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30,000 BPO jobs available to repatriated OFWs: DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 12:58 PM

Some 30,000 job opportunities in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry are available to migrant workers who were repatriated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Wednesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga sektor na nag-aalok ng mga trabahong in-demand ngayong pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 02:51 PM

Anim na sektor ang nagbibigay ngayon ng tinatawag na "resilient jobs" o mga trabahong in-demand kahit may pandemya. Read more »

De Lima wants probe on BPO workers placed on 'floating status' during COVID-19 crisis

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 12:01 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has filed a resolution urging the Senate to probe the status of business process outsourcing (BPO) employees who were allegedly placed on "floating status" during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.   Read more »

BPO, 'Build Build Build' to spur Philippine economic recovery says Bello

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 02:19 PM

The Philippines is hoping to spur economic recovery with jobs in construction and the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, the country's labor chief said Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic threatens with more job losses.   Read more »

Many BPO firms expect growth this year despite COVID-19 disruptions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 11:40 AM

The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines said almost half of the companies it surveyed are still optimistic about growth this year, with strong demand from the healthcare, telecoms, e-commerce and logistics sectors. Read more »

BPOs insist: We are 'very different' from POGOs

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 02:03 PM

The BPO industry "generate a lot of jobs for Filipinos and are leveraging the talent that we have in the Philippines," CCAP president Jojo Uligan told reporters in a video conference.    Read more »

Philippines to lose P50 billion if POGOs classified as BPOs: senator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 09:47 AM

Classifying Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) as business process outsourcing (BPO) firms will allow them to skip the payment of license fees, resulting in the loss of some P50 billion over due franchise fees, Sen. Franklin Drilon said Tuesday. Read more »

Palace: No favoritism in allowing POGOs to resume operations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 02:18 PM

MANILA – Malacañang said Saturday it was not playing favorites for allowing Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to partially resume while the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

Palace on POGO resumption: 'No gambling takes place in the Philippines'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 03:07 PM

Offshore gaming firms are considered part of the business process outsourcing industry, Malacañang said Friday, noting that its local operations do not include gambling per se.   Read more »

Philippine economy's twin engines reboot, seek state support

Cathy Yang and Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 12:01 PM

Outsourcing and construction, two of the Philippines' economic drivers, are seeking a gradual easing into the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as they sought state support for a restart. Read more »

BPO industry in Philippines seen benefitting as firms abroad cut costs due to pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 01:54 AM

The Philippines' business process outsourcing industry may stand to benefit from the "next wave" of outsourcing as companies around the world cut costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an industry expert said on Sunday.  Read more »

BPOs given until March 20 to find staff lodging, make work-from-home setups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 04:24 PM

Business Process Outsourcing firms and other export-oriented companies will be allowed until March 20 to transfer equipment to their employees and set up work from home arrangements, Malacañang said on Wednesday.  Read more »

'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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »