FIRB urged to reconsider non-extension of BPO WFH scheme
(File photo) MANILA - Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Thursday urged the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) to temporarily lift its ultimatum requiring business process outsourcing (BPO) workers to physically report to work by April 1. In a statement, Legarda said the work from home (WFH) arrangement has proven to be effective to minimize health risks and prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) without hurting the economy. "Even with the WFH arrangement, the Philippine economy was able to survive in the last two years, and thanks to the growing number of micro, small, ...