Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Bask, Lapu-Lapu City
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CENTER
Senior High School Department
S.Y. 2019-2020

INTERVIEWING PER-PIECE
RATE BASIS-PAID WORKERS
(Task 1)

Submitted by:
Dianne Z. Cuizon
Maria Nicole Lambojon
Hannah Jane Amad

Submitted to:
Ms. Oshel Tampus
 NARRATIVE REPORT

It was Sunday, 10:00 a.m., we went to Gaisano Mactan Island Mall because it was the

place we planned to meet, last Friday. As we were complete, we walked around Gaisano and

asked those people selling different products. The first thing we did in approaching sellers was

introducing who we were and why we made an interview with them and asking them if their

salary is in piece-rate basis, there was one seller whom we asked and she said that her salary is

commission-based, but sadly when we asked permission if we can do an interview with her, she

refused. So what we did is we went to another store in Gaisano but sadly most of them are

given a salary that is an hourly basis. We did our plan B that is to go in the Public Market. We

went outside Gaisano and crossed the pedestrian line where we chose those jeeps that were

bound to Public Market. When we arrived, we immediately went to places where their salary is

on a piece-rate basis. First, we went to a barbershop, the people there were very approachable,

so when we did an interview they were able to answer all our questions with no hesitation. The

second stop was in a beauty salon, we made an interview with a manicurist and like the barber,

she also was able to answer our questions. Our last stop was a seller of an ice candy, at first,

she refused but her daughter said that "Voice record ra man ma dili man picturan", so by that,

the seller agreed that she will answer our questions.

Name: Margie Omit
Age : 35 years old
Occupation: Manicurist

A manicurist is a person whose occupation is to style and shape a person's nails.

A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails performed in a nail salon.

1. In one day, how many hours do you work?

“Ahh, duty mi alas 8:00 a.m. out mi alas 8:00 p.m. sad.”
(Our duty is at 8:00 a.m. and we will go home at 8:00 p.m.)

2. What days are your working days?

“O adlaw-adlaw mi mag duty.”
(Everyday is our working day.)

3. Are you still on duty even if its holiday?

“O duty gihapon, bisag adlaw minatay or pasko, duty jud.”
(Yes, even if it is an All Souls Day or Christmas we are still on duty.)

4. Do you have any additional income?

“Wala.”
(None)

5. On weekdays, in the estimation, how many costumers are you offering service with?
“Mga pito or unom ana.”
(Seven or six people.)

6. How about on weekends?

“Usahay moabot ug napu, usahay di kaabot.”

7. How much is your wage?

“Maka kwarta ko'g Php500.00 sa mga 5 or 7 ka taw.”
(I can earn Php500.00 for five to seven people.)

8. How much do you earn with just one person?

“Php70.00 ang tiil, Php60.00 sa kamot so mao nang 60 % sa tag-iya, 40% amo, pero kung sa
duha, kamot ug tiil kay half.”
(I can earn 40% of Php70.00 for a pedicure, Php60.00 for the manicure and the 60% is for the
owner. If I perform treatment for both fingernails and toenails to one customer , I receive half
of the sales.)
9. What days are people likely to come?
“Naa poy daghan sa lunes, pero sa Sabado jud og Sunday ang kusog.”
(There are a lot of people coming on Mondays but it is more on Sundays and Saturdays.)
According to Margie Omit, a manicurist, she works everyday on a Beauty Salon. She is
paid on a per-piece basis at the rate of 40% of her sales per piece or per customer she serves,
while the other 60% would be given to her boss. She receives half of the sales if and only if she
performs cosmetic beauty treatment for both fingernails and toenails to one customer. Margie
works 12 hours everyday with a wage of Php500.00 for five to seven people. She also works on
All Souls Day and even on Christmas day.

If Margie works 7 days a week and will have 6-7 customers per day during weekdays and
7-10 customers on weekends and receives half of her sales, she will gain :

Number of
Day Sales Earnings
Customers
Monday
5 650.00 325.00

Tuesday
6 780.00 390.00

Wednesday
7 910.00 455.00

Thursday
7 910.00 455.00

Friday
6 780.00 390.00

Saturday
9 1,170.00 585.00

Sunday
10 1,300.00 650.00

Total: 50.00 6500.00 3250.00

Sales = Php70.00 (Number of Customers)

Earnings = 50% (Sales)
 Margie Omit’s total earnings for 1 week is Php3250.00

Name: Jovie Retesa

Age : 58 years old
Occupation: 25 years working as a vendor

1. Are you the one who made the Ice Candy or you are just told to sell it?
“Dili, gipabaligya rako.”
(No, I was just told to sell it.)

2. How much is your commission?

“Tunga mi.”
(The 50% goes to the owner and the other 50% is mine.)

3. How much is your Ice Candy?

“Tag Php10.00, Php5.00 ang pohonan, Php5.00 sad sa ginansya.”
(Php10.00, Php5.00 is the capital and Php5.00 is the revenue.)

4. How much will you earn in one bucket?

“Php1,000.00 kung mohorot kay 100 man ang solod sa osa ka bucket mao tag 500 mi sa
tag-iya or silbi tunga mi.”
(The total amount is worth Php1,000.00 because there are 100 pieces in one bucket. I
can earn Php500.00 in one bucket and also for the owner.)

5. In one day, how many hours do you work?

“Depende kung mahurot.”
(It depends, if I can sell all of the Ice Candy.)

