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Cell towers can bring jobs to community amid pandemic, says Globe

With a number of people losing their work because of the pandemic, Globe Telecom said new jobs can be created if local government units and homeowner associations would hasten the grant of permits and allow the construction of cell towers in their areas.

[Read more in Newsbytes]

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IBPAP seeks transition period for CREATE incentives system

THE OUTSOURCING industry is requesting the government for a longer transition time before changing the current incentives system, while supporting the move to cut corporate income tax to 25% from 30% in July.

[Read more in Business World]

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Palace approves 12 new ecozones

Malacañang has approved a dozen new economic zones worth P6.4 billion in the middle of a pandemic, according to data from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza).

[Read more in Inquirer]

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Spike in customer calls send call centers hiring during lockdown

Demand for call center workers bucked a declining trend in job postings during the lockdown of Luzon as the industry sought to answer a surge in phone calls from customers stuck at home.

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PHL office sector to benefit when BPOs bounce back after virus

THE office space sector is seen to show some resilience amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is expected to grow once more after the crisis ends.

Real estate service provider Santos Knight Frank, Inc. sees the Philippines benefiting when foreign companies turn to outsourcing to reduce costs post-COVID-19.

[Read more in BusinessWorld]

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PH software firms create health info platform for contact tracing

Two local software companies have banded together to create a health information exchange information platform that will allow contact tracing in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

[Read more in Newsbytes]