Thanks for posting this one on your blog. I posted the speech as well on my FB account. Of course down at the bottom I clearly expressed where I got the speech.

Isipin nalang po natin kung walang BPO or kung ano mang outsoursing company sa Pilipinas.. Ano ang trabaho ng karamihan? may maibibigay ba ang gobyerno na mas matinong trabaho? o wag kong ituro lamang ang ating gobyerno, mayroon pa bang ibang kumpanya na gusto pang mag invest dito sa ating bansa?

Nawala na ang INTEL ang FEDEX sa Pilipinas na may napakaraming empleyado, nung silay nawala, kamustahin natin ang nawalan ng trabaho?

Ano tatanga nalang kami? At magnanakaw nalang sa mga nagpapakahirap kumita ng pera?

I am a licensed Social Worker from a Prominent state university. Though licensed, I am still stucked with the BPO industry for one simple reason: survival. Still hoping that all other kinds of jobs, licensed or not would be paid well enough for the kind of work they do, and would compensate well enough the everyday needs. Yet, the system has enclosed us in the ordeal of surviving amongst the fittest.

I have observed that in some countries, they work hard to party harder. Here in the Philippines, we work to survive. Our politicians always talk about issues of morality and the dirty game of politics. No one talks about agriculture, raising the standard of education, that brain drain still continue, and that more and more people are losing hope of having a better future here.

I wish I have more time to discuss and elaborate everything, but I still need time to sleep. Again, thank you for this message. It is really inspiring, and moving.

And as of this moment, during this time of crisis, we need alternatives to augment our basic needs. Who could provide the tuition fee for our children, who could provide medicines for our sick parents…who could provide our basic needs… only people with great innovative minds, realistic applications and available resources.

This crisis only tells us lessons, and one of those is we people should compliment to each other. We need each other for us to live and survive. Like filipino culture with “bayanihan”… and in wider sense , other countries are also learning that nothing is indispensible in this world. In other words, Phils needs other countries, US and other 1st worlds countries need developing countries to manufacture their products bcoz of cheap labor. First world countries should implement this to augment their declining investments as well as to support hundreds, thousands and millions of employees..excluding indirect beneficiaries. We are trading our best manpower in this country. And we should be proud of it, because other countries are slowly recognizing our skills, talents and values. We should be proud Pinoy!

Just imagine a world without this trade. Just imagine without this entrepreneurs. Can we afford to walk a hundred kilometers just to say “Hello” to our loveones. Imagine without this innovative mind who invented the transportation and imagine without this investors. Do you think ideas will be realized without financial resources?

I should suggest that we should support the effort of our government. We should make plans and suggestions how to improve the lifestyle of call center agent. We should provide alternatives and options. We should move forward and not backward. We are all part of this journey. No one is indispensable in this world. We should start thinking how to help our loveones, families, neighbors, countrymen and other countries.

Whoever has alternatives, we should support and make the best of our efforts.

We are in this together and together we can surpass all this tribulations.

“A good attitude leads to success. ”

Peace and Godspeed.

Rock Pinoy