April B Rojales

As the business becomes even more competitive, Internet cafes in the Philippines are becoming a lucrative market as well for vendors. A recent survey of more than 120 Internet cafes nationwide by research firm IDC shows that almost 40 percent expect to increase total IT spending this year.

The Philippines can capture more outsourcing contracts if it collaborates with India which currently dominates the multi-million dollar global business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.