00:00Juanito Feca, Jeff is your lawyer, correct?
00:03What happened to your situation?
00:05I went to the C.I.A. to ask for help and legal advice.
00:10Because we were given permission
00:13when someone built a house next to our window.
00:18There was no end to the demolition.
00:20How long have you been there?
00:24Since 1983.
00:25We were the first to build a house there.
00:29So you were there since 1983 and you were on vacation?
00:33Yes, I was on vacation.
00:34So when did you build it?
00:35It was during the pandemic of 2021.
00:37So when you built it,
00:39initially, you thought it was going to be a house.
00:42It was a small house.
00:43So when I saw it being built,
00:45it turned out to be a store.
00:46When it was being built,
00:48I asked him why it was so small.
00:50He said,
00:51this is our place.
00:53They can do whatever they want.
00:55So that's what I was wondering.
00:57How did it become their place?
00:59How did that side get through?
01:01So initially, you had a question
01:02whether it was private,
01:03or an easement,
01:05or a sidewalk,
01:06or a part of the public?
01:08Yes.
01:08So,
01:09when the store was built,
01:12they didn't care about knocking.
01:14My youngest son wanted to rest.
01:16Even I wanted to rest in the afternoon
01:18because we could hear the knocking.
01:20Sometimes, their dogs were tied to their store
01:24when no one was there.
01:25The dogs would bark and howl.
01:28If it wasn't the dogs,
01:30they would knock in the morning.
01:33They were loud.
01:34In the morning,
01:35when it was night,
01:37they would drink.
01:39So that was my uncertainty
01:42about what was happening.
01:45Our house was not safe.
01:49And you said,
01:50your windows were also covered?
01:52Yes.
01:52They covered our windows.
01:55Our bathroom had no privacy.
01:58There were always people there
01:59because you could hear voices.
02:01Someone was talking.
02:02You could take a bath.
02:03You could look out the window.
02:05Maybe someone was peeing.
02:08Our kitchen window was also covered.
02:12We lost ventilation.
02:14Another thing I was concerned about
02:16was that the owner of the store
02:19was still barking.
02:21His barking
02:22reached our room.
02:25Our window was right next to the store.
02:29So even if you smoke,
02:30you would still be next to our window.
02:33That's why it went inside our room.
02:36So your first complaint,
02:38you confronted him.
02:39And that was their answer, right?
02:42I didn't do anything.
02:44From there, did you complain to anyone?
02:47To the barangay, to the city, to the police?
02:49I just blathered.
02:51But when I blathered to the barangay,
02:53the barangay told me
02:54that I can't forget that
02:56it was already there.
02:57They wouldn't let me leave.
03:00So if someone is noisy,
03:02just call the barangay
03:04so that those who smoke...
03:06Let's go back to that.
03:07I'll just remind you.
03:09Whether it's the public officials
03:11who were mentioned
03:12or if it's one party,
03:14the owner of the store,
03:15you are welcome to the show.
03:17So Jeff is asking for help and advice.
03:21If you also want your side to be heard,
03:23open the show
03:24and we will continue to invite you.
03:27So Jeff, let's go back to that.
03:28Okay.
03:28So after that, did you complain
03:30about the smoke, the noise?
03:32I didn't blather anymore.
03:34Sometimes, they just go to the barangay.
03:37So when they go to the barangay,
03:38I'm assuming that's the drink, the noise.
03:40Yes, at night.
03:41Do they just notice that it's noisy
03:43or do you have other neighbors
03:44who complain too?
03:45Maybe there are other neighbors
03:47who complain too,
03:48but they just don't have the guts
03:50because it's embarrassing
03:51if there are other neighbors.
03:54But this one,
03:55I just have the guts
03:56because there's a lot of permission
03:58especially if my son is affected.
04:01Sometimes,
04:02there's even a lawsuit.
04:04Then my children hear
04:06words that shouldn't be.
04:08Cheap words.
04:09Actually, your complaint is mixed, Jeff.
04:11You said that you notice
04:13that even kids
04:15can buy cigarettes there.
04:17There are students
04:20who buy cigarettes.
04:21They complain before,
04:22but when I was gone,
04:24I noticed it.
04:25So that's it.
04:26The drink at night.
04:27Because our show
04:30wants to help everyone,
04:31I'll tell you the basics.
04:33First of all,
04:35fellow countrymen,
04:36parents,
04:38if there's a construction
04:39that your neighbor
04:41is in front of you,
04:41near you,
04:43don't think
04:44that you don't care.
04:45Why?
04:46The mentality of the community
04:48should come back to us.
04:50He's just a stranger.
04:51He has a family.
04:52He has friends.
04:53If that bothers you,
04:55or in our law,
04:56it's a nuisance.
04:58For example, here in Taguig,
04:59Mayor Lani doesn't miss
05:02reminding the barangay,
05:04as long as there's a construction,
05:05check if there's a permit.
05:07Why?
05:08Because like you said,
05:09it's too close to you.
05:11You know, in the law,
05:13the light,
05:13the noise,
05:15the smoke,
05:17the easement,
05:18so that you can't cover your rights,
05:21it should only be checked
05:22in the building permit.
