According to the adviser, remote work would also mean people spending less on food and shopping compared to when they go to office, even if online shopping is extremely popular among Pinoys.
“Iyong work-from-home, okay lang iyan sa pandemya, pero sa panahon natin ngayon, wala namang pandemic eh. So dapat tuloy-tuloy ang encouragement to work-from-office para may disiplina rin,” Concepcion said, as quoted by reports.
“Kasi kapag work-from-home tayo, anong mangyayari sa Pilipinas?” the PSAC member added.
To me, it reads like this. Capitalists: Workers should spend more for our benefit.
Increased spending ba dapat? Why not? Capitalists: We will spend more for the benefit of our employees.