On Tuesday, February 14, for Valentine’s Day, a lifelong bachelor mayor in the Philippines would give single staff members more salary as a gesture of appreciation for the additional hours they work and to show them that “someone loves them.”
According to the mayor of the town of General Luna in Quezon province, Matt Florido, single employees at the town hall who have been without a partner for more than five years would be eligible to earn three times their regular daily income.
Florido, who is 42 years old and claims that he has been single “since birth,” stated, “I know what they’re going through today, and I feel for them.” “I feel for them.”
“No one would offer them chocolates or flowers on Valentine’s Day,” so “we thought of providing them this type of incentive so that they may also feel that someone cares for them and someone loves them.”
It is the third year in a row that the state of Florida has provided singletons working in local government with bonus payments.
After going through a rigorous screening procedure to verify their self-reported status as single, just 37 of the town hall’s total workforce of 289 workers were eligible for the remuneration.
The recipient with the most years of age was 64.
“Because of the size of our town, everyone is familiar with one another. You can’t keep anything a secret “Florido, mayor of the community known for its pineapple production, stated.
Florido said that he would pay for the giveaway of 28,000 pesos ($511) out of his own pocket, and he added that the money was also a recognition of the obligations imposed on single staff members to work more hours when they were necessary.
“They have light responsibilities at home so every time we need them to work overtime, when we have relief operations, or lose sleep to serve the town, we can always count on them,” he said. “Every time we need them to work overtime, when we have relief operations, or lose sleep to serve the town, we can always count on them.”
“Perhaps they have some understanding of the difficulties faced by lone individuals,” he speculated.
On Tuesday evening, a Valentine’s Day celebration will be held for the whole team, and single employees will get their compensation at that time.