StarTek hiring more call center agents

Because of the continuous growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines, BPO firm StarTek Inc. plans to hire 1,000 people as it aims to fill up seats at its facility in Ortigas area which has a 2,100-seat capacity.
Rod Spires, who was appointed to lead the operations at the new site of [...]

March 9, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Career, Employment, Job Opportunities, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines  No Comments

Seminar on meat and fish processing

Looking for new skills that you can turn into a business? Here’s an interesting seminar on meat and fish processing.
A one-day seminar on meat and fish processing will be conducted by the Golden Treasure Skills Development Program. It will be held at the PTTC, Department of Trade and Industry Bldg. (DTI) Roxas Blvd., cor. Sen [...]

March 8, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Philippine business news  No Comments

Declare bets’ bank accounts

Now, here’s a good suggestion. Presidential aspirant Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. wanted bets bank accounts bared.
The Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer said that the bank secrecy law should be lifted or at least be reviewed to help unmask the financial activities of politicians who are suspected to have links to the illegal drug trade.
Gibo was reacting to the [...]

March 6, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, Government, Law, Philippine banks, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, economy, finance, money  No Comments

Franchising seminar

Planning of getting a franchise for a business? Here’s an opportunity for you to learn the ropes on how to get a franchise here in the Philippines.
There is a scheduled franchise seminar to be held tomorrow, March 7, 2010 at the Mang Inasal, Makati Ave. corner Jupiter Street in Makati. The seminar will start at [...]

March 4, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, Education, Opportunities, People, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, business opportunity, economy, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, franchise, marketing, money, promotions  No Comments

BPO firm gears up for expansion in the Philippines

The country continues to become an attractive place to invest, especially in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, because of the availability of qualified workforce and quality service areas.
The ingredients that motivate Infosys BPO Ltd. to draw up plans to expand its presence in the country. The Philippine expansion of Infosys includes opening up three [...]

February 19, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, Employment, Job Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, investments  No Comments

IP E-Game gets listed in PSE, share price jumps 50% on first day

Online gaming publisher IP E-Game Ventures Inc. (IP E-Games) held its listing ceremony last February at the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) Wednesday. The PSE approved an initial introduction of 33,545,554 common shares under the Second Board of the PSE, last Feb. 1, 2010.
On its first day of trading, share prices o IP E-Game stocks [...]

February 19, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Government, IPO, Philippine business news, economy, investments, marketing, money  No Comments

Yuan-denominated products offered in BPI

Major banks in the Philippines are now offering yuan-denominated savings accounts. The latest to join the ranks of local banks who offer these products is the Bank of the Philippine Islands.
The yuan or Renmibi products of BPI would be opened in the first week of the new Chinese New Year of the Metal Tiger. These [...]

February 14, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Corporations, Customer Service, Foreign exchange, International relations, Philippine banks, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, banking, economy, finance, money  No Comments

New BPO firm opens

Another business process outsourcing (BPO) firm opened in the Philippines which would provide more employment opportunities for Filipinos. Australia-based Salmat has put up an 800-seat facility at McKinley Hill in Taguig City, the company’s first call center in country and also it’s first major investment outside Australia.
The new call center company is not really new [...]

February 8, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, Corporations, Employment, Job Opportunities, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, communications, investments  One Comment

Meralco hikes rates anew

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be implementing around round of power rate increase this month. Meralco hikes rates by P0.56 a kilowatt, and the company said the power rate increase was due to the higher cost of power it buys from independent producers and the electricity spot market.
Meralco first vice president Ivana de la [...]

February 7, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Customer Service, Philippines, Poverty, Pricing, Products, economy, money  No Comments

BPO sector seen to grow bigger in the Philippines

Yes, the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is seen to grow bigger, in fact it is predicted to be a $10-billion industry in 10 years time
This is what the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sees, who said that the BPO sector in the country is growing, the $10-billion industry mark will be possible in [...]

February 6, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: BPO, Call Centers, Government, International relations, Labor, Philippine business news, Philippines, economy, investments  No Comments