Mayor Jasmin Maligaya-Bautista | The Political Conversations with The Mayors • Part 1
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Actually, yung pandemic, Tito Boy, lahat ng leaders natin hindi naging handa.
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I guess yung pagiging nanay ko ay nakatulong.
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Dahil, syempre pag nanay ka, medyo hindi ka laging at peace.
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So may panic ka, may worries.
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Na not all the time, it's gonna be okay.
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Nung nag-hit yung pandemic, sa buong lalawigan ng Cavite, kami po yung huli na nagkaroon ng COVID.
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Kasi nung mga time na yun, even wala pa yung national protocols,
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sinabi ko na rin sa PNP na medyo maghigpit tayo in terms of entrance and exit of the people in the municipality.
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Lahat tayo hindi talaga handa.
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But the pressure was double for the leaders because
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ng leadership, ika nga, mas mataas.
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Ako personally as a citizen, ang una kong reaksyon, sabi ko nung 2020, early part of 2020,
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nagsara ang estasyon, sabi ko ay, siguro sandali lang ito.
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Towards the end of 2020, doon na yung takot, yung mga namamatay, palapit ng palapit na.
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Diba? Neighbors, relatives, members of the family.
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I am only saying this because napakaganda yung atake na pag ang atake mo nanay,
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yung takot na yan at saka a little bit of paranoia is good.
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How many deaths? I mean, marami ba kayong cases? Ano ang kwento?
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Ang unang-una talaga nun ang ginawa namin is to set the protocols, Tito Boy.
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Kasi hindi ko kayang antayin yung national protocol kung anong gagawin.
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Basically, bumuo kami ng mga protocols namin like bawal muna ang lumabas at pumasok sa bahay.
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Basically, bumuo kami ng mga protocols namin like bawal muna ang lumabas at pumasok sa bahay.
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Actually, pati yung mga spraying ginawa namin. Kailangan yung maligo ka muna bago pumasok sa bahay namin.
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How difficult was that?
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Naiintindihan ka ba ng taong bahay? Naiintindihan ka ba ng iyong constituents at a time na maraming nagtatanong, maraming kumikwestyon?
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How did you handle that situation?
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I think communication is very important.
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Meron kaming centralized.
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Amamit namin ang social media, the Facebook,
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and doon pinaparating namin yung mga updates and status of what is happening in the community.
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Kasi very important na alam ng mga tao kung ano ba yung ginagawa mo,
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ano ba yung nangyayari na sa bayan mo and even outside.
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Nag rely din ako talaga doon mostly sa rural health doctor namin.
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Kasi siya yung may expertise. Diba? Diba?
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Diba? Diba? Diba? Diba? Diba? Diba?
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So, yun yung talagang hinihingan ko ng advice.
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What are we going to do next?
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But, you have to inform the people.
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The communication to the people and to the leaders are open.
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Kailangan hindi mawala yun, no?
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Kung hindi, magkakagulo.
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Limbawa, may gusto kang magandang gawin,
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hindi naman naunawa ng tao, gulo yan.
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And then, I think one sign of good leadership is also,
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yun nga, to invite the experts.
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Because, you know, we need experts.
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We need doctors to tell us ano bang nangyayari.
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Marami ba ang kaso sa Magalianes?
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Actually, Tito Boy, kami yung pila ka maliit na kaso.
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Nung mga onset ng COVID, parang meron lang kami 10, 15 cases.
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Nung dumating ang vaccine, how much resistance did you get?
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Tito Boy, malaki.
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Malaki yung resistance ko.
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Especially, dun sa mga senior citizens.
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The issue of them vaccine before, na maraming namatay.
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So, hindi yung assurance of getting.
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Getting vaccinated ay hindi panatag yung mga tao na magpapavaccine sila.
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What will happen to them?
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Siyempre, I get the advice from the experts.
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And I think naging, ano lang kami, honest with the people na ito ang vaccine,
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ito ang pwedeng mangyari,
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and you have freedom to choose whether you will get vaccinated or not.
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Vaccine hesitancy ang tawag doon.
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And that was very challenging for leaders.
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Available, pero natatakot ang tao, ang daming misconceptions.
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I'm only talking about the pandemic, sabi ko nga, is because kayong mga mayors during,
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you will always be remembered as the pandemic mayors,
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which I think, in this lifetime, will stand as one of the most challenging times.
