Freelancing is on the rise in the Philippines and those making a living from contract-based work are optimistic about job opportunities, global electronics payments giant Paypal said on Tuesday.

The country, Paypal officials said in a briefing, currently has around 1.5 million freelancers and has “among the largest number of freelance service providers relative to country population at 2 percent.”

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