Overseas Call Centers Target Of Anti-Outsourcing Bill

[brian joshua]

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I think arang2x nalang guro ni bai oi kay sa mo undang ug skwela kay mag UNO (networking)... bwahahahahahahahaha....

kani maoy way kasiguradohan pero kung mataghapan sd bulto pd ui hehehe di lng jd ni himuong means of living jd

[lodyl]

kani maoy way kasiguradohan pero kung mataghapan sd bulto pd ui hehehe di lng jd ni himuong means of living jd

bulto lagi bai kaso lang, makabulto lang pud na sila kung daghan kaayo ug tamakan nga tao... ilaha nalang na oi...

[lodyl]

di lng jd ko gnahan kaayo sa surroundings na dghan bata hehehe maoy nka apan dha hehe

ang dili pud nako ganahan diri bai kay daghan kaayong mga bayot... bwahahahahahahahahaha... naa gud ko kauban, ahead ko niya ug wave, nagkatupad mi... then, pag break nako, giduol bitaw na sya ug 3 ka bayot ug gisigihan ug hikap2x samtang nagtubag pa sya ug calls... luoya lagi kay nagkurog2x gud iyahang mga kamot... hehehehehehe.... pag break niya, naka ana gud sya, kayasa aning i molestya ta ug bayot oi, nindota i undang....

[brian joshua]

ang dili pud nako ganahan diri bai kay daghan kaayong mga bayot... bwahahahahahahahahaha... naa gud ko kauban, ahead ko niya ug wave, nagkatupad mi... then, pag break nako, giduol bitaw na sya ug 3 ka bayot ug gisigihan ug hikap2x samtang nagtubag pa sya ug calls... luoya lagi kay nagkurog2x gud iyahang mga kamot... hehehehehehe.... pag break niya, naka ana gud sya, kayasa aning i molestya ta ug bayot oi, nindota i undang....

mao ni ako pasabot na mawala ang professionalism tungod anang mga bayot hehehe maayo rman gd ni cla sa pakatawa pero work-wise they aren't that competitive...pero kung inana storyaha, dad-on nko na sa amo bai dghan tambay ddto mukaon bisan unsa klasehang mananap hahahaha tagbaw jd nang mga bayota mag do-re-mi na cla ddto haha

[lodyl]

mao ni ako pasabot na mawala ang professionalism tungod anang mga bayot hehehe maayo rman gd ni cla sa pakatawa pero work-wise they aren't that competitive...pero kung inana storyaha, dad-on nko na sa amo bai dghan tambay ddto mukaon bisan unsa klasehang mananap hahahaha tagbaw jd nang mga bayota mag do-re-mi na cla ddto haha

Ug na obserbahan pud nako nga ang kana mga kasagaran GARAON like sa jeep nga mga CC peeps kay either BAYOT or mga girls nga ang kuyog kay bayot... tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk.....

Mao nang maka ana pud ko usahay nga bantog rang binuangan ug dili respetoon ning mga bayota kay tungod ra pud sa ilahang mga gipangbuhat....

[brian joshua]

Ug na obserbahan pud nako nga ang kana mga kasagaran GARAON like sa jeep nga mga CC peeps kay either BAYOT or mga girls nga ang kuyog kay bayot... tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk.....

Mao nang maka ana pud ko usahay nga bantog rang binuangan ug dili respetoon ning mga bayota kay tungod ra pud sa ilahang mga gipangbuhat....

sakto jd ka pre....di pa cla maginana nindot unta kaayo ang CC...tungod mn gd nga mudawat clag mga bata...kani ra bang mga maya maoy mka bwesit sa adlaw jd...masolan kaug mga lawas, patikan, goatie2 knuhay human2 moluhod ra d.i to pistol

[lodyl]

sakto jd ka pre....di pa cla maginana nindot unta kaayo ang CC...tungod mn gd nga mudawat clag mga bata...kani ra bang mga maya maoy mka bwesit sa adlaw jd...masolan kaug mga lawas, patikan, goatie2 knuhay human2 moluhod ra d.i to pistol

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha..... mao bitaw magduda lang ko sa mga peeps nga makit an nako diha sa mga CC sa IT Park... Moluhod mo lang pre, mura ug nag ampo ug kanunayng himaya... hahahahaha.....

Nakahinumdom lang ko sa ka batch nako nga taga Davao, nag duda nami niya sa mga kauban nako nga badingerZ jud sya.. hangtud to, pag second week sa training namo, naa man mi mura ug "truth or dare" nga game sa amoang trainer, didto, gipangutana bitaw namo if unsa jud sya... pinaana dayon sya nga "I'm a BISEXUAL"...

[3nZ0y]

oh hi there...

sakto mn ka...sa kadtong di ka afford na mohuman mao manarbaho nlng pero kadtong nagpinamay ra nga di mohuman nya wa pa jud datong, trabaho2 dayun knuhay sa CC para iprove nila nga you dont need to obtain a degree to get employed...

pre, nka negosyo ko, gatrabaho ko both me and my wife muabot ug figures na di nlng ko muhisgut...murecommend lng giapon ko na mohuman kung mada pag human sa pagiskwela...kay kasagaran rn mga batan-on gd magsalig nlng sa mga CC ok ra unta kung ang mga CCs usbon nila ang requisites na kelangan degree holder para naa ang essence sa professionalism.

