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Curious about the future of Minglanilla? Today, Mayor Rajiv Enad reveals the town’s developments, bold priorities, and plans that could shape the community like never before.
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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Beyond the Headlines.
00:52Today, we take a closer look at the stories shaping our communities and our future.
00:58Looking beyond the surface and into the context, the impact, and the conversations that matter.
01:05In every episode, we move past what's trending and examine what the headlines truly mean for everyday Filipinos.
01:12I'm Mildred Galarpe.
01:14And I'm DJ Moises.
01:17Today on Beyond the Headlines, we shine the spotlight on the municipality of Minglanilla,
01:22a town in southern Cebu known for its rich traditions, vibrant community, and growing opportunities.
01:28Often called the sugat capital of Cebu, Minglanilla continues to embrace a cultural heritage
01:36while pursuing developments that aim to improve the lives of the people.
01:41And joining us to talk about the town's progress, priorities, and future plans is Minglanilla Mayor Rajiv Enad.
01:49Good afternoon, Mayor.
01:52May yung hapon ka ninyo.
01:53Good afternoon.
01:54May hapon sa tanana itong viewers sa Beyond the Headlines.
01:57First time.
01:58First time, no?
01:59Narabamikoan na aming bindita sa mga first time.
02:03Ang warm-up questions ni DJ.
02:05All right.
02:06Go, DJ.
02:06So, Mayor, it's also good to see mga millennial leaders like you because I think you're among the local executives or executive chiefs who were elected at a very young age as chief executive.
02:22That's a term.
02:24So, what inspired you to go this route of public service?
02:31Well, actually, I started public service very early.
02:34I was the SK president of our town when I moved to become a municipal counselor.
02:41And I was blessed to be a Japanese scholar.
02:45I took my master's in Japan, paid for by the Japanese government in public administration.
02:52And when I studied there for about a year or so, I realized the disparity of the way the Japanese government handled their governance
03:04and hours and I wanted to make a lot of changes for Minglanilya because I love the town.
03:10And I always believe that Minglanilya Hanons deserve better and deserve our best effort.
03:19So, you're really into empowerment, no?
03:22Okay.
03:23Yeah.
03:23You are a lawyer.
03:25Yes, I am.
03:25Yes.
03:26At the same time, you also have your master's abroad.
03:28So, now that you are already the chief executive mayor, what are the programs also that you are prioritizing to empower young people also to be able to make the most of their lives, no?
03:42As a young mayor, I don't want to sugarcoat what the government is currently.
03:50I mean, we must forgive our current government.
03:52We are a young government in the Philippines, especially Minglanilya, our locality.
03:58And I have programs which I can be proud of, our Youth Day, our Linggaw ng Kabataan, our SK programs.
04:05But one program that I really take to heart is our summer job program.
04:12Because for a time, for a few weeks, young people from Minglanilya, young students, can work in our offices.
04:20Mursha, on-the-job training.
04:22Yes.
04:22Okay.
04:23And then they can see, you know, they can see without curtains what the good thing about the government is, the bad thing about the government is.
04:30The realities.
04:31In the realities of how it works.
04:34And after the program, I talked to them.
04:37And I asked them, what did you see?
04:39What did you notice about our government?
04:42What do you want to change about our government?
04:45Because seeing as the youth is the strength of our future, you know, I want to hear from them.
04:50And then I asked them, who among you want to work with the government?
04:57And who among you want to change it?
04:59So I think it's one of the programs that is very close to my heart.
05:05I think early exposure of the realities.
05:08When you create, you're leaders, you're like, okay, money I want to pay for you.
05:18But I think there's a way out.
05:21If you don't have to train, when?
05:23And I also like the final assessment question, you know, okay, that also inspires them to be part of the solution instead of just pointing out the problem.
05:35Pointing fingers, right?
05:37Solution-based governance.
05:40Solution-based governance.
05:41And I just got knocked off the door.
05:44Anyway, so, Canang.
05:46But this started like when?
05:48When you assume your first term?
05:50Yeah, this started way back before my administration, but we strengthened it during my administration, making sure that we do it every year.
05:57Okay.
05:58Okay.
05:59Pursue nila ito governance?
06:01Some of them, yeah, I think.
