Mayor Jasmin Maligaya-Bautista of Magallanes, Cavite | The Political Conversations with The Mayors • Part 1 -------------------------------------------------------------- Benitez of Bacolod City December 1 | FRIDAY | 8 PM Agda of Borongan City, Eastern Samar December 8 | FRIDAY | 8 PM Cayetano of Taguig City December 15 | FRIDAY | 8 PM Exclusive on The Boy Abunda Talk Channel on YouTube

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Kaibigan, tuloy ang usap.

Jasmine, maraming salamat.

Thank you, Tito Boy.

It's nice seeing you again.

Yes, the last time we saw each other was before the pandemic.

Paano ka nabago ng pandemia bilang isang leader ng bayang Magalianes?

Actually, yung pandemic, Tito Boy, lahat ng leaders natin hindi naging handa.

I guess yung pagiging nanay ko ay nakatulong.

Dahil, syempre pag nanay ka, medyo hindi ka laging at peace.

So may panic ka, may worries.

Na not all the time, it's gonna be okay.

Nung nag-hit yung pandemic, sa buong lalawigan ng Cavite, kami po yung huli na nagkaroon ng COVID.

Kasi nung mga time na yun, even wala pa yung national protocols,

sinabi ko na rin sa PNP na medyo maghigpit tayo in terms of entrance and exit of the people in the municipality.

Lahat tayo hindi talaga handa.

But the pressure was double for the leaders because

ang demand,

ng leadership, ika nga, mas mataas.

Ako personally as a citizen, ang una kong reaksyon, sabi ko nung 2020, early part of 2020,

nagsara ang estasyon, sabi ko ay, siguro sandali lang ito.

Towards the end of 2020, doon na yung takot, yung mga namamatay, palapit ng palapit na.

Diba? Neighbors, relatives, members of the family.

I am only saying this because napakaganda yung atake na pag ang atake mo nanay,

yung takot na yan at saka a little bit of paranoia is good.

How many deaths? I mean, marami ba kayong cases? Ano ang kwento?

Ang unang-una talaga nun ang ginawa namin is to set the protocols, Tito Boy.

Kasi hindi ko kayang antayin yung national protocol kung anong gagawin.

Basically, bumuo kami ng mga protocols namin like bawal muna ang lumabas at pumasok sa bahay.

Basically, bumuo kami ng mga protocols namin like bawal muna ang lumabas at pumasok sa bahay.

Actually, pati yung mga spraying ginawa namin. Kailangan yung maligo ka muna bago pumasok sa bahay namin.

How difficult was that?

Naiintindihan ka ba ng taong bahay? Naiintindihan ka ba ng iyong constituents at a time na maraming nagtatanong, maraming kumikwestyon?

How did you handle that situation?

I think communication is very important.

It is.

Meron kaming centralized.

Amamit namin ang social media, the Facebook,

and doon pinaparating namin yung mga updates and status of what is happening in the community.

Kasi very important na alam ng mga tao kung ano ba yung ginagawa mo,

ano ba yung nangyayari na sa bayan mo and even outside.

Nag rely din ako talaga doon mostly sa rural health doctor namin.

Kasi siya yung may expertise. Diba? Diba?

Diba? Diba? Diba? Diba? Diba? Diba?

So, yun yung talagang hinihingan ko ng advice.

What are we going to do next?

But, you have to inform the people.

The communication to the people and to the leaders are open.

Kailangan hindi mawala yun, no?

Kung hindi, magkakagulo.

Limbawa, may gusto kang magandang gawin,

hindi naman naunawa ng tao, gulo yan.

And then, I think one sign of good leadership is also,

yun nga, to invite the experts.

Because, you know, we need experts.

We need doctors to tell us ano bang nangyayari.

Marami ba ang kaso sa Magalianes?

Actually, Tito Boy, kami yung pila ka maliit na kaso.

Nung mga onset ng COVID, parang meron lang kami 10, 15 cases.

Nung dumating ang vaccine, how much resistance did you get?

Tito Boy, malaki.

Malaki yung resistance ko.

Especially, dun sa mga senior citizens.

The issue of them vaccine before, na maraming namatay.

So, hindi yung assurance of getting.

Getting vaccinated ay hindi panatag yung mga tao na magpapavaccine sila.

What will happen to them?

What did you do?

Siyempre, I get the advice from the experts.

And I think naging, ano lang kami, honest with the people na ito ang vaccine,

ito ang pwedeng mangyari,

and you have freedom to choose whether you will get vaccinated or not.

Vaccine hesitancy ang tawag doon.

