BPO opens new facility in Pasig

MANILA, Philippines–US-based business process outsourcing firm Startek has opened a new facility in Ortigas that can accommodate as many as 2,000 employees at full capacity as part of the company’s expansion plan in the country.

The newly opened office in Frontera Verde in Pasig City is the company’s fourth in the Philippines. Other facilities are in Makati, the first office that Startek opened in 2008; in Iloilo City; and in Angeles City, Pampanga.

In a statement, Startek said the Pasig facility was nearing to maximize its capacity of 2,000 employees, bringing the company’s total workforce count to 6,100.

“The new Startek Frontera Verde site signals what the future holds for the company—bright and forward-thinking. We consider the Philippines one of our prime Startek global locations and we are committed to investing the resources necessary to provide our employees with an inviting, comfortable environment,” noted Startek president and CEO Chad Carlson.

Comprising four floors, the Startek Frontera Verde office building has dedicated its first floor as a recruitment and training area while the rest were assigned as production areas. The new office has functional yet comfortable working space, sleek and modern meeting and huddle rooms as well as recreational spaces such as themed pantry areas per floor, gym, sleeping quarters, pocket garden and a multipurpose roof deck.–Amy R. Remo