Philippines: Mayor gives singles extra pay on Valentine's Day

Philippines: Mayor gives singles extra pay on Valentine's Day
Tuesday 14 February 2023 - 18:43

A life-long bachelor mayor in the Philippines is giving single staff extra pay on Tuesday for Valentine’s Day, to show gratitude for the extra hours they work and show that “someone loves them”.

Lonely hearts at General Luna town hall in Quezon province will receive three times their normal daily wage if they have been single for more than five years, Mayor Matt Florido told AFP.

“On Valentine’s Day no one will give them chocolates, flowers… so we thought of giving them this kind of incentive so they can also feel someone cares for them, someone loves them,” Florido told AFP, marking the third year he hands out bonuses to singles in the local government.

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