00:00 Are you good at it?
00:02 No, I'm not good at it.
00:04 I'm a school bohol too.
00:06 Of course, we're looking for a way to not get our heads blown.
00:16 So I enrolled in a few subjects first.
00:19 So I can do something.
00:21 Which school?
00:22 First New Era and then University of Bohol.
00:25 I went home to Scon.
00:28 So now, I'm just one year away from graduating.
00:32 So hopefully, you know,
00:36 if I get a chance, I'll never know.
00:39 Was it your dream to become a lawyer?
00:42 Yes, because...
00:43 Childhood dream?
00:44 Yes, because both sides of the family are lawyers.
00:48 So, family, especially my mom's side, she's a lawyer.
00:52 She has a lot of lawyers.
00:54 My grandfather was a lawyer too.
00:57 So, I'm hoping.
00:59 Will you be leaving through this?
01:01 Or when you become a lawyer?
01:03 You know, I tried to leave the industry a few times.
01:07 What I realized is because we've been here for the longest time.
01:11 I mean, acting will always be connected to my name.
01:17 Because 1992, I was really young.
01:20 I was raised by the audience.
01:25 So, it will always be there.
01:30 But, the only difference is I'm more picky.
01:34 Because, one, you need a schedule.
01:37 You need a schedule.
01:39 But I won't leave it.
01:40 Definitely, it's a good source of income.
01:44 I've met so many friends who've become family.
01:49 It's not just like that.
01:51 You can leave the industry.
01:53 When you become a lawyer, do you see yourself working for a corporate?
01:58 Or you want to own your own law firm?
02:01 I think the dream of everyone who can pass is to have their own practice.
02:06 Especially me growing up, my grandfather's having their own practice.
02:12 You know, in their offices.
02:14 So, it's an idea.
02:16 Or I'm thinking, maybe there's a long-term political plan to build on the position you had under former President Hugo.
02:25 Well, my experience was, for five years working under the Duterte administration,
02:31 I was lucky enough to serve as an assistant secretary for the USWB.
02:36 And the last year as assistant secretary for the DILG.
02:41 It opened my perspective and eyes to public service.
02:46 So, what I did was, one of the reasons also why I got into law,
02:52 I saw the importance of learning and equipping myself.
03:00 Eventually, I'm not saying I won't run, but as of now, my concentration is to pass first.
03:07 Are you good at it?
03:11 No, I'm not. I'm not good at school.
03:14 I'm just passing through the numbers.
03:17 I was talking to my friends, "Do you know if I'll finish this by 2030?"
03:27 I'm already 45, I started at 45.
03:31 But now, I'm in front of the classroom, I want to be in the back.
03:38 Now, I have a point.
03:41 It's goal-oriented already, why I'm studying.
03:48 When I get into politics, I won't be ashamed of my space of progress.
03:57 I believe that we, as artists, give preference.
04:03 When we're running, it's easier.
04:05 We're recording.
04:07 We also have accountability.
04:11 If the people won't give us that trust, we need to give it back.
04:16 We need to have skills, knowledge.
04:20 I worked hard, but this is not a loss.
04:24 So you won't be a lawyer because you want your job to be more important than acting?
04:33 No, no, no. It's not like that.
04:35 Acting, acting. Industry, industry.
04:37 It's an industry that...
04:41 It's not conquered.
04:43 But yes, I can say that I reached a certain level in the entertainment industry.
04:50 It's fine. It's already there.
04:53 Even right now, in the last few years of my life,
04:56 I thought that maybe in my last 25 years, I might be able to create an industry.
05:07 I might be able to conquer an industry.
05:10 It's just one of the factors.
05:12 I wanted to try something new also.
05:15 It's already there.
05:17 I've been an artist for 33 years.
05:19 It's not going away.
05:22 I was wondering when is your target graduation?
05:25 My target is to graduate...
05:27 If I don't drop out next year.
05:29 If I don't drop out next year, I'll graduate.
05:34 Hopefully, it will be continuous.
05:37 My goal is next year, or 2025.
05:41 It's just a little because 2024 is in two months.
05:47 It's good.
05:49 Thank you.
05:50 [Silence]
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