Former senator Jinggoy Estrada plans to institutionalize and provide incentives for alternative or flexible work arrangements should he succeed in his comeback bid in the Senate. (From left to right) Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, and Jinggoy Estrada “The...
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...
Whether it’s a four-day workweek or a flexible work arrangement, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the government's goal is still to keep the engines of the economy running. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Let's not lose sight of the goal," Concepcion,...
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...
Malacañang said President Duterte's decision on the proposed four-day workweek as a reprieve for employees amid increasing fuel prices is expected to come out on Monday, March 21. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
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...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday backed the proposal of the country's economic experts to implement alternative work arrangements, particularly the work-from-home scheme, to cushion the impact of the continuous oil price hike on Filipinos. Villanueva, chairman of the Senate committee on labor,...
Malacañang on Wednesday, March 16, said the proposal for a four-day workweek and the extension of the work from home (WFH) arrangements are still being considered by President Duterte. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Communications...
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...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion stressed anew the importance of allowing children to return to schools and employees to their offices to the restoration of the Philippine economy to normalcy. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion (Screenshot from PTV)...