06:03I believe niya.
06:04And then, they are no longer too idealistic.
06:07Or they're no longer dreaming when they enter the office.
06:10Because they know what it is all about.
06:12And the job that needs to be done.
06:13And I think, even if you don't join a government,
06:16you can go to the private sector,
06:18but you know what the government needs.
06:20So, in your own capacity, in the private sector,
06:23there's a way of helping the government.
06:24It's not the way you can go to the government.
06:25It's not the way you can go to the private sector.
06:27It's just a copy.
06:29Anyway, so, now, I have questions regarding Minglanillia.
06:34I recall there was a time
06:37that it was tagged as the traffic capital of the South.
06:43Can you recall,
06:45when I was still living in Minglanillia,
06:48it was still not tagged as the traffic capital of the South.
06:52So, can you recall when did that happen?
06:55Why and how was it resolved?
06:58Actually, many years back, before our administration now,
07:02an incident happened during the holidays.
07:06Atong chief traffic head, together with all our traffic personnel,
07:12they had a Christmas party,
07:14and nobody was on duty.
07:15So, there was a traffic congestion for about three to seven hours.
07:19And after that,
07:21some called us the traffic capital of the South.
07:24And until today,
07:26unfortunately,
07:27that notion,
07:28that unfair notion,
07:29has seemed to have stuck.
07:31To the minds of a lot of people.
07:33To the minds of people,
07:34that Minglanillia is the bearer of heavy traffic.
07:37But infrastructure-wise,
07:40and at the same time,
07:41if the location in Minglanillia is the bearer of heavy traffic,
07:46what can you do with diversion road for now?
07:50I could not agree more.
07:51That's true.
07:53Right now,
07:55Minglanillia is using,
07:57I mean,
07:57the whole of the South
07:58is using one road network
08:00that was envisioned decades ago,
08:03and that is our national highway.
08:05And,
08:05you know,
08:07the traffic congestion
08:09that we are experiencing in Minglanillia,
08:11it is not an isolated case.
08:13Traffic
08:14is accepted by all
08:16as a symptom
08:17of the,
08:19yeah,
08:19economic growth,
08:21increase in population,
08:22and rapid urbanization of Metro Cebu.
08:25And as you can see,
08:26localities
08:28situated
08:29similarly to Minglanillia,
08:31like in the north,
08:32are also experiencing
08:33the same traffic congestion.
08:35Mandawi, for example.
08:36Yeah,
08:36Mandawi.
08:37Consolation,
08:38Niluan.
08:39And,
08:40but unfortunately,
08:41we are still using only one
08:42road network,
08:44which is the national highway.
08:45So,
08:45it is bound
08:46to be congested.
08:48But,
08:49just because that is the case,
08:50it doesn't mean that we will shy away
08:52from working hard
08:54to manage that congestion
08:55to manage the traffic flow.
08:57So,
08:58speaking of
09:00doing
09:01our best mayor,
09:03so,
09:03what are the
09:04current
09:05steps,
09:07the top steps
09:08for us to at least
09:09manage
09:10the situation?
09:11right now,
09:14the notion that we are
09:16the bearer of heavy traffic,
09:18that is Minglanillia,
09:19is because
09:20the only thing that can help
09:22when you are going to the south
09:25from the city
09:25or you are going to the city
09:26from the south,
09:27the only thing that helps
09:29divide that traffic load
09:31is the SRP.
09:32the ones
09:34Star Mall.
09:36Yeah.
09:37But SRP
09:38only comes in at Star Mall.
09:40So,
09:40it helps the congestion
09:41only at Star Mall.
09:43So,
09:44but the negative thing
09:45about it is
09:46when you are going to the south,
09:48you have two ways
09:48to go to the south
09:49from the SRP
09:50and the national highway
09:52in Talisay.
09:53But,
09:53it also merges back
09:54in Star Mall.
09:56It is a bottleneck,
09:57actually.
09:57It is a bottleneck.
09:58Before you go to Minglanillia,
10:00before you enter Minglanillia,
10:01you are already
10:02in that bottleneck congestion.
10:04And then,
10:04when you leave Minglanillia,
10:06you are also facing
10:07the congestion
10:07before breaking off
10:08at SRP.
10:09So,
10:09they were diverted
10:11and then integrated
10:12in Minglanillia.
10:14Yes.
10:14So,
10:15that is an unfortunate notion
10:16and circumstance
10:17that we have.
10:18So,
10:18the problem is,
10:19well,
10:20they say that
10:21other metropolitans
10:23in developed countries,
10:24why are they not
10:25having traffic congestion?
10:26Well,
10:27I think the one thing
10:28that distinguishes us
10:29from other metropolitans
10:31is not the absence
10:33of traffic
10:33or heavy load
10:34of traffic.
10:35But,
10:36number one,
10:37the way
10:38that they manage
10:40their traffic,
10:41the manner
10:42that they enforce
10:43traffic rules
10:44and regulations,
10:45and ultimately,
10:47they have better
10:49long-term
10:50infrastructure planning
10:51that we do not have,
10:54right,
10:54unfortunately.
10:54I think
10:56the traffic
10:57it involves
10:58the management,
11:00the infra support.
11:03So,
11:03before I proceed,
11:07what happened
11:07to that,
11:08what did you do?
11:09Pag first,
11:09in Muglingkod,
11:10what did you do
11:10with the traffic team?
11:11Oh,
11:11yeah,
11:12sorry.
11:13When I sat down
11:14as mayor
11:15in 2022,
11:16the first thing
11:17that I did,
11:17I changed
11:18the traffic head
11:19and I changed
11:21the traffic personnel
11:22that are involved
11:25in, you know,
11:25that holiday fiasco
11:28and those
11:29that are
11:30we cannot deny.
11:32We are corrupt
11:35and take advantage
11:36in our position.
11:38So,
11:38when I sat down
11:39as mayor,
11:40I was a head
11:41and I was a head
11:43because we have
11:44the traffic personnel
11:45that are not
11:45bad.
11:46We have the traffic
11:47personnel
11:48that are
11:48that does not
11:59sit well
11:59under our
12:00administration
12:00and we should
12:01have zero
12:02tolerance for
12:03corruption.
12:04So,
12:04we immediately
12:05we changed
12:06majority
12:07of our traffic
12:07personnel
12:08and our traffic
12:08head.
12:09We want
12:10a functional
12:10one,
12:11one that is
12:11committed,
12:12dedicated,
12:12and imbued
12:13with integrity.
12:15Did it help
12:16when you changed
12:17the whole
12:18traffic team?
12:19Did it help,
12:20you know,
12:20help you manage
12:22traffic in
12:22Minglanilla
12:23in the absence
12:24of the needed
12:25infra support
12:26for the town?
12:28Yes,
12:28it did.
12:28Because we
12:29employed
12:30many steps
12:32to alleviate
12:34the traffic
12:34congestion
12:35that goes
12:36through our town.
12:37I mean,
12:37every day,
12:3970,000,
12:40during weekdays,
12:4170,000 to 80,000
12:42plus goes
12:43from the south
12:44to the city
12:44and from
12:47the city
12:47to the south
12:48around 50,000,
12:4940,000,
12:4960,000 goes
12:51back to the south
12:52every day.
12:53So,
12:53we're trying to
12:53manage it the
12:54best way
12:54that we can.
12:55Number one,
12:56monitoring.
12:58When I sat
12:59as mayor,
13:00we established
13:00our control
13:02center
13:02with CCTV
13:04monitoring
13:05in all
13:05our major
13:06intersections
13:06in Minglanilla.
13:08So,
13:08that's 24
13:09hours now.
13:11So,
13:11any problems,
13:12congestion,
13:13we are,
13:14by the minute,
13:15we are notified
13:16and updated.
13:18Second,
13:19we installed
13:20our traffic light
13:21system.
13:21That was before
13:22non-existent
13:23as you were
13:23living in Minglanilla
13:24before.
13:26So,
13:27the traffic light
13:27system
13:28that we,
13:31in every major
13:31intersection,
13:32we have that
13:32now in Minglanilla
13:33so that we can
13:33manage the traffic
13:35flow.
13:36Thirdly,
13:36we bolstered
13:38our traffic
13:39personnel
13:40whereas before
13:41it was less
13:42than 100.
