Despite the weak and uneven development of the economy, the art and science of HRM is well developed and has a fairly long history in the Philippines. HRM is practised in the bigger corporations, employing 100 or more employees, which happen to dominate the formal sector of the economy. In general, firms are classifled as follows: micro establishments are firms with fewer than ten employees; small firms are those which employ ten to ninety-nine employees, medium-sized corporations are firms employing between 100 and 199 employees; and large enterprises are those firms with 200 or more employees (Ofreneo et al., 2001). manufacturing