Hard Facts about the Philippines - page 10

The following info are what's being discussed in any local neighbourhood in the Philippines:
                             
Did you know that?

  • Some postal delivery personnel uses hot steam to open an envelop suspected of containing money -- practice not encouraged by their office -- to extract the money and make it appear unopened when the receiver receives the letter.
  • It is possible for a project to have three bidders on paper but in really all of them are coming from the same company or owner.
  • Filipino managers sometimes suggest to multi-national company execs to give free hotels or trips to taxation officials to minimize company's taxable gross income.
  • Seldom you can find any vacant position in any government agency specially in the purchasing department because no want wants to leave their highly "lucrative" jobs.
  • Birthdays of purchasing department distant relatives are still celebrated by suppliers.

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