Philippines to Launch National Broadband Plan this June

NBP provides the blueprint for a broadband infrastructure that will interconnect government offices across the country and enable citizens to gain access to telecommunication services, especially in remote areas. Pipol Konek will now have a bigger target and the government portal or gov.ph will now serve as a single website for all government information, transactions and services.
IT-BPO Industry Continues to Attract Foreign Investors

According to Rick Santos, the chairman and CEO of Santos Knight Frank, a property firm, the country remains as the most attractive inbound investment destination in the region for IT-BPO companies, which are eager to capitalize on the country’s favorable demographics, strong dollar, competitive labor cost and continuous infrastructure development. These upcoming developments are also expected to further drive real estate growth in secondary cities outside Metro Manila, Santos said.
ICC Asks Government for Benefits for Countryside BPO Investors

Cubos, who owns homegrown Performance 360 Call Center and BPO Services, is also an advocate of desaturating the metropolitan area and bringing IT-BPM jobs to the rest of the province. He made the appeal as most BPO companies in the country have aired apprehension over the government’s proposal to cut tax perks.
KPO Sector Demands More STEM Graduates – Accenture

Ghosh said that Accenture has trained more than 100,000 people in new IT services in the past 18 months. In the Philippines, Accenture technology lead Ambe Tierro said the company is now mostly hiring STEM graduates who will support its operations here.
Demand for BPO-friendly Buildings Remains High – Leechiu

The same report noted that office vacancy rates are hovering at four percent in the Ortigas-Pasig-Mandaluyong area. For the rest of Metro Manila, office space, like Ortigas Technopoint Two, which is set to be completed in the last quarter of 2017, are also experiencing demand. LPC CEO David Leechiu disclosed that there is an unprecedented level of pre-commitments at 500,000 square meters for the Metro Manila office market alone.
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