turning down a request

[Sheep]

i think you handled the situation quite well...

another option but not so practical is giving the said applicant some cash allowance to provide him/her some allotment while looking for a job lets say 1 months pay (but for sure ibubulsa na ng govt official yun heheh)

ang isang natutunan ko ay "ayus lang tumanggi pero wag lang mapapahiya yung lumapit" especially sa mga nasa government.

dami nang situation na ganun na nangyari sa akin like sa firefighters dito sa municipality namin ang hirap before kumuha ng fire safety certificate kesyo you need to have a number of fire extinguishers then bago ang tag etc etc in short hahanapan ka nila ng butas; what i did i went to the firestation personally befriended the chief, cost me less than 1k (brought some canned goods few calendars and the regular giveaway shirts) pag abot ko sabay sabi yan ha magkaibigan na tayo! pag may kailangan ako itatawag ko sayo ha hehehe e di ayus smooth sailing na my certificate is delivered to me annualy no inspections of whatsoever

ive done the same with the local municipal police here so isang tawag ko lang sometimes text nandito na kaagad sila if ever i need assistance specially pag may accidents ang delivery trucks ko...
ang kapalit? may times na medyo malaki ang hinihingi but none that i remembered exceeded 5k sometimes pupunta rin chief nila dito telling me bday daw or some occasion ng family or friend nya etc etc. i just give him a bottle of fundador or whatever cheap wine i have yun lang happy na sya
then mga bataan na police nya papasyal minsan dito sa shop hihingi kesyo wala daw pang allowance anak nya pag minsanan lang 500-1000php depende sa drama nya pag madalas na ill tell him mahina e pasensya na eto pang meryenda 50 or 100 lang
pinaka important ang pasko dapat mag rasyon ka sa police firestation birs etc ng mga giveaways ng company nyo
its that simple ang importante ay dont let them leave empty handed hindi na sasama ang loob nun...
and its quite a small investment to pay for your convenience and security sobrang bilis talaga nila rumesponde pag nadinig boses ko sa fone :D i can even get my police clearance non appearance hehe, sobrang asikaso din nila when i need them give and take sabi nga nila. tsaka iba ang pinoy when it comes to the two words "pakikisama" and "utang na loob"

i know may part dito na mali pero wala kang magagawa e we are in the philippines :P
its either makisama ka at maging hindi katalo or paginitan ka

peace