As odd as it may seem, mo agree ko nimo.

Di man lang CC ang naa sa ako mind when I said nga 'you don't need to get employed to get a DECENT job'. Naa man gud mentality sa kasagaran nga 'you are not any better unless maka graduate ka og college'. That mentality, for me, is prejudicial. Di na lang diay tagaan og chance ang mga undergrad nga naay 'valid' (I am not sure how you can consider a reason valid kay subjective man gihapon na) reasons? I say, SOME undergrad may work better than SOME degree holders. The point I wanted to make is DISCIPLINE unta ug CHARACTER ang mas ipalabaw, dili ang college diploma LANG.

Mao na ang resulta karon kasagaran gihimo nga business ang college education. Pila ang kada unit sa ilado nga universities? Unsa ka nindot ilaha ma-offer nga education? Even the premiere state university kay mahal na kaayo. Pwede tuod ka mo-apply og scholarship (STFAP) but naa gihapon pipila nga maka-magic. And I witnessed it first hand.

Mao na nga gusto ko usbon ni nga mentality. I know it is difficult, near impossible ganeh. But I am still hoping. I will keep on hoping and do whatever little things I can to challenge that mentality.

[3nZ0y]

sakto jd ni imo gibuhat brad...dghan tuod mga underemployed rn na mga graduates, nga wa trabaho-a ilang gi-iskwelahan...dghan pd way trabaho nga graduates ky tungod sa baroganan nila nga di jd cla mutrabaho kung dli ilahang expertise...pero mas dakong UNDEREMPLOYED ka kung sa CC ka tugpa...bisan gikan kog cc pero ikalimod nko ky ambot lng dghan kau social climber...

Let me just point it out, though nga dili tanan. Naay uban call center nga nag offer og CISCO certification.

[lodyl]

Cebu Daily News
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Posted on January 9, 2012

P-Noy urged to lobby against US bill pushed by Obama

Congress called on the Aquino administration to create a lobby group that will block passage of a bill that could spell the end of the country’s booming Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry.

House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said the administration should closely monitor US House Bill 3596 entitled “Call Center and Consumers Protection Bill,” which will encourage in-sourcing by American firms and penalize those dealing with overseas business process outsourcing (BPO) firms.

Among those seen to be affected by the US bill is Cebu, which had witnessed the expansion of BPO companies in recent years.

The Cebu City government set up a call center program for some of the city’s schools to fill up the demand for qualified call center employees.

The Cebu Park District alone employs nearly 50,000 workers from the information technology (IT) and BPO locators.

Among the beneficiaries of the BPO growth was the Cebu real estate industry which experienced a construction boom as a result of rising demand for BPO offices.

At least six buildings are under construction in the Cebu Business Park and eight buildings in the Cebu IT Park in barangay Lahug, Cebu City.

“BPO buildings and spaces this year have experienced occupancy and rental rates on the rise. Hotel occupancy rates have even inched upward in spite of more budget, business, chain, and resort hotels that came in,” Jose Soberano, President of Cebu Landmasters Inc., earlier said.

But US House Bill 3596 may soon change all that.

Gonzales said he was worried the bill would curtail the growth of the BPO industry in the country, which has been fueled mostly by American firms.

US President Barack Obama earlier called on American businessmen to keep US jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas.

Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone shared Gonzales’ concern, pointing out that BPOs contribute close to $9 billion a year from roughly 800,000 call center agents.

This is close to half of the $19 billion in annual remittances from five to 10 million overseas Filipino workers.

US HB 3596 imposes a $10,000 daily fine on US call center firms that do not identify their agents’ location.

Among the provisions set in the proposed US bill are :

* It will penalize US companies for $10,000 a day if they fail to report to the US Department of Labor their relocation to an offshore location witin 60 days.

* It will require them to inform the US Department of Labor 120 days in advance their offshore plans.

* It will require call center operators who answer calls to identify their location and caller will have a choice of choosing a US-based operator.

* It will ban US Call Centers operating outside the US from seeking federal grants and loans for five years.

“I think that being an election year, Obama has no choice but to advocate populist sentiments like insourcing. We must be ready for any eventuality because we don’t want to be surprised, especially on a very crucial economic contributor like BPOs,” said Gonzales.

Evardone said the Aquino administration must organize and send a lobby group to the US Congress to try and block passage of this bill.

“It’s about time that we take seriously this threat against our BPOs now that Obama has laid down a firm policy against outsourcing.

Government agencies should not ignore this. We might wake up one day and find that the jobs in BPOs are already gone if we don’t act timely and decisively,” said Evardone.

“P-Noy might want to raise this issue with Obama during his state visit to the US this year.”

Evardone said the Philippines could link up with countries like India, Mexico and Ireland, where BPOs have been thriving. Inquirer with a story from Reporter Aileen Garcia-Yap