President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her tour of the Cyber Corridor cities all over the country said she is proud of the thriving Information Communication-Business Process Outsourcing industry in the city.

From a handful of outsourcing jobs in 2004, Bacolod is now home to seven contact centers creating some 7,000 jobs.

In the Next Wave Cities outside Metro Manila, Bacolod has ranked fifth and was cited number one in business environment criterion because the city has an Information Technology federation, support of the local government unit and the availability of IT parks and centers.

Call center giants like Teleperformance, Teletech and Covergy’s have established themselves in the city due to its conducive climate for ICTs. Read more...

(www.thenewstoday.info)