Sound like good news but I still keep my fingers crossed. This was about the announcement or declaration made by the head of the country’s Business Processing Association, Oscar Sanez. He declared that there was a 26 percent growth compared to 2007 and the companies in this country earned 6.06 Billion dollars in 2008. Also, officials and industry leaders anticipates the continuous growth due to the global financial crisis because foreign companies are seeking ways to cut expenses by hiring cheaper labor like in the Philippines.
One thing I noticed in the news is that many countries still are unaware that English is the second language here in the Philippines. Countries like Germany and England still need to recognize this country as an English speaking country. One proof I wanted to cite about our country as being an English speaking nation are television commercials. Aren’t most of the commercial use the English language? Also most Filipino blogs and websites (like this one) use English as the primary language. How about you? Have you noticed that too?
Source: Yahoo! Philippines News
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That’s good to hear — 26% growth is something to look forward to.
Notice how foreigners sometimes talk to Filipinos… They try to talk slowly… Maybe your right, they have that impression that we are not an english speaking country.
@Productive Pinoy
Maybe you can’t blame them because in Southeast Asia, I think we are the only country that have English as a second language.
@Manuel
I guess you’re right about that
Hello, I think the reason that many people may wrongly think that English is not a first language for Fillipinos is because of the dialect differences. It gives the listener’s ear a sense of it being foreign. Is this not true for you as well when you hear Americans/UK citizens/Indians speak? Are some accents confusing?
Also, if you have any tips for me as far as how to find reliable out source suppliers in the Philippines, I would appreciate it. Thanks!
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