Jericho Go Measures Every Office in Jobs
Jericho Go measures offices by the jobs they support. His story connects BPO growth, regional workplaces and the choices Filipino job seekers make.
Office jobs can mean more than a desk and a daily commute: Jericho Go sees each office as a place where employment can grow. The Robinsons Offices executive has built his career around serving companies, including BPO tenants, while connecting workplace development with a larger goal: keeping Filipino families together.
On 29 September 2025, Robinsons Land opened GBF Center 2, a 30-storey tower at its Bridgetowne estate in Quezon City. Describing the employee experience to reporters, Go said a registered worker’s face is recognized at the entrance, the system identifies the person’s floor, and an elevator is assigned. He explained that destination control supports efficient operations and electricity savings. Yet his account of why offices matter returns to people and jobs, not only building systems.
“Our mission is to keep the Filipino family together.”
That purpose is also visible in the company’s reported portfolio figures: RL Commercial REIT (RCR) had 38 assets—21 malls and 17 offices—96% portfolio occupancy in the first quarter of 2026, and 1.15M square meters of gross leasable area. Robinsons Offices transacted 38,000 sqm of office space in Q2 2026, the most of any developer according to CBRE, as reported by Robinsons Land.
“A workplace’s location and quality matter, but job seekers should verify the specific role, employer and work arrangement before applying.”Key takeaway · POEA Job Finder
Source: Jericho Go Measures Every Office in Jobs
From the first IT park to RCR
Go’s career in Philippine real estate spans more than 30 years. His RL Commercial REIT biography and The Philippine Star report that he filed and registered the country’s first IT park with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) in 1997. His education came earlier: the same biography says he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies from the University of the Philippines in 1993, graduating magna cum laude and as class salutatorian.
“The right workplace can be part of a company’s talent plan.”
Today, Go is Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager of Robinsons Offices at Robinsons Land. He has also served as Director, President and CEO of RL Commercial REIT, Inc. since August 2021, one month before the company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange. Those roles put him at the intersection of office development, tenants’ needs and the commercial portfolio behind the workplaces.
Go has explained why RCR began with offices. In a briefing reported by The Philippine Star, he said the company viewed the office sector after the pandemic as a resilient asset class because information technology and business process management (ITBPM) workers had been designated essential service providers. That reasoning connected office demand to the continuing work of people in office jobs that kept services running.
In 2023, when RCR’s portfolio still consisted of office buildings, Go told The CEO Magazine that 80 percent of its tenants were BPO companies or multinational corporations required to have a sustainability plan. The portfolio has since expanded to include malls, which Go told The Philippine Star now make up 53 percent of its leasable area. Robinsons Land describes its office arm as one of the country’s leading providers for BPO companies.
For workers considering regional careers and office jobs, the location of an office can be part of the employment decision—not just a detail about the employer. POEA Job Finder’s guide to BPO jobs in Cebu, Clark and Davao can help readers compare opportunities and work arrangements outside Metro Manila.
Space that tenants choose
Go describes Robinsons Offices as demand-driven: the business listens to what tenants need and supplies space in response rather than building speculatively. In September 2025, discussing the new Bridgetowne towers, he said the company wanted to confirm demand for space before committing to it. For job seekers, this is a reminder that a building’s existence does not guarantee a particular employer or vacancy for office jobs; opportunities depend on what tenants choose to occupy and the roles they recruit for.
That focus on tenant needs also extends to sustainability. Robinsons Land said 15 Robinsons Offices buildings in Metro Manila began moving to 100% renewable energy in October 2025. Go told The Philippine Star that by the end of 2026, all the company’s office buildings would be registered as Green Certified Buildings. He noted that certification matters to tenants as they choose or renew space.
The figures describe a business decision, but they also show how workplace standards can be part of a company’s offer to tenants. A building’s location, facilities and environmental profile may matter to an employer choosing where its teams will work. For applicants, the practical task is to evaluate the actual role, employer and work arrangement rather than assuming that a modern or certified building automatically means a better job.
Robinsons Land has also said that its 15 Metro Manila office buildings are supplied by 100% renewable energy, with nearly 650,000 square meters of leasable space. These details help explain the scale of the company’s office operations and the direction it says it is taking, while keeping the focus on the needs of tenants.
Results in a soft market
Robinsons Offices recorded 38,000 square meters of transactions in the second quarter of 2026, the highest total among developers according to CBRE Philippines, as reported by Robinsons Land. The largest part was a 33,400-square-meter pre-lease at Asscher, one of four towers at The Jewel in Mandaluyong.
