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How to Open a Representative Office in the Philippines

Registering or Starting a Representative OfficeA Representative Office is foreign corporation organized and existing under foreign laws. It does not derive income from the host country and is fully subsidized by its head o... Read more

Contact Center Brokers

Manila, Philippines -- KMC Realty has recently gotten into the contact center broker business. KMC Realty has relationships with many of the call centers and BPO companies in Metro-Manila, Philippines including Makati, O... Read more

Cyber, IT and Business Parks

Cyber Parks, IT Parks, Business Parks and technology buildings are starting to sprout up in business districts around Metro-Manila, Philippines in places like Makati, Ortigas, Fort Bonifacio and Eastwood.  Some... Read more

BPO firms urged to tap European market

An advisory company on outsourcing is urging Filipino firms to tap Europe as a market for business process outsourcing (BPO), especially with the euro gaining strength against the US dollar. In a statement, the Depar... Read more

RP's top 25 contact centers post P68.5B revenue for 2007

The country's 25 leading operators reported P68.5 billion, or $1.67 billion, in aggregate revenues last year, House information and communications technology committee chair Joseph Santiago said Sunday. The P68.5 ... Read more

OFWs displaced by crisis should try BPO jobs: experts

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who may be affected by job cuts caused by the global economic slowdown can be tapped as workers for the business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, industry experts said. During the ... Read more

JP Morgan adds 6,000 seats to BPO facility in RP

JP Morgan Chase & Co. is expanding its business process outsourcing (BPO) operations in the country with 6,000 seats next year. This brings the total number of seats to 8,400 by the end of 2009 from the existing 2... Read more

BPO industry in Mindanao suffers from MILF attacks

The clashes between the government troops and the rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were isolated in several provinces in Mindanao, but it is the entire region that is paying for it.   The ... Read more

RP's BPO industry to grow despite economic downturn: exec

Growth prospects for the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry remain bright despite a general slowdown in the global economy. In fact, the industry is right on track in achieving its revenue target of $7 billio... Read more

Beyond Manila: BPOs expanding to new destinations

 It’s already 9 p.m. but the day has just started for a group of call center employees in an outsourcing firm in Quezon City. They will be wearing headsets and talking to customers calling from the other si... Read more

Real estate industry bullish, driven by BPO demand for office space

Try to visit Makati, Ortigas Center and other locations where a number of outsourcing firms are located and chances are you may find the following: convenience stores and restaurants are open for 24 hours, public utilit... Read more

Outsourcing to drive growth in real estate

Despite the slowdown of major economies, the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will continue to boost growth in the real estate sector, particularly the demand for office space, industry experts said We... Read more

US BPO eyes 2 more RP sites

US-BASED BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING firm NCO Group Inc. said it was considering increasing its facilities in the Philippines from three to five in the next 12 months. Elek Toth, country manager for the Philippine... Read more