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Swedish BPO opens 5th site in PH

Swedish-owned BPO (business process outsourcing) company Transcom opened its latest site in Metro Manila on Tuesday, but its future beyond this is uncertain amid a ban on new economic zones in the country’s capital.

[Read more in Inquirer] 

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Bayan Academy, JPMorgan, TESDA join forces to boost technical education

In view of the immense importance of workforce competitiveness and readiness in meeting both emerging and evolving labor market needs in this innovation-driven global economy, social development organization Bayan Academy, in partnership with J.P. Morgan and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, takes the lead in efforts to strengthen tech-voc courses via the National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (2018-2022 NTESDP).

[Read more in the ManilaStandard]

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Aboitiz Group backs young robotics enthusiasts

Davao City—The Aboitiz Group reinforced its long-standing support for science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM education in the country as it launched the ‘Kabataan Inyovator: An Aboitiz Robotics Competition’ as an initiative to support the country’s young scientists, starting with the Davao leg.

[Read more in the Manila Standard]

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Voucher program for tech-voc students launched

The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued the implementing guidelines of a new voucher program for public senior high school students enrolled in the technical-vocational-livelihood (TVL) track.

[Read more in Philstar]

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BOI reports 24% growth in 7-month investment pledges

Investment pledges registered by the Board of Investments (BOI) amounted to nearly P313 billion as of July, a 24-percent increase from the level in the same period last year.

[Read more in Inquirer]

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Clark Freeport takes in 54 new locators in first seven months

THE Clark Freeport Zone said it added 54 new locators in the first seven months of 2019, generating 5,295 new jobs.

Clark Development Corp. (CDC) Vice President for Business Enhancement and Business Development Group Evangeline G. Tejada said locators in the economic zone now total 1,092.

[Read more in Businessworld]