10 things you need to know about your Filipino virtual assistant, but are too afraid to ask. A sort of online business guru who lives in Cebu wrote this. His opinion of the average filipino worker is mostly accurate. I found it interesting. http://www.chrisducker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Filipino-VA-10-Things.pdf
Yes There are a lot of filipinos who get their work through oDesk and Elance. Fiverr is overrated in my opinion.