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BPO industry touts expedited-vaccination deal with QC as model for other LGUs
May 25, 2021 | 8:41 pm
REUTERS
THE Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry has signed an agreement with Quezon City to speed up the vaccination of 67,000 outsourcing workers based there.
Twenty-nine companies have registered their employees for access to coronavirus vaccines under a program offered by the Quezon City government.
“The local government unit (LGU) will facilitate and expedite the inoculation of qualified IT-BPM employees who report to offices located in Quezon City,” the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) said in a statement Monday.
Healthcare workers from the participating firms could also volunteer to help inoculate colleagues.
Anti-red tape agency to smoothen accreditation process for vaccination sites
May 5, 2021 | 8:05 pm
PUBLIC schools such as the Old Balara Elementary school in Quezon City pictured here are among the common sites across the country used by government for its coronavirus vaccination program. PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS
THE ANTI-RED Tape Authority (ARTA) is studying putting up one-stop shops for the processing of accreditation for coronavirus vaccination sites in response to alleged delays.
ARTA made the statement following a
Philippine Daily Inquirer report where Chinese General Hospital Manila Administrator Samuel Ang said hospitals have been noting excessive requirements to set up the sites.
Published April 23, 2021, 6:34 PM
Despite the pandemic, the IT-business process management sector in the country managed to post very modest or flat growth both in terms of jobs and revenues in 2020, but expects strong rebound this year.
In a report, the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) said the industry hired 23,000 new full time employees in 2020 or 1.8 percent higher than 2019, bringing the total industry employment to 1.32 million. Industry revenue also slightly grew to $26.7 billion or 1.4 percent higher than 2019.
IBPAP, however, said that based on its survey majority or 87 percent of companies expects strong rebound of 5-15 percent growth in 2021, with the remaining 13 percent anticipating flat growth.