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After that, nung naging election, di ba, nakikita nung mga tao, sino yung mga rumisponde at sino yung mga hindi.
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How challenging was that election?
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How difficult was it to campaign during the 2022 elections?
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Kasi before, pag nagka-campaign, di ba, house to house, pupunta ka talaga.
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And kakamayan mo lahat ng mga tao.
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So ngayon, because of this pandemic, nawala yun.
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Pero, napaka-importante yung connection pa rin.
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Na nakikita pa rin ng mga tao na, ah, andito pa rin si mayor.
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Or, ah, andito pa rin si Consi. Di ba?
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Facebook ang main platform niyo.
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Pero, ang Facebook at saka ang social media ay napakagandang tool para maabot mo yung iyong kinakausap.
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Pero, it's also vulnerable to many things, no?
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I mean, to abuses, to comments, to paninira.
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How did you counteract that?
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Fortunately, Tito Boy, wala ako.
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Yes, yes. Ang pinaka lang talaga siguro yung mga programs.
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Pero, minsan, good criticism.
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So, I take it as a good criticism that I can change, no?
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For the better services.
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Tama. Criticism is necessary.
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On the part of the leader na parang, am I doing right? Tama ba ang direksyon ko?
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Tama ba ang pakikipag-usap ko? That's good.
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Sana ipagpatuloy yung practice nga na gamitin ang social media para bumuti tayo bilang mga tao.
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Di ba? Not perfect, but you know, a healthy kind of discourse.
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Na hindi naman lahat ang sasabihin ni mayor ay tama.
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Hindi naman lahat ang sasabihin ni Tito Boy ay tama.
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But let's exchange ideas in the most decent way possible.
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And respect. Di ba?
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That's fundamental. Dapat talaga may respeto.
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Kumusta ka at kumusta ang Magalianes?
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Bilang ina siguro ng bayo ng Magalianes, I think I'm doing good.
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This is my last term in public service, in being the mayor.
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And I think Magalianes is very promising, no?
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We are a fourth class municipality and we aim to be the premier agri-ecotourism in the province of Cavite.
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But right now, we have the opportunity for tapping halal industry.
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Make me understand what it is about. Of course, I know halal.
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Pero pag sinabi mo ang gusto mong maging sentro ng halal ang Magalianes, anong ibig sabihin nun?
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Actually, it's about agriculture investment and promotion.
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Nakaset na kami for agriculture. Iba-iba't iba kaming commodities.
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Meron kaming coconut, meron kaming sugarcane, meron kaming coffee, meron kaming vegetables. Organic vegetables.
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Halal as a word is Muslim?
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Halal is a way of life of having secure, safe, and ethical commodities.
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Okay. So how far have you gone?
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Andun pa lang kami sa planning stage.
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Actually, very recently.
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Actually, very recently, we had the forum, halal forum of strategic planning.
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So kasama po namin dito yung mga national agencies and the regional officers of Calabarzon.
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Maliit na bayan ng Magalianes. When you engage the national agencies, are they responsive?
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Surprisingly, Tito Boy, sila yung very supportive.
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Kumusta yung response ng taong bayan?
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I do that all the time na every speaking engagement ko, ipapaliwanag ko ano ba itong halal na gagawin natin.
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It's not bringing all the Muslims here in Magalianes but to only tap the opportunity of what development it may bring to us.
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It's an equity. It's a brand equity.
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It's an equity. It's a brand equity.
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It's an equity. It's a brand equity.
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If you want to be certified or to be recognized in the country or even internationally, it has to have something that is unique to it.
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And when you mentioned that you wanted it to be the halal center, ang ganda kasi it has to be known for something.
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Kanina you mentioned, Jasmine, ecotourism. Ano yun? Dito na to, in relation to halal or to your agri...?
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This is before. Before halal.
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Because we are agri-eco.
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eco-tourism. Right.
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Can you explain that? The agri-eco-tourism?
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So, we have farm.
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Kape. Yes. Coffee.
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Sugarcane. Kaya talaga siya
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collaboration. So, agriculture
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and ecological tourism.
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Right. So, meron na rin kaming
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which is the ecological tourism.
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This is the eco-tourism. Right.
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So, ano yung buhay forest?
