When people ask about the Philippines, people will immediately think of Manila, Cebu, Boracay, Palawan, and Davao to name a few, especially when it comes to tourist spots. Bulacan almost never gets mentioned when in fact, it is quite close to Baguio, which is well-known as “City of Pines”. It doesn’t boast of beaches and it is not as highly urbanized as the metropolitan cities of the Philippines however, according to Bulacan.gov.ph:
Bulacan is strategically located about 27.5 kilometers from the financial and industrial center of Metro Manila, lying in the southern part of Central Luzon. It is bounded by the Province of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga in the west and in the eastern side by Aurora.
Bulacan, especially the city of Malolos, although 45 kilometers from Manila, is just a mere 2-3 hours away. It is easily accessible because of the North Luzon Expressway. And here’s a very brief history of Malolos City, still from Bulacan.gov.ph:
The signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in 1897 was a brilliant chapter in the history of Bulacan. However, the crowning glory among the series of historical events in the province was the establishment of the Capital of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos. The Malolos Church and the Barasoain Church will be both remembered as the executive headquarters of President Aguinaldo and as the Legislative, from September 10, 1898 to March 29, 1899. It was also in Malolos that the famous and historical document, the Malolos Constitution, was drafted and ratified.
Aside from those facts, Bulacan is considerably one of the fastest-growing regional areas in the Northern part of the Philippines, next to Pampanga where Clark has been garnering attention from BPOs to expand their business and attract potential offshoring and outsourcing clients. The province also With an airport and a Metro Rail Transit-7(MRT) line underway, Bulacan is proving to be the next business growth area. This is a testament that this province is now utilizing its potential to be as urbanized as Manila is. According to a statement by the PCCI President Alegria Sibal-Limjoco, other than proximity to Metro Manila, affordable land costs and adequate labor, the province is high on their list of expanding their business as Bulacan has been showing aggressiveness in building infrastructures. With the MRT-7 line and a proposed skyway, goods and services will now be easily accessible and would now cause fewer delays and lower costs.
Besides a fast-growing economy, Bulacan also prides itself with the highest literacy and employment rate in the region. According to the quick stat report of the Philippine Statistics office. Bulacan has a 99.6 % literacy rate as of their 2015 data and from Bulacan.gov.ph the employment rate is at about 91.8%.
Keeping that in mind, the province then boasts of its people as one of its most important resources. Bulacan has one of the top-performing schools in Engineering that produces mostly top board exam passers. For instance, Bulacan State University is one of the top engineering schools in the Philippines together with the University of Sto. Thomas, Dela Salle University and Technical University of the Philippines and the University of the East and that is according to the Blog post by Nader Mowlaee in interestingengineering.com, titled The Best Engineering Schools in the Philippines; and from the topten.com penned by a certain wonderboy, citing that the university always produce top notchers in any engineering specializations that they offer. In addition, the province produces talents that are adept in various fields of professions such as draftsmen, architects, autoCad operators/designers, accountants, and teachers.
These Bulacan talents often migrate to Manila for a chance of a higher salary and professional growth By investing in Bulacan, particularly in its capital city of Malolos, where offshoring and outsourcing businesses like Virtual Colony aims to help nurture these potentials, you can be assured of high-quality service as Bulakeños are known for their resilience, patience, and perseverance. Furthermore, Bulacan as the cultural capital of the Philippines, you will not have any trouble with your offshore staff with cultural differences, because here in Virtual Colony, we can adapt seamlessly with your company’s culture while maintaining our Filipino core values and work ethics.
