MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – And the competition continues…

Yesterday, McDonald’s offered a discounted P25 quarter pounder with cheese to all customers whose first, middle or last names had the letters, “ER.”

But will competitor Jollibee be left behind? Definitely not!

For today only (August 26), Jollibee outlets in the Philippines and overseas will offer FREE yumburgers to all customers who could show through a valid, government-issued I.D. that their names have the letters “JO,” as in JOse, JOsephine, JOver, ArJO.

Expecting that their supplies will run out early, Jollibee store managers advised qualified customers to line up early before opening or to proceed to their nearest 24-hour-outlets now!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Filipinos love freebies and special offers, and McDonald’s knows it well.

On August 25, the burger chain offered a special deal to all who could show a valid I.D. with their first, middle or last names having the letters “ER,” like EstER, VERgara, SolER. This entitled them to a P25-only discounted quartER poundER with cheese.

As expected, throngs of Filipinos flocked to McDonald’ outlets to claim their special deal.

Some outlets ran out of their quarter-pounders, others were overwhelmed by a stampede of burger lovers.

As a result of the stampede, dozens sustained injuries and were brought to nearby hospital ERs — Emergency Rooms.

No official statement yet from rival Jollibee.

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – You may have come across Potato Corner in malls and other outlets in the Philippines and its other branches in 11 countries. The fast-food chain prides itself as serving the best French Fries in the universe.

A local Potato Corner franchise in the Philippines is now hiring for service crew, but they are looking for world-class beauty pageant material. After all, selling potatoes requires special attributes, including age, beauty, communication skills, vital statistics and pleasing personality, to name a few.

Based on its job announcement, the local franchise wants former beauty pageant contestants to apply. After passing the physical appearance screening, applicants will be subject to a “Q&A” portion like in beauty pageants.

After all, Potato Corner service crew must be confidently beautiful!