While the Philippines is still among the top 10 IT-business process management (IT-BPM) destinations globally, it is slowly losing its competitiveness in light of the “serious” talent crisis it is currently facing as the industry shifts from the traditional processes to digital-centric...
The IT Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Board of Investments (BOI) signed a five-year development program outlining specific activities to spur the local IT-business process management industry (IT-BPM). The “Statement of...
The IT-Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), the umbrella group of IT and business process management firms operating in the country, has raised alarm bells on what it calls “severe talent crisis” in the country. IBPAP President Jack O. Madrid raised the “talent crisis”...
The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) touted the ease of doing business being offered to investors when they choose to locate in special economic zones administered by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). IBPAP President and CEO Jack Madrid said in his...
Various stakeholders of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have endorsed to Malacanang Officer-in-charge (OIC) Deputy Director General Tereso O. Panga to stay on as leader of the agency that administers the country’s economic zones and their export-oriented locators. The endorsements...
The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) partly attributed the lower turnout of IT business process management (ITBPMs) or business process outsourcing (BPO) firms that transferred their registration to the Board of Investments (BOI) to the possibility that they will still...
Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security, has appointed Ambe Tierro as country managing director for the Philippines, effective December 1. Tierro will succeed Lito Tayag, the current country managing director, who will...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has partnered with the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) to host a series of virtual job fairs that would benefit members of the local tourism industry. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Tourism Secretary...
The IT business process management (IT-BPM) sector vowed to generate 160,000 new jobs over the next two years in addition to its existing 1.32 million direct workers but has strongly pushed for the extension of the work from home authority, which will expire in September this year. Benedict...
Regardless of quarantine Regardless of the quarantine level that the government will decide on, businesses said they are now ready to reopen safely and are confident of achieving their growth targets for the year. In a virtual forum on “Actions and Solutions to Safely Reopen the Economy”...
The IT-business process management (IT-BPM) industry has successfully adjusted to the work from-home (WFH) arrangement and is reaping real benefits while ensuring continued service to global clients during the pandemic period, according to the industry top leader. Manolito “Lito” Tayag,...
A short-term pullback by investors is expected to hit the Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) industry that could result in a nominal to flat growth this year, according to an industry expert. “I do not think that it is unrealistic to expect a short-term pullback by investors. Those who...
