THE Philippines produces strong tech talent, but as more engineers head overseas for better pay and meaningful work, the challenge is making local careers competitive enough to keep them here. For local companies, the answer isn’t just filling roles — it’s building careers that can compete with opportunities abroad.
Jay Pegarido, country manager of Sansan’s Global Development Center in the Philippines, believes the solution goes beyond higher salaries.“Competitive pay is a minimum requirement for retention. How ever, it’s too simple to frame brain drain as purely a salary issue,” he told The Manila Times in an interview. “It’s more nuanced, rooted in a career’s overall value proposition.
”A culture that values teamworkEngineers work closely with colleagues in Japan and other regions, customizing global products like SGDC’s invoice management tool, Bill One. Their work isn’t limited to implementation — they help solve complex problems and adapt solutions to different markets.“This means a developer in Cebu isn’t just writing code for a feature requested from overseas; they’re part of the strategic conversations,” Pegarido said.
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