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In the Philippine business industry scene, offshore outsourcing is a very progressive industry. The second most preferred destination of offshore outsourced jobs. The country has beaten its neighboring Asian countries in the field of Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing when it comes to expertise in such fields. From being practical in terms of cost and efficiency, the outsourcing back office jobs to the Philippines instead of its neighboring countries proved to be less risky aside. Even though rhere is no guarantee that the Philippines is a fraud free market when it comes to online workers, it still remains to be the safest venue to get your back office jobs done. The Philippines stood strong on second place next to India as a preferred destination for outsourced IT jobs and BPO jobs based on a globally accredited research company named Neilsen NetRatings.
India is only a few notch higher, it made other offshore resources more accessibly and freely available for every company to take advantage. One of the most outsourced job at the present time is th search engine optimization. The companies that are out to extend their market without having any physical expansion of their office or store greatly considering the Internet as the best avenue to make that possible. The world web can be easily provide any entrepreneurs potential customers for any business. There has got to be someone searching Google right now for that certain product with the number of traffics/visitors that it gets every minute.
A total of $1.9 trillion worth of sales have been generated online, this is base to the statistics shown by Forbes Magazine. This statistical data gas boosted SEO’s image to every businesses, inviting them to extend across the globe with the aid of the world wide web. SEO has such an enormous demand online and it continues to pick up until now.
When outsourcing started to boom and earn a high degree of popularity Philippine has been going on and make a name. Philippines is highly preferred destination for businesses to outsource most of their back office operations. The country has been conquer by a number of countries such as UK, US and Spain that is why they are greatly multicultural and it can easily adjust to the norms of those countries especially the US American companies. US American companies are inclined more with the operations closely tied with the Philippine norm and vice versa, prefers working with the Filipino companies more than others.
Philippines has a highest number of technically competent SEO Experts that can produce a high quality outputs, result that follows similar standards as their counterpart in the west.
REFERENCE:
http://www.nowcandoit.com/whats-new/
http://www.nowcandoit.com/philippines-your-outsourcing-destination-for-seo-needs/
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If you are a small business owner thinking of outsourcing receptionist duties including telephone answering appointment scheduling, message taking and other front desk tasks then there are a few things that you should consider. There is also a downside to virtual; staffing that should be considered before you make a decision, while outsourcing receptionist duties to a receptionist company or individual contractor is great way to both cut down on the expense of office space and the payroll budget.
In hiring a virtual receptionist through another company is becoming more popular as technology allows business people to stay connected with their clients whether they are in the office. The easy access to a new staffing options can also lead to abrupt, misinformed decisions.
You should understand exactly what they are and what kinds of duties they perform before you consider hiring a virtual receptionist. The bulk of their duties will be to answer the phone and field all kinds of different calls from clients and prospective clients. They can answer common questions about the business which will save time. They can also take messages, type up reports and e-mails, schedule appointments, answer business e-mail that does not require your attention and other tasks that can be handled remotely.
It is also easy and affordable to hire because you can hire an individual receptionist like through an outsourcing agency and this procedure is becoming much more common as small businesses try to find ways to save money. The biggest advantage to hiring a virtual receptionist is the money you will save on employee benefits, paying by the service minute instead of by the hour and by saving on having to provide office space and equipment for an on site receptionist.
The potentials pitfalls, there are also a few cons to this practice. You make sure that the lines of the communication remain open and that instructions sent to your virtual receptionist company are precise. There is a huge turnover in the business so that it may find your own self having to deal with a number of various receptionist, all with various work ethics and productivity levels. Some clients who come into your office will notice the lack of an on-site receptionist, especially of they are not greeted right away and this may lead them to question your professionalism.Hiring a virtual receptionist services does have its advantages and disadvantages for a small business, however knowing each of them can help you make a more informed decision overall.
REFERENCE:
http://www.eastvantage.com/articles/pros-and-cons-outsourcing-receptionist-duties
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The Philippines named Davao s their top “next wave” city for the Business Process Outsourcing. In the province of Davao del Sur the city is located there was tagged by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and the Department of Trade and Industry as heading a list of top outsourcing sites.
Rounding up roll were the cities of Sta. Rosa in Laguna; Bacolod in Negros Occidental; Iloilo in Iloilo; Metro Cavite; Lipa in Batangas; Cagayan de Oro in Misamais Oriental; Malolos in Bulacan; Baguio in Benguet and Dumaguete in Negros Oriental. In Luzon are Sta. Rosa, Metro Cavite, Lipa, Malolos and Baguio. In Visayas, Bacolod, Dumaguete and Iloilo and in Mindanao are Davao and Cagayan de Oro.
