More individuals may soon receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines after the government's pandemic task force allowed the inclusion of more workers in the Priority Group A4 of the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now transitioning into an "enhanced" customer assistance system through the help of a third-party service provider. Enhanced customer service -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) transitions into a new and 'enhanced' customer assistance system through the help of a...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is pushing for the inclusion of economic frontline workers among the A4 priority group in the government's mass vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Mark Balmores/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “PEZA-registered companies,...
Senator Leila de Lima has filed a bill seeking to ensure the welfare and protection of workers in the country's business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo/Mark Balmores) In filing Senate Bill No. 2149 last Wednesday, April 28, De Lima mentioned the growth of the BPO...
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...
Online job portal JobStreet revealed that call center/IT-enabled services/BPO followed by government/defense are the most in demand jobs for 2021. According to JobStreet database, companies that are actively hiring as of January 2021 belong in the Call Center/IT-Enabled Services/BPO (23%),...
The country's information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) and manufacturing industries will shed about a quarter of jobs due to digital transformation, a latest study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) revealed. Based on the ADB’s study “Reaping the Benefits of Industry...
The worst is over for the Philippine property market due to various favorable factors, although the projected office space take-up remained low at 380,000 square meters only or 70 percent lower than the 1.9 million sqm recorded in 2019, according to the country’s leading property and management...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has revised anew its external account projections for this year and in 2021, it now sees a higher balance of payments (BOP) surplus of $12.8 billion on account of weak import demand since the economy is not yet fully opened due to the pandemic. The BOP surplus...
