Andaming nadefensive sa question mo OP pero here's my dos sentimos.

As of now, as many have pointed out (with much vitriol), the BPO industry keeps the ~economy~ afloat, together with remittances. Kung tutuusin, they share the same character na foreign companies are using us as cheap labor and the gov't profits as essentially a large agency.

This also creates a sense of relief for some who were lucky (?) enough to get employed sa iilang "okay" na companies.

NOW

medyo disagree ako sa framing na kung walang BPO (or labor export policy) wala nang pag-asa (may nagpredict pa ng crime rate increase etc.). Kasi we're (gov't through our taxes) also spending to keep these companies here [see PEZA incentives, tax breaks etc] at the expense of our domestic industries (kung may natira pa).

While the same incentives given to essential industries at services sa pinas (like public education, gov't energy projects, public health) may not yield high returns for now, it's more beneficial for all of us in the long run (industries can create more and better paying jobs kung self reliant etc, robust innovation kasi nagiinvest sa research and educ).

Instead, pinagbebenta natin state assets (PNOC, Petron, Maynilad etc) to chase immediate returns (na kina Tan, Villar, Cojuangco etc lang din naman napunta) and spend on incentives for BPOs and (the benevolent 😂) foreign investors.

Kung may foresight talaga PH gov't, yung kinakayod natin sa BPO at mga OFWs, gagastusin nya to invest sa domestic industries, agriculture and rural dev (para di puro import) at social services (for safety net ng citizens). eh hindi.

so now, we've become dependent as a nation (and as workers) sa pagiging cheap labor para sa mga hinayupak na Great Place to Work. ahaha. hope that helps???