Go said the deal showed that thoughtfully designed, well-located, technologically equipped and environmentally friendly workplaces could still attract substantial requirements in a soft market. His point was not simply that more space had been leased. He framed the result around the qualities that helped tenants choose it, including design, location, technology and environmental considerations.
For workers, a leasing result is not the same as a job opening, and it does not identify which positions a tenant may recruit for. Still, it illustrates why the office location and the employer’s plans can matter when researching a role. A new or expanding workplace may affect where teams are based, but applicants should check the vacancy details and employment terms directly.
“Every office building, every square meter of space that we create, actually translates to jobs.”Jericho Go · President and CEO of RL Commercial REIT, Inc.
What he counts as success
Go’s central measure is the connection between office space and office jobs. In 2023, he told The CEO Magazine: “Every office building, every square meter of space that we create, actually translates to jobs.” He connected that idea to nation-building, treating a workplace as part of the infrastructure that enables companies to employ people.
He gives particular importance to offices, and the office jobs they support, outside Manila. In the same interview, Go said provincial offices can mean “one less family member being separated from the family.” He added that he hoped no mother, father, sister or brother would have to go abroad because they were forced to seek employment in another country. That aspiration links regional workplaces to the possibility of finding work closer to home, though it does not guarantee that every worker will find a suitable local role.
His remarks are especially relevant to Filipino job seekers weighing work in a regional city against relocation or overseas employment. Compare the position, pay, work arrangement and practical commute rather than choosing based on location alone. If an overseas option is under consideration, consult the Department of Migrant Workers’ official information on overseas employment and worker protection, and verify recruitment details through official channels.
Robinsons Offices’ renewable-energy move is presented as part of the same longer-term outlook. In April 2026, Go said the company was doing its share to create a better and brighter tomorrow for future generations. For him, the office-building story is about current jobs as well as the conditions handed to the next generation.
Where he says it is going
Go calls the next phase “premiumization.” In a First Metro Securities briefing reported by The Philippine Star, he said tenants see a building entrance much like an airport arrival: it shapes a first impression. If the entrance does not represent a company’s brand, he said, it can be harder to bring that company into the space. He described a need for a “flight to quality” in offices and said customer experience would be vital.
The next major office project discussed in the profile is The Jewel. Its mall and first two towers are due by 2028, subject to market conditions. Go said the central location could give companies access to a broad workforce catchment across Metro Manila. He added that the project’s features could help employers attract talent, operate efficiently and grow over the long term.
According to Robinsons Land, The Jewel is planned to have smart elevators with destination control, 4.2-meter floor-to-floor heights and a proposed link bridge to the MRT-3 Boni Station for employees and other commuters. These are project features described by the company, not a promise about any individual’s commute or hiring prospects. They reflect Go’s view that workplace experience and access form part of the offer employers make to prospective staff.
The wider lesson for BPO leaders is practical: where teams work can be part of how a company attracts and retains them. Location, building quality and the commute belong in the talent plan as well as the cost discussion. For applicants, the corresponding lesson for office jobs is to ask where the role is based and what the daily work arrangement involves before accepting an offer.
What office jobs mean for applicants
Go’s profile is about commercial property, but its employment message reaches beyond developers and tenants. The location of a workplace can shape which jobs are accessible to workers, while the employer’s needs determine what positions are available. A regional office may bring office jobs closer to some families, but job seekers still need to check that a specific opening matches their skills, goals and preferred work setup. Office jobs are worth assessing as real vacancies, not simply as a by-product of new buildings.
When comparing office jobs, think of the office as one part of a career decision, alongside the role itself. Confirm the employer and job details, understand the commute or relocation expectations, and compare the arrangement with your priorities. Building operations may also interest people considering technical work; POEA Job Finder’s guide for Filipino maintenance technicians applying for jobs abroad covers application preparation and checking overseas offers. If the opportunity is overseas, verify the recruitment process and worker-protection guidance through the DMW. For training questions, consult TESDA’s official skills training information. When applying online, protect your personal documents and accounts with this guide to safer online job applications.
Buildings can make employment possible, but a worker’s next step is to identify a real vacancy and prepare a careful application. Browse POEA Job Finder for roles that fit your experience, then assess the employer, location and work terms before you apply.
This article is based on the original profile of Jericho Go published by BPOAI.ai, which covers the leaders shaping the Philippine BPO industry.