'Right now, the Philippine English speakers are sustaining themselves from the momentum that we had in the past. If we don't do something about it, that momentum will sooner or later come to a halt. We need to push for more English speakers to spur the growth of the industry,' he said.

Galutera added the current political crisis in the Philippines is affecting the BPO industry and like presidential adviser Yap, he urged the lessening of political bickering between erring government officials, if not totally eradicating it.

According to the fifth World Economic Forum's Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006, the Philippines' neighboring Asian countries improved on implementing ICT policies.