13:43Now,
13:43we have 150
13:44traffic personnel
13:45and traffic-related
13:46personnel.
13:48So,
13:48that's trying to
13:49manage.
13:49If there are
13:50stall in Kenan
13:51or vehicular accidents,
13:54what if
13:55DPWH
13:57did it ever
13:58happen that
13:59DPWH
14:01is going to
14:01run without
14:02letting you know?
14:03Yes.
14:04Sometimes,
14:05it happens
14:05like that.
14:06but we have
14:07no choice.
14:07You know,
14:07we cannot shy
14:08away from
14:08our responsibility.
14:09If it's
14:10within our
14:10locality,
14:11we have to
14:11act.
14:12So,
14:13right now,
14:14we are also
14:15treating our
14:16traffic as
14:17something dynamic.
14:18Okay.
14:19So,
14:19our approach is
14:21dynamic.
14:22So,
14:22it changes
14:23by the time
14:25of day,
14:25by the weather,
14:26and sometimes
14:27even by behavior.
14:29You know,
14:29when you mean time
14:30of day,
14:30there are rush
14:31hours.
14:31So,
14:32before my
14:33administration,
14:34there was only
14:34one
14:35duty time,
14:38one shift
14:39from 8 to 5.
14:41Now,
14:42we have three shifts
14:43covering
14:44from 6
14:45to 10,
14:4510 to,
14:49I think,
14:5010 to 6,
14:50and then,
14:51you know,
14:51something like that.
14:52Yeah.
14:53So,
14:53naging ma-address
14:54sa morning na peak
14:55kung sa hapon na peak.
14:57Even at night.
14:57Even at night.
14:58You already have
14:59personnel on duty.
15:01I'm curious also
15:02because you mentioned
15:03nga,
15:04you also deployed
15:05more security cameras
15:07now,
15:07no?
15:07Yes.
15:08In key areas
15:09of the road.
15:10Yes.
15:10So,
15:11do you also
15:12do or do you
15:13advocate also
15:14ka ng
15:15contactless
15:16ka ng
15:17arrest?
15:18Or contactless
15:19apprehension ba?
15:20Apprehension.
15:21Or ticketing.
15:21Violators.
15:22Violators.
15:22Right now,
15:23that is the ideal
15:25situation
15:26that we want
15:27to be there
15:28in maybe five years.
15:30But right now,
15:30it's hard to do.
15:32But hopefully,
15:33soon,
15:34we will update
15:35our technology
15:36to match
15:36with our needs.
15:38It's true.
15:39So,
15:39ang katong,
15:40I'd like to go back
15:41sa katong
15:42nag-employ ka
15:43o more traffic
15:45personnel,
15:45katong three shifts.
15:46Yes.
15:48It answered
15:49the katong,
15:50moment sa ginap,
15:51bisan sa Cebu City,
15:525, 6, 7, 1,
15:54naman sagay makit
15:55ang traffic
15:56personnel sa daan.
15:57Diba?
15:58You're limited
15:58to the traffic light.
15:59So,
15:59did it answer
16:00nga mo,
16:01dili ka ayun
16:02kung naay congestion,
16:04it's not nga mulugay ka
16:05o hours or minutes?
16:06It really helped
16:07the traffic flow.
16:08It improved.
16:10Now,
16:11traffic congestion
16:12is not a daily occurrence
16:13in Minganiliya.
16:15Before,
16:16almost daily,
16:18I mean,
16:19I share the same frustration
16:20as our road users.
16:22Believe me,
16:23you,
16:23I share it.
16:24For those who are not
16:25from Minganiliya,
16:26I understand that
16:27you are sometimes
16:28frustrated.
16:29And I share the same
16:30because we travel
16:30the same road
16:31every day.
16:33But really,
16:33with more personnel,
16:35we really help
16:37the traffic flow.
16:38It's no longer
16:39a daily occurrence
16:39na congested
16:40Yukaita.
16:41Maybe,
16:42heavy a load
16:42but flowing
16:43in Russia.
16:45What are the
16:46usual,
16:48you mentioned
16:49part of the
16:50cause also
16:50is the behavior.
