Legazpi vows to produce more talents for BPO industry By Danny O. Calleja

LEGAZPI CITY, April 17 (PNA) --- This city will live to its standing as a “feeder” of highly qualified manpower to the country’s business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.
“At the height of shortage in talent that is confronting the industry in the Philippines, the city government is coming up with measures to improve its current pool of talents,” City Mayor Geraldine Rosal on Wednesday said.  Read more

Up, up and away goes BPO sector

AS the Philippines is engaged in fierce competition from India to be the country of first choice in the booming and lucrative business process outsourcing (BPO) business, its prospects to be the global leader got a further boost with the decision of an Australian based insurance group to setup a back office at The Fort in Taguig City, that is fast becoming a desirable information technology (IT) location.  Read more

Ayala Land buys out BPO partner

Property giant Ayala Land Inc. has bought out its partner in some of its BPO (business process outsourcing) office leasing business for P3.52 billion.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, ALI chief finance officer Jaime Ysmael said the firm has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Global Technologies International Limited. Read more

Growth of BPO industry makes Pinoy IT experts return–group

IF for the last 20 years, the government was worried about the mass departure of Filipino professionals for more lucrative jobs abroad, the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) said growth in the information technology and business-process outsourcing (IT-BPO) has reversed the trend with the rising number of Filipino IT experts returning to the country after working overseas.  Read more

ALI buys out BPO property partner

Ayala Land, Inc., said it is acquiring the stake of its partner in a unit that holds a portfolio of business process outsourcing (BPO) properties in Makati, Quezon City, and Laguna.
The company in a regulatory filing said it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Global Technologies International Limited (GITL) to acquire the latter’s 32 percent stake in ALI Property Partners Co., (APPCo) for P3.52 billion.  Read more

Join us at the Philippine Daily Inquirer Job Market Career Expo 2013!

BPOCareerHub.com, in partnership with Philippine Daily Inquirer, invites you to PDI Job Market Career Expo 2013, April 17-18, 2013, 10AM to 6PM at Glorietta Activity Center.  Read more

BPO firm bullish on Phl, eyes 35% hike in workforce

MANILA, Philippines - Transcom Philippines, a unit of Luxemburg-based Transcom Worldwide S.A., is bullish about the prospects of the local information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry and is set to increase its workforce by 35 percent.  Read more

Strong Business Process Outsourcing growth

The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry continues to post robust growth, exceeding its targets last year. Data from the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), formerly Business Processing Association of the Philippines, showed that revenues rose 18% to $13 billion in 2012 from $11 billion in 2011. The number of workers also rose 21.8% to 780 ,000 in 2012 from 640,000 in 2011. This year, the number of workers is expected to rise to 926,000.  Read more

BPO firm in Forbes list lauds PH operations

MANILA, Philippines - A business process outsourcing (BPO) firm named one of "America's most promising companies" by Forbes Magazine recognized its Philippine operations as one of the key contributors to its success.  Read more

Improving global economy seen to step up Philippine economic growth

With the improvement of economies affected by the global recession in recent years, world renowned debt watcher Standard & Poor's (S&P's) and British banking giant Standard Chartered Bank recently said in separate reports that the Philippine economy is seen to continue on its upward trend and become the standout economy in Southeast Asia in 2013.  Read more

Tech-savvy workforce needed, says Philippines official

Manila: The Philippines needs to develop a workforce well versed in latest information and communications technology and are fully capable of expressing themselves well, the head of the country’s science and technology department said.  Read more

Magsaysay to push IT, BPO development

MANILA, Philippines - Former Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr., the only son and namesake of the former president, remains optimistic over the new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing his improved ranking that places him within striking distance of the winning senatorial bets for the May elections.  Read more

Convergys to buy Datacom's Asian BPOs

MANILA, Philippines - Convergys Corp., global leader in customer and information management, announced that it will take over the Asian contact center operations of New Zealand-based IT service provider Datacom.  Read more

HR BPO expands Philippine facility

Talent2, one of the leading HR BPO organizations in Asia Pacific, has expanded on its extensive experience in the Philippines by opening a new, 500-seat, state-of-the-art Shared Service Center (SSC) that will be the central hub for its Asia Pacific operations.  Read more

Sleepless in PHL: More Pinoys work the graveyard shift

As the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines continues to grow, more and more Filipinos are finding themselves working at odd hours, risking contracting sleep disorders, body pains, eye and voice problems.  Read more

BPO revenue growth seen stable

The country's BPO revenues will continue its upward momentum, reaching US$16 billion this year and generating jobs for 720,000 people, predicted outsourcing service provider Transcom Philippines' Country Manager Siva Subramaniam in yesterday's press briefing.  Read more

Forbes listing prompts BPO [24]7 to expand PHL site

Business process outsourcing (BPO) firm [24]7 is eyeing to open three more facilities in the country, a decision that was influenced by its inclusion in the Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies.  Read more

BPO revenue growth seen stable

The country's BPO revenues will continue its upward momentum, reaching US$16 billion this year and generating jobs for 720,000 people, predicted outsourcing service provider Transcom Philippines' Country Manager Siva Subramaniam in yesterday's press briefing.  Read more

California-based BPO company to add 3 facilities, hire 1,000 more for Philippine operations

MANILA - Business process outsourcing (BPO) company 24[7] will hire 1,000 more agents for its Philippine operations this year and plans to open up to three more facilities in the country within the next three years, executives said on Wednesday.  Read more

DOST: smarter people needed for call center jobs

Thousands of jobs are available in call centers in the Philippines, but the information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry is not an easy nut to crack, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Wednesday.  Read more

BPO industry bullish on growth this year

MANILA, Philippines - The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry expects to continue its sustained growth this year, an official of outsourcing service provider Transcom Philippines said.
Siva Subramaniam, country manager and head of sales for Transcom Philippines and the Asia-Pacific, said BPO revenues reached $13.5 billion in 2012, citing data from the latest Business Process Association of the Philippines quarterly survey.  Read more

Transcom Philippines gives BPO industry stable outlook for 2013

Business process outsourcing will generate up to $16 billion and provide 720,000 jobs this year, according to BPO company Transcom Philippines.

“Our outlook is similar to that of the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP),” Siva Subramaniam, Transcom Philippines country manager, told reporters in a briefing Tuesday.  Read more