MANILA – A leading United States-based services globalization and investment advisory firm, Tholons Inc., has released a list of the world’s best outsourcing destinations, and two Philippine cities are on the list, beating other high-profile locations in Europe.

Citing the 2014 Tholons Top 100 Outsourcing Destinations, House Assistant Majority Leader and Cebu Rep. Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr. said Metro Manila ranked second while Cebu eighth, with India’s metropolitan districts dominating the list.

The top 10 are: Bangalore, Metro Manila, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Cebu, Krakow in Poland, and Dublin in Ireland.