Eastern Communications plans to expand its workforce by 12 percent this year to meet expansion plans and its 2009 revenue target of P5 billion.

The company has a staff of 400. Among the additional manpower needed will be those with backgrounds in sales and IT.

The expansion is expected to support the company's  14 new products and 16,000 new lines. In addition to traditional bandwidth and connectivity solutions, new products include wireless access, services for high-end Internet cafes, a new data center, business applications and special packages for small and medium enterprises and corporations.
-Doris C. Dumlao

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business, p. B2