*Manila Contractor*
The Iloilo City contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring,
then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job
will run about P45,000: P20,000 for materials, P20,000 for my crew and
P5,000 profit for me."
The Mindanao contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, I
can do this job for P35,000: P15,000 for materials, P15,000 for my crew and
P5,000 profit for me."
The Manila contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the
Malacañang
official and whispers, "P135,000."
The official says, that's incredulous, "You didn't even measure like the
other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The Manila contractor whispers back, "P50,000 for you, P50,000 for me, and
we hire the guy from Mindanao for P35,000 to fix the fence."
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