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Kamusta – welcome to the Philippines category of this blog. This is where I share anything that relates to the Republic of the Philippines, business issues relating to the Philippines, the Filipino people or culture. Often posts that appear in this category will appear in other categories as well. So if fast food business Jollibee launched a new advertising campaign. And that I thought was particularly interesting or noteworthy, that might appear in branding as well as Philippines.

So far, I haven’t had too much Filipino related content here, though I recognise that it is a fast growing and important market in Asia. The Philippines has been somewhat of a sleeping economic giant. While Japanese manufacturers like Canon have long used the country for manufacture, it had a large talented and educated workforce. Prior to the late 1960s, the Philippines enjoyed one of the highest economic growth rates in Asia.

The Philippines has the best deep water port in the Pacific and is a landing point for many trans-Pacific optical fibre cables.

I am also aware of the positive impact that Filipinos have had around the world from the worlds of healthcare to media and entertainment.

I don’t tend to comment on local politics because I don’t understand it that well, but I am interested when it intersects with business. An example of this would be legal issues affecting the media sector for instance.

If there are Filipino subjects that you think would fit with this blog, feel free to let me know by leaving a comment in the ‘Get in touch’ section of this blog here.