Tootay huay dil jaain kahan? Philippines. If you’re dateless on Valentine’s Day, then Philippines might is the place for you. There might be an advantage to finding out that you’re dumped before the biggest romantic holiday of the year, by drowning in cash.
The lonely hearts residing in General Luna townhall in the Quezon Province will now recieve three times their normal wage if they are able to prove that they were single for the past three years.
Eternal bachelor Mayor Matt Florido announced that he would be giving extra pay to all of his staff to show gratitude for all the extra work they put in and prove that “someone loves them”. This is the third time he is taking such an initiative.
Speaking to AFP, Florido said that he could empathize with how singles felt about this day, since he has been single himself since his birth.
“I know what they’re going through today, I feel for them.. 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 also added that the staff members who were already romantically attached did not object to their single colleagues getting more pay:
“Maybe they understand what the single people are going through,” he said.
