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BPO firm plans to expand operations in provinces

“The fact that new PEZA (Philippine Economic Zone Authority) registrations are no longer available in Metro Manila, that now changes the landscape. We were not aware of that last year when we were starting to look at new sites but clearly with that being the case and PEZA real estate being at a premium, then moving forward we will be outside of Metro Manila,” Mark Lyndsell, Transcom CEO for Global English Region, told reporters at the launch of the company’s new Pasig site on Tuesday.

[Read more in Business World]

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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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IBPAP General Membership Meeting August 2019

Date: August 28, 2019

Venue: Makati Shangri-La

To rsvp, email: membership@ibpap.org

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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]