Philippines' fall in global IT not a setback

26.04.2006

Galutera added he agrees with presidential adviser on jobs creation Arthur Yap in urging foreign BPO players to raise their concerns about the current political situation in the country.

'The BPOs have appealed. We have spoken with the government and we made our own efforts to train but we can only do so much because we are limited by the profitability of our efforts. It is only government and media that could reach out to larger numbers and that's why Yap is correct'we really need the support of media and the government to really turn the tide in the country and create a strong pool of English speakers that can make this industry grow,' he said.