Landlords and business groups in Philippines want workers back in the office

Customers dine in a restaurant in Batangas City, Philippines. - Bloomberg

MANILA, March 21 (Bloomberg): Business groups and property companies in the Philippines are asking industries to bring their workers back to the office amid calls from outsourcing firms and their staff for more flexibility.

"The path to recovery, we aver, begins with the presence in the business and commercial centers of our country’s workers,” according to a statement signed by executives of Ayala Land Inc., Megaworld Corp., Robinsons Land Corp. and SM Prime Holdings Inc. as well as business groups.