16:52So,
16:52what's the,
16:53and it's good
16:54that you also have
16:54the number
16:56of vehicles
16:57going to the south
17:00and going back
17:01to Cebu City.
17:03Ang question ako is,
17:04what is the
17:04usual peak
17:06traffic hours
17:07in that area?
17:09Especially,
17:10in Star Mall.
17:12In Star Mall,
17:12that's no longer
17:13part of Minganiliya.
17:14But we are
17:15affected by it.
17:16When you usually
17:19move the volume,
17:20around 6 to 8
17:21in the morning.
17:23And then,
17:234 to 6 in the evening.
17:25Even up until 7.
17:27Yes,
17:27it's a part,
17:28it's a Minganiliya.
17:29But,
17:30when you're
17:30in the stretch
17:31of Minganiliya,
17:33when you start
17:34the congestion
17:36going to the south
17:37or going to the city?
17:39If I'm going to
17:41Minganiliya.
17:42Oh yeah,
17:43before you enter
17:43Minganiliya
17:44and then that stretch,
17:45the lino
17:45and then lipata stretch
17:48and then kalahuan.
17:48There's a lipata
17:49because there's a traffic light.
17:51Yeah,
17:51we put the traffic light.
17:52There's a traffic light.
17:53There's a traffic light.
17:54Okay.
17:56The traffic light
17:56is also a two-way thing.
17:58It helps the road users
17:59who are not from Minganiliya
18:00and it also protects
18:02our pedestrians
18:03who are from Minganiliya,
18:04the kids who are crossing,
18:05going to school.
18:05Lapad na kay Nangadan.
18:07Yes.
18:08So,
18:08diha sa lipata
18:09and then,
18:09towards the going ad to,
18:12asa man ang traffic congestion po?
18:14In going to the city?
18:16Going to the south.
18:17Going to the south.
18:18Sa municipio,
18:19badapit na area
18:20or unahan pa?
18:21When you enter Minganiliya
18:22because it's already congested
18:24from the stretch of Star Mall
18:25to the McDonald's
18:26and then,
18:27so,
18:28it continues
18:29inwards towards Minganiliya,
18:31towards our poblasyon
18:32and it eases after
18:33our poblasyon.
18:34Oh.
18:35Kaya sa poblasyon,
18:36mangod,
18:36naaman sagod po din na
18:37ang economic activity,
18:39right?
18:39Na ay malls,
18:40naasadiya ang municipio.
18:41So,
18:41all the economic activity
18:43ka-understandan
18:43ay dagang tricycle
18:44and everything.
18:45Yeah.
18:46So,
18:47infrastructure,
18:48unsang mansad
18:49ang infrastructure
18:50available
18:51for Minganiliya
18:52nga,
18:54kanang...
18:55To help traffic.
18:56To help traffic.
18:57Diffuse traffic.
18:58Yes, kanang
18:59umu-divert ba.
19:00Kanang,
19:00like,
19:00what happened,
19:01although ang Star Mall
19:02is,
19:03mo-diverts ya,
19:03but at the same time,
19:04mo-pundok sa diya.
19:05But in the,
19:06dito nagin sa Minganiliya side,
19:08asa man tadapit ka?
19:09So,
19:09after Star Mall,
19:10you know,
19:10we made,
19:11because
19:12we have limited resources
19:14in the local government.
19:15Yes.
19:16As a municipality.
19:17So,
19:17we,
19:17of course,
19:18help the,
19:18seek the aid
19:19of our congresswoman
19:20from the national government,
19:22and then we also seek
19:24the help of our
19:25provincial government
19:26through our governor.
19:28Our,
19:29through our congresswoman,
19:31the national government,
19:32after I won
19:33as mayor
19:34in 2022,
19:35I approached
19:36congresswoman Gullias
19:37and they asked her
19:39for an alternative road
19:40that will help
19:41ease the traffic
19:41after Star Mall.
19:43So,
19:43after Star Mall,
19:44there was a proposal
19:46before,
19:47they call it
19:48the Linaw Cantabaco Road.
19:51It's just beside,
19:53the road opening
19:53is beside McDonald's.
19:55Oh, yeah.
19:55Yeah.
19:55Okay.
19:56If,
19:57right turn.
