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Without specifically identifying the companies, ACCW’s Lara Melencio said that there are at least four to five IT-BPO firms that decided to forego their tax perks in favor of allowing their workers to continue working from home.

“We urge the Department of Finance, mainly FIRB, to reassess their goals and how it will affect the estimated 1.3 million Filipinos when it comes to this decision,” she said.

“It’s inhumane how we are being treated as mere numbers that provide results. We are appealing to [you to] give us enough time for transition and give us the choice to either work from home or work from the office,” Melencio said.

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