Philippines: English to Spanish
7 05 2008Philippines became one of the favorite outsourcing destinations because our capability and efficiency in the English language but what not a lot of people know is that because of being colonized for a very long time by the Spaniards, we also have a strong Spanish speaking community.
The country was under the Spanish rule for more than three centuries and Filipinos were subjected to the Hispanic culture. Spanish language is not widely used and spoken but Filipinos were schooled to learn the language, for quite some time it was a mandatory part of our college curriculums. In the southern region of the country there is great number of speaker of the Spanish language. The Philippines can outdo India in the BPO market by offering Spanish language services. Furthermore, according to Kiran Karnik, President of Indian Association of Software and Services, India has zero capability to provide services in Spanish but Philippines can do it.
Los Angeles and California has the biggest Hispanic market due to large Mexican population in the U.S which have stable consumer purchasing power. It does not include Puerto Rican and Cuban groups found in the eastern side of US.
Spanish is the third most widely used language in the world. Chile is said to be potential Spanish speaking BPO hubs since it offers a lower cost in operation compare to other Latin American countries. At this instant, Philippines has the chance to be the next Spanish speaking BPO of Asia would come to its reality.
With this promise of good future, many would definitely cling on this. If this will truly happen it means more job and the economy will have its reward.
