MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Arch rivals McDonald’s and Jollibee are constantly competing to become No. 1 in the Philippines.

Even in employee recruitment, the fast food chains are trying to outdo each other to gain plus points from Filipino customers.

Today, the red-haired clown and the fat, stupid happy bee have announced that they will give priority employment to those who flunked the most recent professional food technologists licensure exams.

The Professional Regulation Commission announced that only 453 out of 1,133 examinees — or about 40% — passed the exams.

While McDonald’s is requiring a college transcript for applicants, Jollibee just needs a photo copy of the applicant’s PRC failure notice.