The country’s largest business associations, which employ the bulk of formal workers in the Philippines, totally rejected the planned legislated wage hike stating this move is more inimical to the estimated 42 million informal workers in the country as they cannot benefit from such a wage hike....
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...
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 Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has extended until Jan. 31, 2023 the deadline for the transfer of registration of Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) firms from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to the Board of Investments (BOI). FIRB announced...
If you own a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer, chances are you’ve played at least one video game. From the mobile multiplayer game Mobile Legends, first-person shooter game Call of Duty, multiplayer strategy game DOTA 2, the 3D imagination platform Roblox, to the coin-earning games...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim We have been saying for so long now that we are an attractive country to invest in because of our large, young, talented, and English-speaking workforce. But is it ready to make the Philippines become a potent global player as the world economy starts embracing Industry...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is not bowing down to pressure as the interagency body stood firm on its decision that the work-from-home (WFH) setup for registered information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) firms was only temporary. In a statement on Thursday, April 28,...
More than two years into the pandemic, organizations in the Philippines are now slowly going back to their offices. With Metro Manila and most parts of the country now on Alert Level 1 the most lenient restrictions set by the authorities amid the current health crisis, companies are starting to...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said Information Technology Business Process Management (IT-BPM) companies registered with investment promotion agencies (IPAs) such as the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) can choose to continue work from home (WFH) arrangements but give up their tax...
Presidential candidate and UniTeam member Bongbong Marcos is confident that Filipinos have the expertise and knowhow needed to fix the country’s perennial problem of slow Internet connection. (Photo from Bongbong Marcos's Facebook) This was evident from his remarks Wednesday, March 16 during his...
