Proudly Pinoy
Filipino working life, written from the inside
The Provinces
What the second wave found outside the capital.
05 ENTRIES
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Bacolod's Quiet BPO Belt
The City of Smiles built its outsourcing economy the way it does most things — without making too much noise about it.
LONG READ
Davao After the Office Moved North
The BPO industry built its Philippine heartland in Metro Manila and Cebu. Davao has been doing something quieter and, for many workers, more liveable.
SHORT
The Connection Problem No One in Manila Wants to Hear About
Provincial remote workers don't have a productivity problem. They have a last-mile problem.
SHORT
Going Home on Purpose
Remote work didn't create the desire to leave Manila. It just made it survivable.
LONG READ
The Terraces Keep Two Calendars
High up in the Cordillera, the planting schedule and the project deadline run side by side. Neither has displaced the other — yet.
Where the work is
Manila, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro — plotted on the homepage map at true coordinates.