Oscar R. Sanez the BPAP Chief Executive said Davao ranked the top for the availability of graduates and talented workers and also had good scores in terms infrastructure and cost. Davao along withe the other cities in Mindanao, suffered in terms of their business environment scores due to advisories issued by the other countries against travelling to the island.
Mr. Sanez stated that Davao was penalized by the two points because to the travel advisors of countries such the United States, it scored a three from the possible five, other cities in Mindanao were also affected. Davao currently hosts 20 outsourcing companies with 6,500 workers.
REFERENCE:
http://tcdn04.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/04/16/10/davao-top-%E2%80%98next-wave%E2%80%99-bpo-site
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In terms of business process outsourcing, the Philippines has made a big impact. The BPO industry continues to be strong, attracting more offshoring and outsourcing companies from Europe to expand their operations in the country.
Guy Ledoux, a European Union Ambassador of the Philippines said that the outsourcing to the Philippines is a way for European times extend their competitiveness. This 2012, it is really expected that European companies engaged in the Business Process Outsourcing industry will also develop their operations. The Business Process sector is considered as a sunshine industry in the Philippines. This 2012, the growth of this industry is predicted to increase 20 percent. The Philippines has caught up India as the top outsourcing hub in the world last year, statistics showed that more then 500,000 Filippinos are presently employed in Business Process Outsourcing firms.
Ledoux stated that about 10% of the business process outsourcing companies that operate in the Philippines are European firms. The IT Philippines is one of the well-known services outsource by European companies because of the strong demand for the mobile phones and tablet computers. The European firms are also eyeing to expand in electronic sector which continuous the post high growth in the market. He also said that Europeans firms are also targeting investments in renewable energy. Last year about 70% of the new power generation capacity in Europe was renewable energy sources. European investors are looking forward to make a decision to feed in tariffs.
The flow of European investments into the Philippines will highly depend on the investment climate in the country more than on their economic situation in Europe. In business process outsourcing industry, this is the foreign investment and trade between the two countries. It is still difficult to forecast the level of trade and investment between Europe and Philippines although at the point in time especially this year. Even though, it is clear that there is an obvious and strong willingness in both countries to further expand of the economic links. The Philippines and Europe are already making efforts to create a facilitative climate to attract European investors to the Philippines, this is due to both sides that eager to expand two way trades most specially in the business process outsourcing sector.
REFERENCE:
http://www.eastvantage.com/news/european-outsourcing-firms-increase-its-growth-philippines
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Outsourcing your online business is one of the most sought for the internet marketing strategies, outsourcing is the method of contracting out a business function to a different provider that is not included within the owner’s in house company. There are possibilities of saving larger amounts of cost and when the process is done offshore. From the Philippines, one of the most common outsourcing service providers come. Aside from the very affordable costs, internet marketers seem to be satisfied and contented with the services they acquire. The outsourcing companies in the Philippines offer a wide range of internet marketing services. They find it best to hire an outsourcing company that can provide all the services they need for most internet marketers.
In Design and Web Development, every business website must have its own distinctive design in order to create its own identity all throughout the web. A businessman cannot handle this task on their own without the proper knowledge and skills in computer technology. They would definitely need professional services, outsourcing job to the Philippines would benefit an online marketer with the right skills and creativity that could produce an effective outcome on sales and branding.
Campaigns Optimization and Website Ranking when owning a business website, traffic is the most important factor in selling your brand. But, gaining traffic through the internet doesn’t just involve setting up an amazing website, full of content and graphics. You need a professional service like search engine optimization and pay-per-click management that would systematically create effective campaigns for the business and maintain and improve the online rankings as time goes by.
In Virtual Assistant, as an online marketer you have a lot of things to focus on doing the tiny errands daily would take up most of your time. Outsourcing virtual assistants to the Philippines woul be like hiring a secretary to organize all your daily tasks to maximize your work schedule. All you have to do is to assign tasks and evaluate the work that is done.
REFERENCE:
http://www.nowcandoit.com/examples-of-jobs-you-can-outsource-to-the-philippines/
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By 2016, the Business Processing Association of the Philippines is confident of hitting its stretched target of hitting $25 billion revenues will push for the rebranding of outsourcing to shed negative implications in the wake of a protectionist stance in the United States, the industry’s key market.
