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BPO industry seen growing up to 13 pct this year

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 08:51 PM

The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines said it expects the sector to once again outpace the Philippine economy this year. Read more »

BPO industry revenues hit $26.7-B in 2020, up 1.4 percent: IBPAP

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 06:54 PM

The industry generated a total of $26.7 Billion in 2020, as BPO companies implemented flexible work arrangements to ensure continued operations amid the pandemic. Read more »

Quezon City gov't, BPO groups sign deal to 'expedite' inoculation of 67K employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 11:21 AM

Several Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) groups have signed a deal with the local government of Quezon City for the vaccination of over 67,000 workers in the industry, an industry group said Tuesday. Read more »

IT-BPM sector posts 2020 growth despite pandemic pinch

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 08:54 AM

MANILA – The Philippine IT and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector has managed to sail through 2020 by posting employment and revenue growth despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

BPOs seen hiring up to 100,000 this year; work-from-home also here to stay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 04:17 PM

The business process outsourcing industry will hire between 80,000 to 100,000 employees this year, sustaining the sector's yearly recruitment numbers, an industry group said on Monday.  Read more »

BPO industry seen performing better vs PH economy this year

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 08:56 AM

MANILA - The Philippine business process outsourcing sector will perform better than the Philippine economy this 2020. But it won’t see growth in revenues either. Read more »

Philippine business groups urge public, private sectors to cooperate for disaster response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 06:13 AM

The largest business groups in the Philippines on Monday urged the public and private sectors to cooperate and address environmental concerns after a series of typhoons caused massive devastation in the country, with recovery potentially taking months. 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 »

POGO reopening: Regulator to be 'very strict' on unpaid taxes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 12:34 PM

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp said Monday it would be "very strict" in enforcing conditions tied to the partial reopening of POGOs in quarantine areas. Read more »

Exporters bat to keep incentives as tax reform bill advances in House

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:00 PM

Electronics and garments exporters joined the call of other industry groups for the government to retain their tax incentives as a bill seeking to limit tax perks advanced in the House of Representatives.  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 »

TRABAHO Bill could lead to job losses, exporters fear

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 10:26 PM

Exporters believe that, while they support bringing down the corporate income tax rate, removing fiscal incentives could drive investors away.  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 »