The national government should reconsider its order for employees of BPO centers to return to their offices by April 1, senatorial candidate Francis Escudero said. | NAMercadoINQ / ttorejasINQ
Escudero said Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, who chairs the FIRB, “seems to be out of touch with the realities faced by people on the ground.”
“Kailan lang ay iminungkahi nito ang pagkakaroon ng bago o mas mataas na buwis para may ipambayad ang gobyerno sa mga utang na hindi naman dapat mga mamamayan ang nagbabayad,” Escudero said.“Ngayon, ito na naman—gustong pabalikin ang mga BPO workers sa opisina kahit ang presyo ng gas ay halos isandaan na. Talaga bang napakahirap ilagay ang sarili nila sa lugar ng ordinaryong Pilipino? Can we not show a little compassion?” he added.
Escudero said this is why “people who make policies and regulations should not do so from the comfort of their airconditioned offices, oblivious to the plight of those who struggle daily and who have to live with the decisions made by officials in glass towers.”