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MANILA, Philippines — Workers in the information technology – business process outsourcing industry slammed the government’s decision to stand pat on making them return to their offices beginning April 1, calling this “inconsiderate, insensitive and inhumane.”

“This is … certainly not how you treat the new economic frontliners of the country,” said an IT-BPO coalition backing the presidential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan.

They stressed that the country is not completely out of the woods of the pandemic as they said that the situation remains “volatile” with them expecting surges, new coronavirus variants and the waning efficacy of vaccines and boosters.

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