Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee
“KAPAG may tiyak na trabaho na may sapat na kita, may pantustos sa pagkain at nawawala ang pangamba sa pagkakasakit sa takot na lalong malubog sa utang dahil walang pambili ng gamot o pambayad sa ospital.”
This is the recurring sentiment of Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee as he attended as Guest Speaker in the opening of Global Flow Solutions Inc., a new Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company in Plaridel, Bulacan on Saturday, which would generate new jobs for residents in Bulacan and nearby areas.
A seasoned businessman who has been using his acumen for decades to employ Filipinos across the country and provide them with means to a better life, Lee led and persistently pushed for the opening of the said BPO enterprise in Plaridel.
“Bilang dating negosyante, nakita natin ang impact na idinudulot ng paglikha ng trabaho para mapabuti ang antas ng pamumuhay ng ating mga kababayan. Kaya talagang pinangunahan, tinutukan, sinuportahan at itinulak natin na simulan at tapusin ang proyektong ito hanggang sa marating natin ang puntong ito kung saan marami nating kababayan ang matutulungan,” he said.
The businessman-turned-public servant then shared his commitment in providing quality and stable employment in the country by expressing his plans to help open nine more new BPO companies across the Philippines that could create 10,000 jobs.
“Sa itinayong BPO na ito sa Plaridel, 450 jobs per shift ang nalikha; sa dalawang shift 900. Hindi lang po dito natatapos ang plano natin, siyam na ganito pa ang bubuksan kaya 10,000 na bagong trabaho ang magagawa natin,” the Bicolano lawmaker said.
“Bukod pa rito, mayroon pang tinatawag na ‘multiplier effect’, kung saan makalilikha pa at makadadagdag ng kita sa libo-libong ‘indirect jobs,’” he added.
Lee also underscored that creating quality jobs in the Philippines would help resolve the perennial problem of Filipino families being forced to separate from each other to take on jobs abroad as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in pursuit of a better life.
“Patuloy nating pagsikapan at gawin natin ang lahat ng ating makakaya para dumating ang panahon na hindi na maging sapilitan ang pangingibang-bansa para guminhawa ang pamilya. Alam naman natin na napakasakit mahiwalay sa pamilya,” the lawmaker from Bicol said.
“Marami nga po sa atin, nabibiktima ng illegal recruiter, ng human trafficking, at pinagmamalupitan at inaabuso ng amo. Hindi po dapat manatili ang ganitong sitwasyon kung saan para bang walang choice ang marami nating kababayan. Sabi ko nga, Filipinos deserve better. We should demand better,” he added.
