What to expect from the Google office in the Philippines

When Google announced their local office in the Philippines yesterday, there was a lot of buzz that followed as the search giant sets its eyes on the country. But what does it really mean to have a local Google Philippines office?

Just like several other multi-national companies, Google Philippines will primarily be a sales-driven team. This is the same case with Intel PH, Microsoft PH, Apple PH and even Yahoo! PH (although Yahoo! PH also has huge editorial team for localized content).

That means focus on Google Adwords, their advertising platform, will be a primary concern and the Google PH team will mostly be servicing companies and small to medium businesses (SMBs) in this front.

The composition of their current team indicates a strong sales background (even during the event, special mention was accorded to the sales team).

So what can we expect from Google Philippines:

Concentrated attention to the Google Adwords program with SMEs, SMBs and advertising agencies and media buyers. Better support and more face-to-face trainings on the field.
More localized services. Expect more Google sites and services to be available in Tagalog.
Bigger presence in the local scene like trade shows, conferences, summits and the like.
Probably, there will also be local support for AdSense Publishers and DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP).

On a side note, this is very timely since election is just months away so expect a lot of political ads on your search results soon!

What we should not expect but still hope for are:

Don’t expect job openings in tech (programming, DB, network, etc). These jobs are mostly ran out of regional offices like Mountain View or Ireland. Most of the openings in the PH office will mostly be sales and support (advertising side).
Don’t expect product support for the Nexus line. Remember that Google has been present in at least 4 other SEA countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand and those countries still don’t have local support for the Nexus line in the last 5 years.
Don’t expect much about Google Play opening up other sections like music, movies and products. This will mostly be decided by regional which is SG. Again, forget about a cheaper subsidized Nexus phone.
No Google Fiber, no city-wide free Google WiFi. Slight possibility of Google Street View since I saw this already being served in Thailand.

To those asking for the office address of Google PH, sorry it’s top secret (I heard it is somewhere here in the Fort, the Net Lima Building).

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

28 Comments

Taong Gala says:

10 years ago

tsk tsk tsk too bad there will be no Google Fiber here in the Philippines…. I have no choice but to endure this slow and expensive internet connection…..
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misa says:

11 years ago

no google fiber? nak ng puta magsara na kayo!!!!!!
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June Calma says:

11 years ago

How can I get in touch with google.ph to make business with them? May I know who among of sales and marketing agent of google.ph can give me proposal for business advertising.

Hoping for immediate response.

Thank you.
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RAker says:

11 years ago

No Google Fiber :(
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Lizel says:

11 years ago

hmmmm interesting
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Megs says:

12 years ago

Ano po ang exact address ng Google Philippines sa manila? Thanks :)
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12 years ago

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Rupert says:

12 years ago

Mukang kailangan ng ayusing ang resume ko :D
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Jesus says:

12 years ago

Makapagapply nga. Hehehe!
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Justin says:

12 years ago

“To those asking for the office address of Google PH, sorry it’s top secret.” – What the?!? Bakit naman? Para hindi sila mahabol ng BIR?

C’mon, Yuga, that info is bound to be out soon. What’s with the ‘top secret’ shenanigans?
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IT Man says:

12 years ago

ang office nila dito sa pinas eh nasa makati. Sa Enterprise Building sa ayala corner paseo de roxas :D

Tita Sutto says:

12 years ago

Natatae ako!
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ROB says:

12 years ago

Tagal naman ipost ng magiging hiring na position dito, gusto ko try mag-apply.. hahaha!
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Eleu Bolinao says:

12 years ago

Some hear say is that it is located in Makati.
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Kim Chiu-nami says:

12 years ago

I wonder what will the EDSA looks like in street view.. hmm.. haha
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mi says:

12 years ago

may signal kaya pag iPhone or iPad ang gamit mo? :))
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Gian Faye says:

12 years ago

Well, what I’m expecting the most is the Google PH Street view. :) :) :) And Google cars driving around the metro. haha
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Earl says:

11 years ago

Google cars are now driving around the metro :)

plsburydoughboy says:

12 years ago

Any word if YouTube partner is getting support through the local office? I do know the program opened up to us far earlier, but want to know if it also affects this.
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Nonoy says:

12 years ago

Wow! Sana maka trabaho aku dyan. yay! :-)
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Michael says:

12 years ago

I’d like to see a playstore for the Philippines. Nexus 4!
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kim says:

12 years ago

@BernarDroid Nakakaloka ka huh?! Off Topic! pero natawa ako sa comment mo.. haha kasi i was reading from the top, article then comments 1- 5th comments then yun comment mo natawa ako kasi fail haha.. off topic!
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BernarDroid says:

12 years ago

Kailan pa magkakaroon ng Apple reatail store
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JR says:

12 years ago

Lots of people getting excited *_*
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Ric says:

12 years ago

And there I was, expecting Google Music store to be available in the PH…so I’m still stuck with iTunes store for music needs.
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sher says:

12 years ago

People are just interested working @ Google
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Gene says:

12 years ago

This is interesting.
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Gelai says:

12 years ago

Google careers just put in an Account Strategist post. Philippines still not in the map. You guys need to check all available jobs to see it.
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