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OSCAR SAÑEZ,
chief executive officer of the Business Processing
Association of the Philippines, talks about the BPO
Roadmap for 2010 at the Call Center Conference & Expo that
opened at Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila on Tuesday.
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BIR
poises tax compliance checks |
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THE officer
in charge of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has
outlined more than 20 measures that the embattled agency
will carry out in coming months as it races against time to
meet tough collection targets. |
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COA
disallows postal bank’s ‘business development expense’ |
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IF there is
a government financial institution whose officials should be
investigated for graft, it’s the Philippine Postal Savings
Bank—which, ironically, was recently cited in a plan by
economic planners for transformation and expansion into a
P1-billion OFW-oriented entity. |
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BPO
firms unfazed by talent crunch |
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THE local
call center industry has aimed its medium- term and
long-term goals at doubling its share of the global
outsourced business for both voice and nonvoice services to
10 percent or $7 billion in annual revenues by 2010, from
today’s 6 percent. |
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Exports grow 6.1% in May |
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THE
country’s merchandise exports for May grew by 6.1 percent to
$4.12 billion from a year earlier on the back of higher
demand for the country’s minerals and electronics products
in foreign markets during the period. |
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Customs cuts scanning fees to $5/$10 but keeps 2 windows |
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ALTHOUGH it
approved lower container scanning rates as port users
requested, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) rejected a proposal
that makes it simpler for companies to pay these fees. |
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Use
$264-B remittances well–UN head |
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UNITED
Nations secretary-general Ban Ki Moon has urged member
countries to use the $264-billion annual remittances of
global migrants to help these workers put up enterprises as
well as invest in education and health through microbanks to
prevent massive brain drains and deteriorating health care
in the countries of these workers. |
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Good for
first. BusinessMirror lensman Nonie Reyes (inset, third from
right) captures New Zealand’s Sacha Jones in action during
the Mitsubishi Lancer International Junior Tennis
Championships in April at the Rizal Memorial courts.
Although the top-seeded Jones fails to win the event, bags
first place in the photo contest sponsored by Motors
Philippines, whose officials present him and BM
sports editor Jun Lomibao (inset, third from left) their
prizes. Beside the winners (from left) are Froilan
Dytianquin, Mitsubishi’s AVP for marketing services; Lito
Villanueva, Philippine Tennis Association president; and
Melchor Dizon (SVP for marketing) and Arlan (assistant
manager for advertising and promotions). |
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