^ no disrespect to pilots from the Philippine Air Force who have gone commercial, but even with them... there is still still a demand for pilots since PAL and Cebu Pacific ordered a total of more than 20 long haul and medium range aircraft due in the next few years.
why hire an expat to fly in the Philippines if they would easily refuse a take home salary of less than $1.5K/month? company policies reluctant in hiring expats perhaps? i'm not sure what the situation is in India.