Annual remittances from overseas workers > 28 billion $ yearly
In top 3 labour donor countries in the world
Education:
3rd largest English speaking nation
Literacy Rate: 94,6 %
Highly educated workforce
US-oriented schooling system
Language skills in English
Triple A engineering, IT, marine, offshore and medical training centres
> 80.000 engineers graduating yearly
Other assets:
Abundance of higher profiles with overseas experience for western triple A employers
Many triple A companies have their offshore delivery and shared service centers in Manila:
Accenture, CGI, Fluor Daniel, Deutsche Bank, JGC, Chiyoda, …
Permanent inflow of young, ambitious, skilled and flexible professionals
Actively seeking opportunities for working abroad
Western oriented culture and society
Champs in blending with the locals and in smooth integration