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Job seekers fill up application forms during a job fair in Mandaluyong City, east of Manila, in this file photo. Officials say foreign companies are looking into moving manufacturing facilities to the country's ecozones, given rising labor costs in southern China., and that 2015 will mark the time when a majority of Filipinos are working-age. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)

Manufacturers Considering Move from China to the Philippines Due to Rising Labor Costs

Rising labor costs in China are encouraging foreign forms to consider moving their manufacturing facilities to the Philippines, officials say.

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