Bacolod to capture demand from more global BPOs — Colliers
Bacolod City has the potential to capture additional demand from large global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies, said real property services company Colliers Philippines
Colliers PH Head of Research and Associate Director Joey Roi Bondoc explained that Negros Occidental — Bacolod’s capital city — has the skilled manpower and infrastructure to be a major outsourcing player outside of Metro Manila.
“It is one of the most competitive cities in the Philippines and this puts Bacolod on the radar of major BPO investors and national property developers,” Bondoc stated.
Among the major outsourcing players in Bacolod City are Ubiquity, Teletech, Teleperformance, Convergys, Transcom, and Panasiatic.
Colliers added that the expansion of these companies, as well as other queries for office space, has compelled other national developers to offer leasable space in the area. This should be enough to lure more national developers to establish a footprint in the city.
Additionally, the real estate services firm noted that the demand for office space should also encourage national developers to build more integrated communities in Bacolod that offer offices, residential units, malls, and institutional facilities.
Colliers is encouraging outsourcing firms to consider partnering with the government-run Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (Nolitc) to ensure a steady supply of BPO-ready college graduates.