The BPAP Chairman and President and Chief Executive officer of Livelt Investment Industry, Alfreso Ayala said that he do not like the word lobby but more of a dialogue. He said that outsourcing has elicited a negative issue to it and that mindset should change and let it be known that outsourcing is a good industry.
President Benedict Hernandez said that the Philippines has to tap on what he calls are sweet spots in outsourcing by moving up the value chain. The Philippines is now number one in voice services, however it is to make a dent in non-voice where its share is about 15% percent and in information technology software where it has only 5%. Ayala said that the Philippines IT-BPO industry is making good progress towards achieving the stretch goals of Road Map 2016. They aim to become the world’s number one destination not just for call centers but other select non-voice segments of IT-BPO, generate a total of 4.5 million direct and indirect jobs and achieve cumulative revenues of US$96 billion for 2012-2016.
This 2012. BPAP expects to generate US$13.4 billion in revenues and 772,000 full time employees. The figures are seen to increase in 2013 to $16 billion and 926,000 FTEs. Base to research and consultancy firm Everest Group, the global offshore services market is growing at a healthy pace and it will more than double by 2016 to $250 billion.
The Asia-Pacific market for business process outsourcing excluding Japan will reach $9.5 billion. China country is also expanding investments in outsourcing. China Services Outsourcing Development Report 2012 indicates that the outsourcing revenues reached US$32.4 billion in 2011.
REFERENCE:
http://www.malaya.com.ph/~malayaco/index.php/opinion/160-news-flash/14873-outsourcing-to-be-rebranded
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Chair person of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on Cultutal Communities, Senator Loren Legarda says, the peace framework agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Philippines Government must be coupled with economic progress to make peace last in Mindanao. The ink on parchment cannot solve the problem, it will be a long and arduous process. Without an economic package, any peace agreement will not be successful. She also added that and it’s not enough that resources are made available. Resources must be translated into jobs livelihood, education, food, welfare and healthcare for the Bangsamoro people.
The framework agreement which will be signed aims to replace the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao with a new region called Bangsamoro people. The agreement is an opportunity to achieve the long-elusive peace in the region. Let them give peace a chance, let them explore all possibilities within the bounds of our national sovereignty to achieve the long elusive peace in Mindanao. Legarda pointed out that the long-running conflict in the region has made socio economic development difficult.
She said that the Mindanao is home to 6 to 10 poorest provinces and 17 of the 20 poorest municipalities in the country, the armed conflicts since the 1970s have cost at least 120,000 lives and in 2000-2001 alone, 985,412 person have been displaced. The World Bank estimates that investment deflection not only from conflict afflicted areas, however from Mindanao as a whole increased the economic cost of the Mindanao conflict to more than $10 billion during the years 1975-2002. The widely hailed peace framework agreement is an opportunity that should be seized immediately to allow for economic progress.
The prospects for peace and prosperity in Mindanao should be welcome by all Filipinos with these figures as a backdrop. They must grab this opportunity now as it may not come again and commit to the economic component of the peace agreement or it will fail again. The chance may only happen in President Benigno Aquino’s time because of the desire for a sincere, honest and clean governance.
REFERENCE:
Ex-MNLF commander rallies support for PH-MILF peace deal
MILF, government peace deal must have economic package, says Legarda
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/tag/peace-and-order
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The previous Moro National Liberation Front commander believes that there is no reason for the group to feel slighted by the government’s blueprint of a framework peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Its says that their respective peace agreements with the state both contributes to securing the future of war torn in Mindanao.
Tupay Loong, the Sulu Representative who used to be with the MNLF also appealed to MNLF leader Nur Misuar to give the new framework agreement a chance. For the creation of the Bangsamoro, the latest agreement would pave way, a new autonomous region that would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He said that the framework agreement with the MILF should not be perceived as disregarding the 1996 peace deal with Misuari’s group, since the MILF pact would complement the MNLF peace settlement in the year 1996 and would fill in the gaps that it had not addressed. The 1996 deal had not resolved all of the problems in the Muslim Mindanao.l
Base on the Philippine Daily Inquirer the agreement of framework should not be perceived as setting aside the MNLF agreement. In the new deal, the concerns of the MILF that were not part of the MNLF agreement are what tackled. The importance of the MNLF’s 1996 peace deal would stand. There will be no framework agreement without the former agreement, so that framework agreement will add to what was already being done to improve the previous agreement. The ultimate goal is really for the welfare of the Filipino Muslims in the country.
