You're quoting out of context. The full quote was Filipinos who speak English as a second language. It's reasonable to point out that they'll (ESL's) need more help in getting up to speed with communication which may include fluent speakers.

Further context is the origin of the author. The author appears to be Filipino. The author specifically mentioned a scenario of a meeting between someone in London (most likely a fluent English speaker), San Francisco (most likely a fluent English speaker) and Manila (most likely ESL.) Why not point out the other difficulties of this scenario? I live in the Philippines, so I experience this regularly.