Ay napakataas.

And that was very challenging for leaders.

Available, pero natatakot ang tao, ang daming misconceptions.

I'm only talking about the pandemic, sabi ko nga, is because kayong mga mayors during,

you will always be remembered as the pandemic mayors,

which I think, in this lifetime, will stand as one of the most challenging times.

After that, nung naging election, di ba, nakikita nung mga tao, sino yung mga rumisponde at sino yung mga hindi.

How challenging was that election?

How difficult was it to campaign during the 2022 elections?

Kasi before, pag nagka-campaign, di ba, house to house, pupunta ka talaga.

And kakamayan mo lahat ng mga tao.

So ngayon, because of this pandemic, nawala yun.

Pero, napaka-importante yung connection pa rin.

Na nakikita pa rin ng mga tao na, ah, andito pa rin si mayor.

Or, ah, andito pa rin si Consi. Di ba?

Parang ganun.

Facebook ang main platform niyo.

Pero, ang Facebook at saka ang social media ay napakagandang tool para maabot mo yung iyong kinakausap.

Pero, it's also vulnerable to many things, no?

I mean, to abuses, to comments, to paninira.

How did you counteract that?

Fortunately, Tito Boy, wala ako.

Lucky you.

Yes, yes. Ang pinaka lang talaga siguro yung mga programs.

Pero, minsan, good criticism.

Yeah, you know.

So, I take it as a good criticism that I can change, no?

For the better services.

Tama. Criticism is necessary.

On the part of the leader na parang, am I doing right? Tama ba ang direksyon ko?

Tama ba ang pakikipag-usap ko? That's good.

Sana ipagpatuloy yung practice nga na gamitin ang social media para bumuti tayo bilang mga tao.

Di ba? Not perfect, but you know, a healthy kind of discourse.

Na hindi naman lahat ang sasabihin ni mayor ay tama.

Hindi naman lahat ang sasabihin ni Tito Boy ay tama.

But let's exchange ideas in the most decent way possible.

And respect. Di ba?

That's fundamental. Dapat talaga may respeto.

Kumusta ka at kumusta ang Magalianes?

Bilang ina siguro ng bayo ng Magalianes, I think I'm doing good.

This is my last term in public service, in being the mayor.

And I think Magalianes is very promising, no?

We are a fourth class municipality and we aim to be the premier agri-ecotourism in the province of Cavite.

But right now, we have the opportunity for tapping halal industry.

Make me understand what it is about. Of course, I know halal.

Pero pag sinabi mo ang gusto mong maging sentro ng halal ang Magalianes, anong ibig sabihin nun?

Actually, it's about agriculture investment and promotion.

Nakaset na kami for agriculture. Iba-iba't iba kaming commodities.

What are these?

Meron kaming coconut, meron kaming sugarcane, meron kaming coffee, meron kaming vegetables. Organic vegetables.

Halal as a word is Muslim?

Halal is a way of life of having secure, safe, and ethical commodities.

Okay. So how far have you gone?

Andun pa lang kami sa planning stage.

Actually, very recently.

Actually, very recently, we had the forum, halal forum of strategic planning.

So kasama po namin dito yung mga national agencies and the regional officers of Calabarzon.

Maliit na bayan ng Magalianes. When you engage the national agencies, are they responsive?

Surprisingly, Tito Boy, sila yung very supportive.

Kumusta yung response ng taong bayan?

I do that all the time na every speaking engagement ko, ipapaliwanag ko ano ba itong halal na gagawin natin.

It's not bringing all the Muslims here in Magalianes but to only tap the opportunity of what development it may bring to us.

It's an equity. It's a brand equity.

It's an equity. It's a brand equity.

It's an equity. It's a brand equity.

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.

And when you mentioned that you wanted it to be the halal center, ang ganda kasi it has to be known for something.

Kanina you mentioned, Jasmine, ecotourism. Ano yun? Dito na to, in relation to halal or to your agri...?

This is before. Before halal.

Ah, okay.

Because we are agri-eco.

eco-tourism. Right.

Can you explain that? The agri-eco-tourism?

So, we have farm.

Kape. Yes. Coffee.

Kakao. Coconut.

Pineapples.

Sugarcane. Kaya talaga siya

collaboration. So, agriculture

and ecological tourism.

Right. So, meron na rin kaming

buhay

forest

and utod falls

which is the ecological tourism.

This is the eco-tourism. Right.

Let's go to the

eco-sites, no?

So, ano yung buhay forest?

Is it buhay or buhay?

Buhay. Buhay na.

