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The
Philippines
Wins
Best
Offshoring
Destination
of
the
Year
Award
in
the
UK
anew
London,
United
Kingdom
–
The
Philippines
was
again
awarded
the
Best
Offshoring
Destination
of
the
Year
Award
during
the
6th
annual
National
Outsourcing
Association
Awards
held
at
the
Park
Plaza
Riverbank
Hotel
in
Central
London
last
October
15,
2009.
This
award
was
also
awarded
to
the
Philippines
in
2007,
the
last
time
the
country
was
also
nominated
to
the
category.
The
Philippines
bested
four
other
shortlisted
countries
namely;
Egypt,
Russia,
Malaysia
and
Sri
Lanka.
The
countries
were
adjudged
based
on
criteria
covering
country
advantages
and
appeal
to
UK
companies,
level
of
market
penetration
in
the
UK
and
the
areas
of
outsourcing
available
in
the
country.
The
nomination
entry
was
submitted
by
the
Business
Processing
Association
of
the
Philippines
on
July
20,
2009
to
convey
that
the
Philippine
IT-‐BPO
industry
has
achieved
even
greater
heights
since
it
won
the
same
award
in
2007.
This
bid
of
the
Philippines
to
renew
its
title,
reveals
that
the
country’s
IT-‐BPO
industry
has
been
consistent
with
its
remarkable
growth
amid
the
global
financial
crisis.
The
nomination
of
the
Philippines
by
BPAP
reflected
the
latest
upbeat
figures
and
milestones
that
Philippine
Outsourcing
and
offshoring
sector
has
registered.
It
also
introduced
new
services
as
well
as
growing
sectors
that
the
Philippine
Outsourcing
industry
now
offers
to
the
global
market.
The
nomination
of
the
Philippines
was
also
made
possible
upon
the
recommendations
of
the
Philippine
Trade
and
Investment
Center
in
London
(PTIC),
representative
office
of
the
Department
of
Trade
and
Industry
(DTI).
PTIC
London
also
serves
as
the
Commercial
Section
of
the
Philippine
Embassy
in
the
United
Kingdom.
The
National
Outsourcing
Association
is
the
recognized
industry
association
for
the
outsourcing
industry
in
the
United
Kingdom.
The
award
reaffirms
the
Philippines’
position
as
one
of
the
world’s
leading
outsourcing
destinations.
Outsourcing
and
Offshoring
remains
among
the
top
priority
investment
sectors
being
promoted
by
the
Philippine
Department
of
Industry
and
its
UK
Office,
PTIC
London.
In
a
recently
held
Business
Forum
fully
attended
by
some
seventy
C-‐Level
Executives
and
Managing
Directors
at
the
Intercontinental
Hotel
Park
Lane
in
London,
where
Secretary
Peter
B.
Favila
delivered
the
keynote
address,
Outsourcing
to
the
Philippines
was
among
the
three
sectors
featured
and
warmly
welcomed
by
those
who
attended.
The
Philippine
outsourcing
industry
is
now
seen
to
expand
the
impressive
range
of
services
offered
globally
to
include
not
only
the
traditional
voice,
IT
and
BPO
services
but
also
higher
value
services
such
as
finance,
accounting,
artistic
design,
engineering
and
architectural
services
among
many
others.