I love dealing with the bureaucracy at the Municipal level, especially if the employees there are your friends or "brothers" in a society..One time ( a very long time ago ) my dad was being harrassed by a person over some issue that was already settled in court. That person do not want to abide by the court's decision and so he must have been advised by his lawyer to file a counter-suit against my father. So a subpoena was issued for my father and I was in the Municipal Building at that time when the Chief of Police called me in and said: " I have a subpoena for your dad. But I know it came from that jackass who is trying to screw him.."
"Yeah, " I said shaking my head a bit.." so what shall I do?"
"This is what we do..Tell Brod ( refering to my dad: both of them belong to a popular society in town ) not to leave home for a couple days..I will just keep this document here, then I will give it back and tell them your dad went to Manila or Mindanao and nobody knows when he is coming back.." The guy at the desk was also my brod in the same society and so we just shook hands and he told me in parting: "Tell your dad not to worry.."
What can I say, but " I love my hometown..At times, somebody would go out on a limb to help you and someday, out of gratitude, you would also do your best to help him the best way you can!"
That's bureaucracy in the municipal level for ya!---#
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