Quote Originally Posted by Sophie View Post
No way pen, not acceptable that manila is slums....
Quote Originally Posted by Pepe n Pilar View Post
Definitely no.. The subject matter is about call center to transfer to Manila so they should have shown pictures of the business districts like Ortigas Avenue or Meralco Ave, in Pasig City; Ayala Avenue, Makati City; Libis, Quezon City. etc etc. They don't have call centres in the slum areas, quite sure of that....
When i first came here i was asked by a filipina where do i hold office back home. I answered at the PSEC 9th flr. She was surprised and said never thought of it. Huh! lucky enough to work in a bldg of just 33 floors...
What does she thinks of Manila?
Great! I accept that Manila has slums but I believed that not all living in slums are living in poverty I have a friend who lives in a slum in Makati and she is a bank executive. I am sure she can afford to pay rent for better house but I discovered why she chose to live there.

Free Electricity and water. No meter at all they have health card for free medication in Makati Medical Centre. Sosyal!

I asked where's the water came from, there's secret pipe coming from underground and so as electricity. It was built decades ago. Electric bill is the most expensive bills for every family in Pinas as it is monopolized by only Lopez so they chosse to live there even the place were burned for few times.

Quote Originally Posted by Jay&Zobel View Post
P&P + Sophie + Tawi2 = Darkside !!!! lol what happened to this thread!!!!

From Slums to Corn Fields
Well, That always happened in many threads!!! As long as they're happy, be it!! I don't rant and moan for that

Quote Originally Posted by darren-b View Post
The photo was a stock photo, it had nothing to do with putting off the workers. (this has been said many times on this thread...)

If the workers were transfered (which isn't going to happen anyway) they wouldn't be paid UK wages for long as they would either be downgraded to local wages or more likely got rid of.
Ok ! but they must be paid redundancy as it is too hard to start again in a different place. I am sure not all filipinos working there were not came from Makati.

They need money for a better start!