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Higit 1 milyong trabaho inaasahang magbubukas sa IT-BPO

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 02 07:07 PM

Inaasahang 1.1 milyong trabaho ang magbubukas sa IT-BPO industry sa mga susunod na taon, ayon sa isang grupo. Read more »

Peso's fall not seen to have big benefit on BPO sector

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 02:38 PM

IBPAP said other countries competing with the Philippines in the BPO indusry have also seen their currencies fall versus the US dollar. Read more »

Next level BPO growth seen after remote work resolution

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 12:30 PM

The go signal for BPOs to transfer to the Board of Investments to continue remote work is 'significant progress' for the sector, a group said. Read more »

Group lauds approval of BPO transfer to BOI for hybrid setup

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 11:03 AM

The transfer of BPOs to the Bureau of Investments is sign that the government recognized the sector's economic contribution, an industry group said. Read more »

IT-BPM sector eyes adding 1.1 million new jobs

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 09:05 PM

This would effectively double the industry’s existing workforce of around 1.4 million. Read more »

BPO sector sees up to 10 pct revenue growth in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 11:35 AM

The country's IT-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector, which includes the business process outsourcing (BPO), is projected to grow in both revenue and full time employee in 2022, an industry group said Wednesday. Read more »

'Delay on BPO hybrid work push may hurt competitiveness'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 06:27 PM

Failure to arrive at a consensus on the hybrid work setup for the BPO sector could hurt the country's competitiveness, a stakeholder said. Read more »

BPO sector says discussing hybrid work arrangement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 11:52 AM

The IT-Business Process Management sector is in talks with agencies and stakeholders on possible 'hybrid work arrangements', a group said. Read more »

As gov't nixes WFH, BPOs say hybrid work is the future

Jessica Fenol and Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 10:24 AM

As the government orders BPOs to end work-from-home setups, industry leaders say a hybrid office-remote work arrangement is key to keeping 'talents' happy and the sector competitive. Read more »

Big business groups, firms back return-to-office policy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 06:56 PM

Major business groups and companies backed the government’s move to get employees to return to their workplaces, even as BPOs appealed for an extension of work-from-home setups. Read more »

BPOs seek more time for office return, eye hybrid work

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 11:58 AM

The IT-BPM sector needs more time so its employees can return to onsite work, a group said Friday as it sought a hybrid setup in the long run. Read more »

Optum backs hybrid work setups as govt nixes WFH

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 09:43 AM

Global BPO firm Optum said hybrid work setups should be allowed to continue as the government insisted that workers in the industry should return to their offices. Read more »

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 »