Philippines Continues to Attract More BPO Firms

ign="center">Process Outsourcing industry have the capacity and
Contrary to reports and some recent announcementsresources for growth to accommodate clients from
indicating downturn of the call center industry,sole proprietors up to global Fortune 500 companies.
Philippines' Business Process Outsourcing is far fromBy employing state of the art technologies, transparent
saturated as a outsourcing location. Despite thereporting capabilities, and leading edge staffing
reports that the BPO sector in Bacolod is alreadymethods, including employee personality and mind set
saturated, it continues to attract more companiesprofiling, full background checks, and reference
thanks to its great and wonderful businessinterviews to insure our clients the highest standards in
environment, says CatchFriday Enterprise. Britishreliability, quality, and efficiency the industry will continue
business process outsourcing (BPO) firm with ato grow. BPO provisioning of employees and
contact center in Davao reports, in a story carried thatresources in today’s increasingly competitive
Bacolod City is now is the first among the top ten nextglobal market environment.
wave cities for BPO. Mayor Evelio R. LeonardiaBPO Association of the Philippines (BPAP) president
assured Salamouni to create a healthier businessOscar Sanez said told reporters based on its survey
atmosphere that will make growth easier, the mayormore than half of its members are expanding
also promised to give all the cooperation and supportbetween 6-50 percent in terms of revenue growth.
needed from the government of Bacolod.Sanez said the BPO sector now accounts for 60
The latest company to open it says they will initially bepercent of total services exports of the country. The
hiring 800 people on its opening. They will be housed ingrowth is fueled by the continued multi-siting and
a two storey building close to the Bacolod Citymulti-processing applications among BPO firms in the
Government Center. Nabil Edmond Salamouni,country. To further promote the industry to the industry
Panasiatic’s Chief Operating Officer said willto the world, the BPAP is lining up an aggressive
be the start of his firm’s projects in Bacolodcampaign in the second half of the year including a
for they have everything they needed in this city, withpitch at the World BPO forum in New York. The group
a well educated and competent workforce. Meanwhilewould also promote in Florida and Zurich. The focus
Cyber-Slash Support, recently opened its 1000-seatcountries are still the US, European Union, and Australia.
facility in Taguig, its first Philippines site and currentlyThe Philippines has emerged as one of the key global
has 400 employees. CSS said the new facility will behubs for the BPO industry. Many firms felt that now is
used for the company’s outbound sales,the opportune time to expand their capabilities in the
technology and other integrated BPO services forPhilippines and extend their excellence in effective
North American clients. CSS plans to increase theservices to customers. PinoyBusiness also reports that
number of employees in Philippines to around 2000Salmat, an Australian-based BPO firm that has been in
people by the end of 2010. It is in line with thethe country since 1996 has decided to put up an
company's aspiration to emerge as a strong player in800-seat facility at McKinley Hill in Taguig City, their first
Philippines' Business Process Outsourcing space. Theymajor investment in The Philippines as part of move
chose Philippines as a site of its newest facilityinto higher end of IT support services. The center had
because of the highly conductive business atmospherebeen operating with 100 seats, but company general
and talent pool of experienced BPO professionals.manager of strategy Philip Hadcroft said they were
Many of the Business Process Outsourcing firms aredoing mostly transactional services that served on the
developing its Philippines business. CathFridayPhilippines market.
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