05:23So even if it's a wall,
05:25it has a fencing permit.
05:26So it shouldn't be built
05:27without a permit.
05:29You're questioning
05:30if it's all private.
05:32So if there's a permit
05:34in a municipality or city,
05:36you know that it's private,
05:39that it's allowed.
05:40But if there's no permit,
05:42it should be stopped right away.
05:44The barangay stopped it,
05:45the municipality stopped it.
05:46One of our biggest problems
05:49when it's already built,
05:50because it's already expensive.
05:52It's always about prevention.
05:53When it's just being built,
05:55let's see if there's a permit,
05:56if there's a problem.
05:57Because when it's already built,
05:59it will fight,
06:00and it will really be fixed.
06:02So Jeff, what we'll do here,
06:04we'll look at it one by one.
06:06What's the violation?
06:07Because it's easier to complain
06:10if the violation is clear.
06:12The law on anti-smoking is very heavy now.
06:15And Ate, for the last 15-20 years,
06:18her effort to fight smoking in general
06:23and second-hand smoke,
06:25there are penalties that will be heavy
06:26if the law is not followed.
06:28Our lawyers will talk to the barangay,
06:30and let's see then,
06:32if your neighbors also want to talk to you.
06:34But number one there,
06:35they will stop the violence
06:37that is coming to you.
06:39This is my personal opinion,
06:41it's painful to see a person being charged,
06:45being jailed, being demanded.
06:46But if it's really being sold to minors,
06:49if it's really spreading there,
06:52it's the same with drinking, right?
06:54It's prohibited to drink in public,
06:56and to make noise.
06:57Jeff, the law,
06:58is it applicable?
07:00It depends on the facts.
07:01So if you say, for example, in the law,
07:02you have an easement in the light,
07:04but that assumes that you are in the right building.
07:08So we will measure it and fix it.
07:10So assuming all of your stories, Jeff, are true,
07:16immediately, you should stop drinking there,
07:19smoking,
07:20and then, I hope it won't reach,
07:22but if it reaches the court,
07:23the question is,
07:25can it be built?
07:27Can there be a sari-sari-sari store there?
07:29But the last point I want to make to you is that,
07:31I don't want to be afraid,
07:33I don't want to reach the point
07:35that we are talking about criminal or administrative penalties.
07:39But I'm not referring to your barangay per se.
07:42I'm referring in general.
07:44The police, the barangay,
07:46the mayor, all of them,
07:48have a responsibility in the law.
07:50So the so-called dereliction of duty,
07:52or you didn't do your job,
07:54or neglect,
07:56not just fine, not just suspension,
07:58that comes with dismissal.
08:00So if we don't do our job,
08:02the public,
08:04especially the aggrieved,
08:06has the right to complain.
08:08So the question is, where are you going to file?
08:10In the Sanggunian Bayan or Sanggunian Panglutsud?
08:12In Ombudsman?
08:14In the fiscal?
08:16Let's recap,
08:18after our lawyers and staff
08:20go back to your house.
08:22So, again,
08:24better prevention,
08:26but it's also good that we know our rights,
08:28we know our responsibilities,
08:30but in the barangays,
08:32we shouldn't reach
08:34the point where we will be fined.
08:36It's better if we do it right from the start.
08:38So, Jeff, actually,
08:40I know that
08:42your New Year is not happy
08:44while everyday there's a fuss.
08:46Why are we thanking
08:48Kuya Boy and Ate Pia?
08:50Because it's people like you
08:52who are strong-willed to complain.
08:54You know, if no one complains,
08:56the Philippines won't change.
08:58We really need people like you
09:00that will come forward and will complain.
09:02CIA with BA, we will definitely do our best.
09:04But if we need a sample,
09:06we will do it.
09:08Because you can't go there alone
09:10when you're still stressed.
09:12We should all go there,
09:14preferably to your house.
09:16That's your palace.
09:18No matter how small or humble your place is,
09:20that's your palace.
09:22So, Jeff, thank you very much.
09:24But,
09:26this is not just advice.
09:28As you said, you asked for help.
09:30I learned a lot.
09:32I learned a lot here.
09:34The Cayetano in Action team
09:36accompanied Jeff to lead the barangay market.
09:38They immediately joined
09:40to examine
09:42the store that was being complained about.
09:44Jeff again made a new formal complaint
09:46or blotter
09:48that included how
09:50the health of the children
09:52is affected by cigarette smoke
09:54and the repeated spraying of insecticide.
09:56Noise
09:58that is prone to knocking
10:00and the barking of dogs.
10:02It was also in the blotter
10:04that Jeff wanted to know
10:06if there is a landowner
10:08who built the store.
10:10So, the first step
10:12is that we should
10:14follow the proper procedure.
10:16It's either they will complain
10:18to the authority of the market
10:20or they will complain
10:22to our barangay police officer
10:24investigator.
10:26After that, they will decide
10:28and we will endorse
10:30both sides.
10:32Thank you very much
10:34to the C.I.A. and Kuya Alan
10:36for giving me clear instructions.
10:38The fight is just starting
10:40because
10:42we will talk here in Lupon
10:44and I hope
10:46everything will be fine.
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