Can any one confirm? if Intel corp. the world's foremost chip maker is declaring bankruptcy or just trying to cut production so that thay can survived the worst-ever financial crises in the world today?
Intel, like much of the technology sector, is feeling the pain of the global economic slowdown and waning demand for PCs. It just announced plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs, and posted a 23 decline in revenue in its most recent quarter.
Up to 60,000 jobs could be lost in the country’s key electronics sector after Intel closed its plant in Cavite and Texas Instruments announced a number of layoffs in December. The outlook for the electronics sector could worsen further. “The impact of the economic downturn on our business was more severe than we anticipated and the outlook is uncertain,” says Intel Philippines in a statement.
Adds Labor Secretary Marianito Roque: “We have to admit that this is not business as usual in the Philippines for the electronics sector and in the garments sector as well… These will be the two particular areas that would be affected by the global financial crisis.” The electronics sector alone accounts for about 58 percent of the Philippines’ exports and employs 480,000 workers. Its collapse and the thousands of jobs that the sector will shed will create a big dent on the country’s economic growth.