by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights… Read the rest

MANILA, Philippines — Amid a looming economic slowdown in the Philippines for 2009, the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is expected to remain strong. However, growth will be as big as 2008, an official of the… Read the rest

MANILA, Philippines — Despite a looming economic slowdown across Asia Pacific, International Data Corporation (IDC) said IT services market would remain healthy.

IDC also said the IT services market would grow to US$49.4 billion by 2009,… Read the rest

MANDALUYONG CITY, Philippines – Philippine-based outsourcing giants are now feeling effects of the US recession with some companies seeing a slowdown in demand for services, particularly on medical transcription and animation, industry executives said.

But some… Read the rest

MANILA, Philippines – Business process outsourcing firm APAC Customer Services Inc. is investing P100 million for a call center branch in Leyte, which will house up to 1,000 employees.

Located at the Leyte Academic Center (LAC)… Read the rest

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ business process outsourcing industry remains safe from the effects of the recent financial debacle in the United States, according to executives from private and government agencies.

The Business Process Association of… Read the rest

The local business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is expected to get a major boost as JP Morgan Chase and Co., poised to become America’s largest bank, is anticipated to agressively offshore more back-office… Read the rest

The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is expecting big investments from the banking and finance sector as the BPO sector branches out from the usual call center activities.

“Right now the trend is… Read the rest

MANILA, Philippines — India and China have bigger economies but the Philippines has a higher “educational density” and thus in a better position to move ahead in offshore outsourcing, according to an economics professor from Europe.… Read the rest

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the outsourcing of bank services created more jobs in the industry.

BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. told reporters that central bank data showed employment in the banking… Read the rest