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Is it buhay or buhay?
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Tito Boy, kaya daw buhay
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tubig. So, bukal.
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Bukal na tubig. Okay.
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So, kaya siya buhay.
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Interesting. At saka makikita yun
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ng turista. Halimbawa na,
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ah, ito pala yung bukal.
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Ito yung pinanggagalingan ng buhay
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So, that's buhay na
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forest. At saka you have the other one
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which is the waterfalls.
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Utod. Sa aming kasi sa waray, ang utod
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is putol. Anong ibig sabihin
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ng utod? Utod kasi short.
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It's a short falls. And then,
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people can go? Can they actually swim?
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Hindi naman. They can swim.
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Diba? Ang ganda. So, Magalianis
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can also be a tourist attraction.
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Actually, Tito Boy,
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nung nagkaroon ng buhay forest,
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nagsulputan yung mga negosyo namin,
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the buhay forest and even the
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souvenir shops. So,
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lumaki din at tumaas din
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business establishment.
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Napakagandang balita.
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So, napakaganda ang mga nangyayari sa Magalianis.
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Sabi nga natin, sometimes
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in the most challenging times,
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may magagandang bagay din ang
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nadidiskubre. It brings opportunities.
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Yeah. Presents a lot of opportunities.
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But, I have a question.
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How is the safety, peace, and security
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condition of Magalianis?
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So, in terms of safety, I'm very proud
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to say na talagang
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drug-free kami. Drug-cleared.
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Actually, kakakuha ko lang ng
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award namin for 100%
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drug-cleared barangays.
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nakuha din namin yung stable
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peace and order security in Magalianis,
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which is kami lang ata sa
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Calabarzon pa ang nakakakuha.
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Kasi, nag-create kami,
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kami nang alliance. So, it's
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called Alliance for Internal
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Security Operations.
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So, ngayon, ginawa na siya
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ng, for the whole Cavite.
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Napakaganda. Because, again,
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I just wanna emphasize that point,
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no tourism programs
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will work side-by-side
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problem. Pag-usapan natin ng
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politika, ito pang kalahatan,
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you're a young mayor, you're a young leader,
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Ang perception ng tao,
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napaka-corrupt ng politiko.
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I think with the history
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that what we have,
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we mga traditional politicians,
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at nakita nila kung gano'n din
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kadumi talaga ang politika,
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I think with the young
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Hindi pa rin mawawala.
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I will be very honest about it.
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Hindi pa rin mawawala
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yung kultura ng ganong
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traditional politics in some
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or in most of the towns
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andun yung parang
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okay, nakabase na tayo sa
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performance. Result-based na tayo
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tumitingin ng mga kandidato
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natin. And nakita natin yan
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mga nanalo nung nakaraan.
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pamilya na matatagal na sa politika,
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nawawala. That leads
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us to the discussion about
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political dynasties. Your take?
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doing good, and if the family
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is really creating change
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in the community,
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okay lang naman na
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pamilya kayo. Pero hindi
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naman siguro lahat-lahat.
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Right now, as you're finishing your third term,
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immediate na mga pangarap
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para sa bayan ng Magalianas?
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Gusto kong ma-establish yung
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investment and promotion
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in Magalianas. Because this is really
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something big. I want to
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wherein meron akong
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digital platform. So,
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nandun na yung mga farmers,
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andun na yung manufacturing,
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andun na rin yung logistics.
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Diretso ang farmers
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In terms of cost, mas mapapababa mo rin
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this is a digital platform.
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sustainable. Again, it's something
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that you can sustain. At ito yung
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modelo ng tamang paggamit
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Last question, Jasmine.
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You're a mother, you're a wife,
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mayor, you're a daughter,
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you're a daughter of God,
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you're a citizen of this country,
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Jasmine Bautista first?
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Is she a woman? Is she a sister?
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Is she a daughter?
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She's everything you want her to be.
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I'm flexible, Tito Boy.
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And if it calls for a new challenge,
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gusto ko yung mga
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ah, something that's
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I think out of the box.
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Something that you set trend.
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Kasi, ginagawa na yan ng iba eh.
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Paano natin malalaman kung kaya mo
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kung hindi mo susubukan?
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So, Jasmine, you are all of the above.
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Maraming salamat.
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And happy to see you again.
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