6. What days are your working days?

“Lunes hantud Dominggo basta may lang ang lawas”
( Monday to Sunday, if I'm not ill.)

7. Are you only selling one bucket per day?

“Usahay duha basta mga dominggo or sabado kay kusog man.”
(Sometimes, I can sell two buckets if it's Sunday or Saturday because it is highly in
demand.)

8. Are you earning Php1,000.00 per day if you can sell all the two buckets of Ice Candy ?
“O kung mahurot pud lage basta kung dili e uli ra sad sa tag-iya.”
(Yes, if not I will return it to the owner.)

9. What days are people likely buy Ice Candy?

“Dominggo jud kay free day sa mga taw ug tig simba sad og laag nila.”
(Sunday, because it's free day and also a Sabbath Day so people are going to mass.)
 According to Jovie Retesa, an ice candy seller works everyday on the Public Market. She
sells 1 bucket of ice candy during weekdays and 2 buckets during weekends. Each bucket has
100 ice candies, she sells it for Php10.00 each, half of her sales would be her earnings and half
would be given to her supplier. She would receive Php1000.00 if she would be able to sell all
the ice candies in one bucket and 50% of it would be her earnings.

If Jovie Retesa sells ice candy 7 days a week, she will earn :

Number of
Day Ice Candy Sales Earnings
sold
Monday
100 1000.00 500.00

Tuesday
95 950.00 475.00

Wednesday
95 950.00 475.00

Thursday
100 1000.00 500.00

Friday
90 900.00 400.00

Saturday
190 1,900.00 950.00

Sunday
200 2,000.00 1000.00

Total: 870 8,700.00 4,350.00

Sales = Php10.00 ( Number of Ice Candy sold)

Earnings = 50% (Sales)

Jovie Retesa’s total earning is Php4,350.00 a week if she sells 870 ice candies.
Name: Reynaldo Casinollo
Age : 36 years old
Occupation: Barber

A barber is a person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave
man's and boy’s hair.

1. How much is your wage?

“Per head, bali commission so ang bayad Php50.00 mao Php30.00 amoa sa tag-iya kay
Php20.00.”
(Per head, we are commission-based, every haircut is Php50.00 and from that, I will
receive Php30.00 and the Php20.00 is for the owner of the barbershop.)

2. In estimation, how many customers do you have a day?

“Depende kung kusog. Basta Monday to Friday mga twenty ana, basta Saturday og
Sunday kay more than twenty, usahay muabot ug 40.”

3. (It depends if there is a high demand. When it is Monday to Friday there would be 20
people who would come while during Saturdays and Sundays,there are more than 20
customers, sometimes it could reach until 40 people.)

4. What days are your working days?

“Monday to Sunday. Depende sad namo kung mo day off mi, wala man mi regular. So
kung wala mi okay ra sa tag-iya basta di molapas og two days nga absent.”
(Monday to Sunday. It depends if we will set a day off because we don't have any
regular days but if we will absent it is limited only for two days.)

5. Are there any incentives you will receive?

“Ahh, wala tip ra gikan sa costumer. Kung mo tip sila ara rami maka additional income.”
(There were no incentives given by the owner of the store. Hence, we can get incentives
from the costumers, that can be our additional income.)

6. Currently, how much did you earned?

“Nineteen pa ka tao pero mapun-an pani kay layu pa man ang hapon.”
(I had already 19 customers, but this can increase because afternoon is yet to come.)

7. In one day, how many hours do you work?

“Depende ra sad namo. Wala man say time ari. Depende kung kanus-a mi maabot og
kanus-a mi mo uli, kung magkugi ka, sayu ka mo ari ug dugay mo uli para maka kwarta
kag maayu.”
(It depends on us on what time we will work because we don't have regular time in and
time out so when you want to work harder you will come early to earn a lot of income.)
 According to Reynaldo Casinollo, a barber who cuts man’s hair from Monday to Sunday,
he receives 60% of his total sales, while the other 40% would be given to the shop’s owner. A
haircut costs Php50.00 so he receives Php30.00 every haircut. He doesn’t have regular time to
work, so it depends on him if he wants to earn more income then he would come early to the
store and leave late. During weekdays, he cuts 20 people’s hair while during weekends, he cuts
hair of 20-40 customers.

If Reynaldo Casinollo works 7 days a week and cuts hair for 15-20 people a day and over
20 people during the weekend, he would earn:

Number of
Day Sales Earnings
Customers
Monday
20 1000.00 500.00

Tuesday
19 950.00 475.00

Wednesday
17 850.00 425.00

Thursday
20 1000.00 500.00

Friday
19 950.00 475.00

Saturday
30 1,500.00 750.00

Sunday
40 2,000.00 1000.00

Total: 165 8,250.00 4,125.00

Sales = Php50.00 ( Number of Customers)

Earnings = 60% (Sales)

Reynaldo Casinollo ‘s total earnings In a week would be Php4,125.00 if he would have

165 customers.
“THE ICE CANDY VENDOR”

We had a chance to interview an Ice Candy vendor who is

working for almost 25 years.
 “THE MAN WITH A RAZOR”

We had an opportunity in Linda's Barber Shop to interview one of the

barbers.
 INTERPRETATIONS

Entities that pay workers on a per-piece rate basis are

 “Experts in Color”

We had a chance to interview the manicurist of the Salon regarding our task.