Mr Alan Chng, president of the Singapore Philippines Association, and president and CEO of Canon Marketing, said: "I can see a huge potential in the Philippines. Every sector is growing -- tourism is growing, manufacturing is growing. I think the electronics sector is very fast growing as well, and the Business Processing Organisations (BPOs), I think there's a huge influx. I think the growth is exponential.
"If you look at all the ASEAN countries, places like Indonesia, they are also seeing huge growth. The advantage in Philippines is the people, they are English speaking, they are very helpful, always willing to learn, very hungry and it's very easy to train them because of the language."