Senatorial aspirant Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday, March 26 appealed to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) to extend the hybrid work set-up of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies. Estrada said an extension of at least six months would be sufficient for BPO companies and their...
House Social Services Committee chair Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas is pushing for the adoption of work-from-home (WFH) setups amid the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fuel crisis. House Social Services Committee chair Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas (Photo from Alfred Vargas FB page)...
Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he is supportive of the four-day work week schedule being proposed to help employees save on their transportation costs to and from their workplaces as the country reels from the impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict to the...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, March 18 called on the government to support the call of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to implement a four-day work week to address the continuous oil price hikes and apply it primarily to the business process outsourcing (BPO) workers....
Lawmakers running for national seats in the coming elections support the extension of work-from-home arrangement for business process outsourcing workers (BPO) amid pandemic and oil price surge. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Kiko Pangilinan (Senate PRIB/TRoPa2022) Aspiring vice president Senator...
Considering the skyrocketing cost of fuel nowadays, the government should review its order for business process outsourcing (BPO) employees to return to their offices by April 1, former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Thursday. Escudero said that aside...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay urged the national government on Wednesday, March 16, to reconsider its plan to make Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers return to on-site work system amid the declining number of Covid-19 cases. Binay made the statement after the...
Former Makati City Representative Monsour Del Rosario on Thursday called on the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) to reconsider its decision to push through with its order for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Information Technology (IT) companies to resume on-site work starting April 1....
The Senate Committee on Labor and Employment on Thursday, March 10 advised the government to temporarily withdraw its ultimatum for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies to end work from home (WFH) arrangements of their employees or lose tax incentives. Villanueva, committee chairman, said...
The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 has been further expanded as the national government now allows the inoculation of employees in their workplaces. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. speaks during the launching of the "Jabs in Job Sites" vaccination campaign against Covid-19 at the...
Should she win as president in the May 2022 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Feb. 28, told the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector that she will prioritize improving the e-government services for easier access. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media...
The country’s slow internet speed needs “government intervention” to eliminate the congressional franchise requirement and build common towers in hardship areas, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, Jan. 31. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) If she wins the...
