and the the Panglaw airports in Bohol. Read the rest of this entry »

San Miguel Pale Pilsen is Asia’s Best Beer

San Miguel Pale Pilsen is the best tasting beer in Asia, according to a popular US Magazine which recently gathered major beer brands from China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Philippines for a taste test. The iconic brand of San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (SMB), San Miguel Pale Pilsen bested six other international brands in all categories – appearance, aroma, taste and finish — used by the magazine to determine the best tasting beer.

In the article entitled “Far East Beer Showdown” by Derek Buono published in Beer Magazine’s March to April issue, the lone Filipino beer brand has been described as having “the most flavor and tasted better than all the other beers of the region.”

“The SMB family is truly inspired by the recognition given to San Miguel Pale Pilsen. We are glad that our very own product stands above the rest and for us Filipinos, that’s something worth celebrating for,” said SMB management. Read the rest of this entry »

UPS to maintain Clark operations despite transfer of its intra-Asia hub to Shenzhen

Clark international airport authorities said there is no need to panic on the transfer of UPS intra-Asia hub here to Shenzhen in China.

Jose Luciano, Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) president and chief executive officer, said the world’s largest air cargo carrier will still maintain its operations here.

Luciano said it is just reducing its facilities from nine aircrafts to two after 2010.

UPS top officials are moving their intra-Asia air hub to Shenzhen in China’s thriving Pearl River Delta to improve customer service by reducing transit times across Asia.

UPS Sr. Vice President Andy Connelly said the transfer of the hub from Diosdado Macapagal International Airport here is a “business decision of UPS” because of the growing business in North Asia.

Connelly has informed Luciano, Clark Development Corporation Chair Rizalino S. Navarro, the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Department of Transportation that the air cargo carrier would continue operating here as its muti-hub network in Asia. Read the rest of this entry »