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'No competition': Duterte seeks more cooperation with India in BPO industry

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 06:35 PM

Instead of competing, the Philippines and India need to “complement” their strengths in the business process outsourcing industry given that both countries are leaders in the field, President Rodrigo Duterte told Indian President Ram Nath Kovind Friday. Read more »

Halos 90,000 trabaho puwedeng aplayan ngayong Oktubre

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 06:08 PM

Halos 90,000 trabaho ang maaaring subukang pasukin ng mga aplikante ngayong Oktubre. Read more »

Offshore gaming overtakes BPOs as top office space demand-driver

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 11:40 PM

Philippine offshore gaming operators continue to show relentless demand for real estate despite issues hounding the sector. Read more »

BPOs poised for more growth despite AI risk: property firm

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 04:05 PM

Artificial intelligence and automation may soon replace repetitive and low-skilled tasks but it could take 10 years before technology could have “meaningful negative impact” in jobs, Leechiu Property Consultants co-founder and CEO David Leechiu told reporters. Read more »

Offshore gaming overtakes BPOs as top office space demand driver: Leechiu

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 03:26 PM

Demand from POGOs in Metro Manila reached 375,000 square meters for the first 9 months of the year, compared to BPO’s 294,000 sqm, Leechui Property Consultants co-founder CEO David Leechiu said.  Read more »

SM 'not that concerned' over offshore gaming woes with 'minimal exposure'

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 09:56 PM

SM Prime Holdings has “very few” Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) take up, while its residential business has “less than 5 percent” of direct sales to buyers from mainland China, SM Investment Corp president and CEO Frederic DyBuncio said. Read more »

BPO group warns corporate tax reform will lead to slower industry growth

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 08:36 PM

The group said the measure will hike their tax expenses by up to 170 percent in 2 to 3 years, cause their service rates to increase and erode their ability to compete globally. Read more »

Isko’s pitch to call centers? Incentives await those who invest in Manila

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 03:28 AM

Moreno urges call center executives to open offices in his city, offering the possibility of years-long tax holidays and automated transactions with government. Read more »

Offshore gaming workforce can grow as big as BPO: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 09:48 AM

Demand for office space from offshore gaming remains even as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations or POGOs are "prudent, Leechiu Property Consultants co-founder and CEO David Leechiu told ANC. Read more »

BPO naungusan ng mga POGO sa demand ng office space sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 01:24 AM

Sa pagdami ng mga online gambling center sa bansa ngayon, nagkaroon ng karibal ang mga business process outsourcing o mas kilala bilang mga call center sa office spaces sa Metro Manila. Read more »

Dissecting Data: Cracks in PH economy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 06:40 PM

The economy slowed down for 2 straight years due to weaker consumption and a slowdown in remittances and the business process outsourcing sector, among others. Read more »

More than 18M jobs will be affected by new technologies: DTI

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 08:14 PM

 Filipinos could lose more than 18 million jobs in the next 5 to 6 years to automation, the Department of Trade and Industry warned Wednesday. Read more »

A.I. tech will hurt domestic call-center industry, says DTI official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 07:43 PM

A trade and industry official said more than 1,000 call-center workers could be affected and relieved from their jobs. Read more »

OPINION: Washington SyCip - 'The Grand Old Man of Philippine Business'

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jul 02 04:47 AM

For well over half a century, Washington SyCip, a sprightly, nonagenarian professional (who passed away in 2017) was the key to the Philippines. Read more »

'Performance-based, time-bound' tax breaks to stay, says trade chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 11:19 AM

The proposed reduction in the corporate income tax rate to 20 percent from 30 percent will be a "big come-on" for potential investors, Lopez said. Read more »

Philippines can be 'major player' in AI jobs, says trade chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 11:05 AM

Of the 700,000 new graduates in the Philippines every year, roughly 75,000 are in the STEM or science, technology and mathematics fields, said Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. Read more »

Moratorium on ecozones in Metro Manila may hurt PH competitiveness: IBPAP

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 11:58 AM

Under President Rodrigo Duterte's Administrative Order No. 18, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) was ordered not to “accept, process or evaluate applications for the establishment of ecozones in Metro Manila.” Read more »

BPOs show no signs of slowdown, Megaworld says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 02:17 PM

In 2018, Megaworld sealed one of the "largest" real estate deals in the country for a 25-storey tower for JPMorgan Chase Bank’s global service center in Taguig, chief strategy officer Kevin Tan said. Read more »

Young population drives co-working space demand in PH: Regus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 10:44 AM

The Philippines has one of the youngest populations in Southeast Asia with an average age of 23.7 compared to 27 in Malaysia and 37 in Thailand, Regus Philippines country manager Lars Wittig said. Read more »

Firms, workers must anticipate future in-demand skills: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 04:10 PM

Education should put an emphasis on cognitive and problem-solving skills, rather than vocational skills, which can be learned on the job, said Shekhar Shah, director general of India's National Council for Applied Economic Research. Read more »