WFH: More pros than cons

Solita Collas-Monsod - @inquirerdotnet 03/19/2022

Reader Karl Decena emailed me last Sunday, and asked, ever so politely, if I “would consider writing” on a topic of great concern to him: the Fiscal Incentives Review Board’s (FIRB) recent decision to deny a request…

Cebu City EOC recommends guidelines for BPOs’ return to work on-site

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center or EOC is recommending to Mayor Michael Rama a new set of guidelines for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) for their return to work-on-site set-up. The BPOs are…

An obsolete normal

Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet 03/17/2022

The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) gave business process outsourcing (BPO) companies until April 1 to have 100 percent of their workforce return to their offices despite pleas from BPOs, lawmakers, and even the Philippine Economic Zone…

Leni to lobby special polling centers for BPO workers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Presidential candidate and Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo will be lobbying for special polling centers in areas where business process outsourcing (BPO) firms are located.  Robredo was here on Monday, December 13…

EOC warns BPOs: allow contact tracers in or else…

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is warning Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) establishments in the jurisdiction of the city to be more cooperative with contact tracers. The EOC has noticed a decline…

BPOs told: Submit contingency plans for employees

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants all Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) firms to submit contingency plans for their employees amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) scare. Only the…

Telco expands connectivity, services in Cebu, eyes BPOs

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 11/12/2018

EASTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications company, Eastern Communications, is expanding its reach in Cebu with stronger connection and a line-up of connectivity and cybersecurity solutions in a bid to address the growing needs of the business process outsourcing (BPO)…

Oakridge eyes BPOs, retail brands for OITC 2 spaces

Steffi Kyle Nolido 12/11/2017

A HOMEGROWN realty company is targeting business process outsourcing firms and even those from retail, wellness and entertainment brands as it launches the first of its 12-storey buildings and offering at least 14,000 square meters of leasable…

Exporters BPOs, OFWs to gain from weak peso

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/15/2017

Exec expects export sales to increase in coming months While the further depreciation of the Philippine peso against the US dollar seems to paint a generally grim picture, a local business leader cited the “positive” side of…

Cebu’s SMEs, BPOs eyed

Norman V. Mendoza 05/28/2017

Payoneer gives stakeholders in 2 sectors an alternative to go global A global cross-border payments company, Payoneer, is trying to tap into Cebu’s growing small medium enterprises (SMEs) and the booming business process outsourcing industry as they…

BPOs told: Meet roadmap targets and you will be fine

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/05/2017

Trump protectionist policies scary, but sector need not worry if goals achieved — Cedf-it exec US President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies were seen to slow down the growth of the Philippines’ Information Technology-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector,…

DH25 Inter-BPO hoopfest launched

Calvin D. Cordova 12/08/2016

Basketball enthusiasts from business process outsourcing (BPO) companies will get additional exposure via the 2017 DH25 Inter-BPO Basketball Tournament. The tournament was launched yesterday led by no less than Dondon Hontiveros, the veteran guard of the Alaska…

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