MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The business competition between America’s McDonald’s and the Philippines’ Jollibee continues unabated.

McDonald’s has acknowledged that its the world’s No. 1 fast food chain, except in the Philippines where it can’t beat that “fat, stupid, happy bee.”

Early this year, McDonald’s opened its very first fully-automated location in Settlement, Texas, where there are no employees — just machines, robots, and an interactive system for ordering from the menu.

Well, Jollibee won’t be beaten by that red-haired clown.

Today, the popular Filipino fast food chain said that by the year 2025, all of its outlets in the Philippines and abroad will be fully automated, and that all of its employees will be terminated and given a separation pay.

Those skilled and qualified will be offered position as ITs, computer programmers and online customer service representatives.

So here’s an unsolicited advice to all Jollibee employees. Enroll in computer classes and be certified by TESDA!

(Adobo Chronicles’ chief geopolitics correspondent Brian Neyra contributed to this report.)