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8 People Who Shaped the IT-BPO Industry

  • Posted on May 29, 2015Oct 6, 2015
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8 People Who Shaped the IT-BPO Industry

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Controversial as it is, we owe a lot to the growing BPO, more commonly known as the call center, industry in the country. Business process outsourcing, if most of you are unaware, contributed $11.7 billion in revenues just last year, and is projected to make as much as $15 billion by next year. With a hand in customer service, technical support, health care management, administrative support, computer animation, and information technology, the BPO industry has evolved into a force to be reckoned with.

Here are 8 people who have helped it become what it is today:

8. 1,000,000 IT-BPO Employees

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Thanks in part to years of colonialization and a highly Westernized culture, Filipinos have good English and hospitality skills, which means almost anyone can become successful in the BPO industry. From your neighbor, your college classmate, the passenger next to you, to the guy you met in line at a restaurant while you were on vacation, the 1 million IT-BPO employees in the country today represent a diverse demographic. With the rate of employment in this sector predicted to rise even higher in the next few years, there’s no limit to the inspiration success stories.

7. Fil-Cartoons

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Via toonzone.net

While Fil-Cartoons isn’t a person, it’s a company that brought a lesser known segment of the IT-BPO industry on the world map, animation. In 2007, the company produced “The Flintstones Christmas Carol,” which earned an Emmy nomination. With that, the company showed the world that Filipinos do not only speak English well, but also have exemplary skills in art and technology.

6. Frank Holz

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Via philstar.com

The country’s IT-BPO industry took off on high gear when Frank Holz developed the first contact center in the Philippines in 1992. Under the Accenture group, Holz made history.

5. Andrew Tan

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Via abs-cbnnews.com

Inspired by the live-work-play concept of Silicon Valley, Megaworld Corporation, under Tan’s leadership, began to develop real estate projects that allowed people to live in self-sustaining towns. This appealed to the outsourcing companies abroad and encouraged them to invest in the country by putting up their offices here . Most of the country’s major IT-BPO hubs are developed by Tan, such as McKinley Hill and Eastwood City.

4. Mar Roxas

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Via getrealphilippines.com

Mar Roxas lobbied in the congress the revision of Republic Act 7916 or the Philippine Economic Zone Act (PEZA), allowing buildings or floors in buildings to register as and enjoy the privileges of special economic zones.

Under this act, ecozones are spared from paying national and local taxes, and instead pay only 5% of their gross income as tax. Ecozone locations are required to export 70% of their products (in the case of BPOs, services) and prefer utilization of local resources (such as Filipino labor). This revision on the Philippine Economic Zone Act encouraged BPOs to invest in the Philippines.

As DTI secretary, he commissioned the distribution of 30,000 personal computers to 2,000 public high school nationwide in the Personal Computers for Public Schools (PCPS) Program to introduce IT literacy among high school students, a skill that they can use should they wish to pursue a career on BPO.

 

3. Jim Franke and Derek Holley

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Franke and Holley established eTelecare in 1999, which has, over the last 15 years, become one of the largest Filipino owned BPO companies in the country. It is known as the first Filipino call center.

2. Myrna Padilla

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Via myndconsulting.com

Padilla’s is one of the fairy tale stories in the IT-BPO industry – not only did she change her life but she also changed the way IT-BPO companies are set up in the country. She was a domestic helper in Hong Kong when she started learning about computers. It wasn’t long before she packed her bags and went home to Davao City to establish Mynd Consulting, a consulting firm that develops mobile and web apps for clients in Europe, North America, and Australia.

1. President Fidel V. Ramos

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FVR liberalized the telecommunications industry to allow them to modernize their technology to be globally competitive and to be able to serve the demands of the BPO industry.

Do you know anyone who has helped to change the IT-BPO industry in the Philippines? Share your story with us!

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  1. cesar mascarina says:
    Aug 12, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    I am providing you with additional links about the BPO industry:
    1. http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/09/15/roxas-started-bpo-industry/
    2. http://www.philstar.com/business/2014/02/15/1290449/it-bpo-revenues-17-15.5b
    3. http://www.rappler.com/brandrap/stories/98207-bpo-philippines-timeline
    These are just a few links which you can read for further information.

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  2. cesar mascarina says:
    Aug 12, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Some people belittle the contribution of Mar Roxas in the BPO industry because they know little about the industry and its humble beginnings, It so unfortunate that people do not read so much because I cannot collect all the facts and write a book for them.

    But let me give you some facts about the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry. It is now the second top dollar earner of the Philippines. It is employing more than a million people, most of them fresh college graduates because overseas companies saw and proved that their communication skills are at par with the best. The Philippines has overtaken India which used to be the leader in the BPO industry. The growth of the BPO is so phenomenal that it is anticipated that in the year 2017 Philippines BPO industry will overtake the OFW dollar remittances and will become the top dollar earner. By the way the BPO industry and the OFW remittances are the two reasons why the Philippines is enjoying financial stability never before experienced.

    I did not dwell on the contribution of Mar Roxas in the industry lest I will be accused of promoting his political interests. So I leave it to the readers to research and know the facts.

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  3. Umali says:
    Jul 16, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    a big thank you to these 8 people who helped shape up the IT BPO industries

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  4. kathelyn says:
    Jul 15, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    we should be thankful to this 8 people who helped shaped the BPO industries in our country, and if sec mar is running for president this 2016, he’ll get my support

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  5. neil says:
    Jun 18, 2015 at 5:36 pm

    part ako cguro sa 1,000,000 na bilang as employee ng industries

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  6. kevin says:
    Jun 18, 2015 at 5:09 pm

    maliit man or malaking part nila sa pag start ng mga bpo companies dito sa Philippines, at least they did something that had help our country

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  7. julie says:
    Jun 18, 2015 at 4:23 pm

    wow, at least may idea na ako kung sino ang mga nag pasok ng BPO industries sa bansa natin.

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  8. harold says:
    Jun 18, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    thanks to all the BPO industries and the people behind it, it has help a lot for our country’s economic growth

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