The framework agreement was illegal and violated the year 1996 peace deal and the 1976 Tripoli Agreement said by Misuari. In the international Court of Justice and rejected offers to sit in the transition commission that would draft the basic law for the creation of the Bangsamoro, Misuari threatened to sue the government. Base in the government’s peace negotiators earlier stated that the MNLF was not being out in the peace talks with its rival group and that the government has been working with them to ensure an all inclusive peace and process. \
With the MILF, Loong does not think that there was any intention on the part of the government to brush off the deal with Misuari’s group when it struck a new agreement. He also stated, what the MILF is trying to advocate in the government is just to improve the system of governance and to expand the areas of autonomy. Misuari should let the new deal work to bring about the peace it promises who also chairs the House committee on Muslim Affairs
Loong stated that there is no basis for any group to disturb because the government’s intention is to really address peace and order problems in the Muslim community so that the Muslim region can also catch up with the developments in the other regions. He stated that most of the people in Muslim Mindanao have long been tired of strife and have a long wanted to live under peace, development and unity.
REFERENCE:
Ex-MNLF commander rallies support for PH-MILF peace deal
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Without sacrificing much on the quality of products and services in times of economic instability and unstable marketing trends businessmen often find ways to cut the costs. This is the reason why outsourcing became of the of the most effective marketing tactics. In order to save expenses on space and materials, outsourcing was originally done by multinational and corporate companies.Anyone who wants to start a business and earn online can also have the access to such useful and effective online business services.
Graphics is one of the main components of a website, without any graphics it basically will look nothing at all. It is not relevance to the business’ identity, no style and color as well. This is the reason why each internet marketer must hire graphic designers. They are the ones responsible for the constituting concepts, cognitive skills and artistry in page layout, visual arts and typography. They are creative enough to make a unique design that fits the company’s core identity. But, their services and expertise cost high on most countries.
Philippines’ outsourcing has one of the highest ranking client bases in the world. From foreign countries, most of the country’s clients reside. Majority of which are English speaking such as the US, UK and even Australia. Filipino graphic designers has an exceptional talent and skills, they have great English language skills too. Filipinos are able to understand and converse in proper English, making all of their clients at ease when working with them. One of the factor why the graphic design outsourcing in the Philippines is sought for is that the country is open to a new media and technology trends .
REFERENCE:
http://www.nowcandoit.com/outsource-graphics-designing-works-to-the-philippines-now/
http://www.nowcandoit.com/whats-new/page/2/
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Cybercrime Law officially recorded as Republic Act No. 1017. It is a law in the Philippines approved last September 12 2012, it aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions. Cybersquating, cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, illegal access to data and libel are the cybercrime offenses in the bill.
The Philippines Supreme Curt suspends implementation of the country’s anti-cybercrime law while it decides whether certain provision violate civil liberties. The secretary of Department of Justice Leila de Lima stated that the court issued a temporary restraining order topping the government from enforcing the law signed by the Philippines President Benigno Aquino III. The law took effect however there has been no report of anyone being charged with violating it.
The court suspends the law for 120 days and scheduled oral arguments for January 15. It establish the government to acknowledge within 10 days to 15 petitions seeking to declare the law unconstitutional.
A new cybercrime law in the Philippines that could see people jailed for 12 years for posting defamatory comments on Twitter and Facebook is generating outrage among right group and netizens. The stated goal of the wide ranging law is tackle a multiplicity of online crimes like hacking, pornography, identity theft and spamming, following police complaints that they lacked the legal tools to combat them. But, the act also includes a provision that puts the country’s criminal libel law into force in cyberspace, yet with far tougher penalties for internet defamation than in traditional print media.
“People who will post a libelous comment online in Facebook, Twitter or anywhere, he/she will face a maximum prison sentence of 12 years and a fine of one million pesos. A newspaper editors and other trained professionals working in traditional media face prison terms of just four years and fines of 6,000 pesos for defamation.”
From the personal user accounts on social media and listen in on voice/video applications like Skype the Cybercrime Act also allows authorities to collect data without a warrant.
Noemi Dado a prominent Manila blogger who edits a citizen media site called Blog Watch stated that the unwary teenagers retweeting or reposting libelous material could find themselves facing the full force of the law. Dado also said that not everyone is an expert on what constitutes libel, imagine a mother like teenagers and kids who love to rant and it really hits their freedoms.
REFERENCE:
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=857483&publicationSubCategoryId=63
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/09/29/12/outrage-over-philippine-cybercrime-law
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