The Philippines is “the place to be” for business process outsourcing (BPO) and the industry should not worry so much about the US recession, an economist said.
Former socio-economic planning secretary Felipe Medalla told a gathering of call center stakeholders on Wednesday that the BPO industry is “recession-proof” because of its cost-advantages such as low wages [...]

MANILA, Philippines – Leaders in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry tend to be more confident than their counterparts in other industries, according to a global study on leadership development.
BPO leaders were confident because they felt capable of executing their jobs well, said Richard Wellins, senior vice president of Development Dimensions International (DDI), which prepared [...]

AYALA Land Inc. (ALI) is leasing a 120,636.92-square meter lot at John Hay Special Economic Zone in Baguio City, where it will put up mixed-use facilities intended for retail and business process outsourcing (BPO).
In a disclosure Wednesday, Jaime Ysmael, ALI senior vice president and chief financial officer, said the property unit of the Zobel group [...]

UNFAZED by the current economic slowdown, Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), a member of the mighty Gokongwei group, has launched a new residential project within the six-hectare Robinson’s Cybergate City at Pioneer, Ortigas Complex.
Called Two Gateway Place, the project, which will be the fourth residential development within the City, will have 331 units.
Frederick Go, president of [...]