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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 »

BPO industry to hold 'Awareness Fair' amid looming automation shift

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:03 PM

MANILA - Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, information technology firms and experts will converge next month for an "awareness fair" to encourage more Filipinos to join the BPO sector amid an ongoing shift to automation, industry officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Philippine BPOs can't be 'too expensive' vs India: industry group

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 02:03 PM

Outsourcing is price-sensitive and the Philippines cannot afford to be more expensive than India, which has both the scale and skills, said Rey Untal, CEO of the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines or IBPAP. Read more »

Uber for doctors, medicine takes off as tech moves healthcare

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 06:32 AM

Filipinos can now call a doctor and have medicine delivered with just a few taps on their mobile device, as tech startups meet demand to move health services in the country. Read more »

AI seen to highlight human edge vs machines in BPO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 03:12 PM

The outsourcing industry's shift to automation will highlight the strengths of the human work force rather than displace them, an industry leader said Monday. Read more »

Outsourcing firms jittery over Duterte rhetoric, stakeholders say

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 07:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades against the United States and the European Union has caused "jitters" among clients of the country's outsourcing sector, industry leaders said Thursday. Read more »