Nope. That's purely a coincidence.
When I started using them I didn't know they were in Utah.
Turns out their offices are about 20 miles from me.

Jojo, I'm sorry, but you're wrong.
What you say ONLY applies to Manila.
I currently have 2 people working for me at $250/month and have had them for 1-2 years.
They haven't disappeared.
They do great work.
They DON'T live in Manila.
I understand that $250/month isn't a ton, but it's a start. It's $150 more than one of them was ASKING for when I hired them.
They're both great workers.

Randy,
I've found them in all different ways. The method of finding someone isn't as important as how you manage them afterwards.
I don't know what you're doing, but stick with it. You'll find someone who's great.
Look for consistency, even if the work isn't great.
Then, be understanding.
Provide lots of training.
Have realistic expectations.

You're partly right about the Super employee.
She's ONE of THEM.
I have others.

@Dan,
I'm not MIA, I just choose to keep quiet some times.
When someone has learned something from you, and they say it doesn't work, you're not going to convince them it does. You have to let others do it.
Like @Harry Shade said, if you look for what's bad, you'll probably find it.
I choose to speak to the people who look for what's good.
Those people are succeeding with outsourcing all over the place.

Really, I'm just trying to help people.
This has worked for me for 6 years. I have 10 full time people. I've only ever let 1 person go after they've been with me for more than 2 weeks.
It has changed my life, the lives of thousands of others, and will continue helping people change their lives for the better.

If you hired them late in December I don't think you're supposed to pay the 13th month. Just a christmas bonus if you feel it's deserved.

I can GUARANTEE that 10 out of 10 is wrong.
I have 3 people who work for me in this price range. They don't have multiple jobs. They are productive for me. They've each been with me for at least a year (one of them over 2 years).

Filipinos are often more interested in feeling important and liked and in feeling like they're doing a good job, than in making more money (this is human nature in general).

Wages vary wildly in different parts of the Philippines.
It's very different in Manila than it is in Davao.
Generally, the amount someone is asking for is a good starting point.

Sean,

You're absolutely right.
There are lots of sides to all stories, I was just trying to give people one solution.

I love your advice to hire slowly. I think lots of people don't do it.
I also understand that lots of Filipinos are taking on multiple jobs.

The reason for this post was because I've seen, talked with, or emailed hundreds of people hire Filipinos. When there's a problem, more often than not, this is it.
Yes, there are other problems.

This is the easiest one to fix...because YOU control it, and it's easy to control.

A Filipino getting multiple jobs is hard to control.
Giving better training is easy.

Randy,
Try being a bit more flexible. Requiring 3000 words a day is a LOT of words. I only have 1 person who can write that much.
Also, just because they say they know SEnuke, doesn't mean they're confident in doing it to your liking. Give positive reinforcement. Give training. Give feedback.
Also, $250/month is low for a good content writer. Especially if their english is great.
What you're describing, I pay $650/month for a person who can do it.