Tito Boy, kaya daw buhay

kasi meron doong

tubig. So, bukal.

Bukal na tubig. Okay.

So, kaya siya buhay.

Interesting. At saka makikita yun

ng turista. Halimbawa na,

ah, ito pala yung bukal.

Ito yung pinanggagalingan ng buhay

na gubat.

So, that's buhay na

forest. At saka you have the other one

which is the waterfalls.

Yes, utod.

Utod. Sa aming kasi sa waray, ang utod

is putol. Anong ibig sabihin

ng utod? Utod kasi short.

Ah, malapit. Oo.

It's a short falls. And then,

people can go? Can they actually swim?

Hindi naman. They can swim.

Diba? Ang ganda. So, Magalianis

can also be a tourist attraction.

Actually, Tito Boy,

nung nagkaroon ng buhay forest,

nagsulputan yung mga negosyo namin,

yung mga lomi,

around

the buhay forest and even the

souvenir shops. So,

lumaki din at tumaas din

ang aming mga

business establishment.

Napakagandang balita.

So, napakaganda ang mga nangyayari sa Magalianis.

Sabi nga natin, sometimes

in the most challenging times,

may magagandang bagay din ang

nadidiskubre. It brings opportunities.

Yeah. Presents a lot of opportunities.

But, I have a question.

How is the safety, peace, and security

condition of Magalianis?

So, in terms of safety, I'm very proud

to say na talagang

drug-free kami. Drug-cleared.

Actually, kakakuha ko lang ng

award namin for 100%

drug-cleared barangays.

And,

nakuha din namin yung stable

peace and order security in Magalianis,

which is kami lang ata sa

Calabarzon pa ang nakakakuha.

Kasi, nag-create kami,

kami nang alliance. So, it's

called Alliance for Internal

Security Operations.

So, ngayon, ginawa na siya

ng, for the whole Cavite.

Napakaganda. Because, again,

I just wanna emphasize that point,

no tourism programs

will work side-by-side

with a security

problem. Pag-usapan natin ng

politika, ito pang kalahatan,

you're a young mayor, you're a young leader,

Jasmine.

Bakit?

Ang perception ng tao,

napaka-corrupt ng politiko.

I think with the history

that what we have,

we mga traditional politicians,

at nakita nila kung gano'n din

kadumi talaga ang politika,

I think with the young

bloods today,

they are slowly

transitioning.

Hindi pa rin mawawala.

I will be very honest about it.

Hindi pa rin mawawala

yung kultura ng ganong

traditional politics in some

or in most of the towns

or most of

sectors. Pero,

andun yung parang

okay, nakabase na tayo sa

performance. Result-based na tayo

tumitingin ng mga kandidato

natin. And nakita natin yan

sa most of

mga nanalo nung nakaraan.

Diba? Yung mga

pamilya na matatagal na sa politika,

nawawala. That leads

us to the discussion about

political dynasties. Your take?

If the family is

doing good, and if the family

is really creating change

in the community,

sa tingin ko,

okay lang naman na

pamilya kayo. Pero hindi

naman siguro lahat-lahat.

Right now, as you're finishing your third term,

ano ang yung

immediate na mga pangarap

para sa bayan ng Magalianas?

Gusto kong ma-establish yung

agricultural

investment and promotion

in Magalianas. Because this is really

something big. I want to

have an agri-hub

in Magalianas

wherein meron akong

digital platform. So,

nandun na yung mga farmers,

andun na yung manufacturing,

andun na rin yung logistics.

Natatanggal mo

yung middleman.

Diretso ang farmers

sa consumers.

In terms of cost, mas mapapababa mo rin

because

this is a digital platform.

Right. At saka,

sustainable. Again, it's something

that you can sustain. At ito yung

modelo ng tamang paggamit

ng teknolohiya

in connection

to governance.

Okay.

Last question, Jasmine.

You're a mother, you're a wife,

you're a

mayor, you're a daughter,

you're a daughter of God,

you're a citizen of this country,

you're many.

But, who is

Jasmine Bautista first?

Is she a mother?

Is she a woman? Is she a sister?

Is she a daughter?

What is she?

She's everything you want her to be.

I guess.

I'm flexible, Tito Boy.

And if it calls for a new challenge,

sabi ko nga,

gusto ko yung mga

ah, something that's

I think out of the box.

Yes.

Something that you set trend.

Kasi, ginagawa na yan ng iba eh.

Paano natin malalaman kung kaya mo

kung hindi mo susubukan?

So, Jasmine, you are all of the above.

Maraming salamat.

Thank you, Tito.

And happy to see you again.

Yes.

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