Business process outsourcing office (Screengrab from PTV) MANILA - The Philippines received one of the highest numbers of inquiries on outsourcing, according to the 2022 Outsourcing Performance Report of Outsourcing Accelerator (OA), a marketplace for the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. The country ranked fifth with the most number of inbound inquiries, sharing 3.81 percent of the total inquiries last year, signaling the interest of global businesses to establish their back offices in the Philippines. The Philippines is behind the United States getting the highest share in inquiries at 43.09 percent, followed by Australia at 18.11 percent, Canada at 10.78 percent, and United Kingdom at 9.09 percent. The country surpassed inbound inquiries in New Zealand, India and Ireland. OA said inbound inquiries include a request for quotes, downloading of a free outsourcing toolkit, and booking a call to inquire about BPO in a particular country. In 2022, inbound inquiries at OA increa