Outsourcing turns out to be every foreigner's best resort in order for their businesses to survive amidst global recession. It has also proven its huge contribution to the improvement of the Philippine economy.
I totally agree that Filipino providers are one of the top offshore providers there is when it comes to attitude and quality of work. And though SEO is just starting in Phil, seo specialist there are becoming top seo specialist I've known.
I had a Filipino "company" do some scraping for me and they did an ok job. The problem was the idiot project manager didn't listen to directions and did the work I had layed out for 6 months in one week. I wanted to pay like 20 dollars a week for that time and ended up paying him about 450 bucks at once because I felt guilty. It was about 2 dollars an hour anyway so I still got a good deal. Anyway, I am looking for other, more professional Filipino computer geeks to outsource some grunt work to. If anyone knows a good one, please PM me with details.
Outsourcing is now a widely known compelling business strategy several companies has been adopting. I suggest to try companies who offer such kind of service for affordable prices.