19:58There was a proposal
19:58that you make a right there
20:00and then the road
20:01supposedly
20:01should go
20:03through the mountain
20:04barangay of Minganilla
20:04and exit
20:05the Cantabaco,
20:06Toledo.
20:07So,
20:08that the vehicle users,
20:10the trucks,
20:11the vehicle users
20:11that are going to
20:12want to go to
20:13Toledo or the west,
20:14they don't have to go
20:16through the main road
20:16of Minganilla
20:17and Naga
20:17and go to Uling,
20:19Naga.
20:19They can directly go
20:20to Linaw Cantabaco Road
20:21and exit in Toledo.
20:23So,
20:24I asked that
20:24from our congresswoman
20:25and fortunately,
20:26our congresswoman
20:26also was in agreement
20:29to that
20:29and she has funded,
20:31she has started
20:31the project,
20:32she has funded it
20:33for two years now
20:34in different phases.
20:37So,
20:37last year,
20:38they did work on it
20:39and this year
20:40they continued it
20:40in phase two
20:41and hopefully,
20:43next year,
20:43they will continue
20:44until it exits
20:45the Toledo.
20:47So,
20:47that is one way
20:48to help alleviate
20:49the traffic
20:49along the national highway.
20:51Not everybody
20:54has a business
20:55going through
20:56Minganilla.
20:57That's right.
20:57If you go to Toledo,
20:59you can't get
21:00all the way
21:01needed to.
21:02So,
21:02the going
21:03is not going
21:04to the main
21:06national highway.
21:07So,
21:08as part of our
21:08midterm solution
21:09to traffic
21:10along Minganilla,
21:12that is one
21:12of the alternative
21:13roads that is
21:14very viable
21:14and in fact,
21:15they are starting
21:16to work on it
21:17for the past two years.
21:19So,
21:19another one
21:20that we propose
21:21is,
21:21there is a timeline
21:22of the mayor?
21:24Hopefully,
21:24by next year
21:25or the year
21:26after that.
21:27So,
21:27maybe before
21:28your term ends,
21:29no?
21:29Yeah,
21:29before the second
21:30term ends,
21:31I hope it
21:32will be
21:32accomplished.
21:33So,
21:33by the time
21:34your third
21:34term,
21:35hawan hawan
21:36ang Minganilla.
21:37And,
21:38because it's,
21:39DPWH is working
21:40on it
21:41through our
21:41congresswoman.
21:43And,
21:44another alternative
21:45road as part
21:45of our midterm
21:46solution that
21:47I proposed,
21:48this time I
21:49proposed it
21:49to our newly
21:50elected governor,
21:51Pam.
21:52It's called
21:53the bypass
21:53road.
21:55From SRP,
21:56you don't need
21:57to merge
21:58in Star Mall,
21:59you can go
22:00to Mohon,
22:00Talisay,
22:01make a left
22:02after the
22:02city hall
22:03in Talisay.
22:04Yeah,
22:04you can go.
22:05So,
22:05Arishagi,
22:06sa coastal
22:06road.
22:07No,
22:08Mohon,
22:09and then
22:09you will
22:09exit in
22:10Tungkil.
22:11Oh,
22:11ayan,
22:12it's a small
22:13road there.
22:14Yes.
22:14Actually,
22:15Mayor
22:15Samsanggulias
22:17is already
22:18widening
22:18that road
22:19through
22:19national funding.
22:21And then,
22:22I requested
22:22that it
22:24will be
22:24continued
22:25to Minganilla.
22:26to Barangay
22:28Tungkil
22:28and Barangay
22:29Kalahuan.
22:30So that
22:31people living
22:32in the coastal
22:33barangays
22:33of Minganilla
22:34no longer
22:35need to go
22:35through
22:36Star Mall
22:36and join
22:38the merging
22:38congestion.
22:40Even people
22:40that will
22:41go to
22:42Naga,
22:42they can
22:43also use
22:43that road
22:43and exit
22:45in the
22:46southern part
22:47of Minganilla,
22:48going through
22:48the coastal
22:49road of
22:49Minganilla.
22:50So,
22:50it's another
22:51solution
22:52as part
22:53of our
22:53midterm
22:53solution
22:54that will
22:54help
22:54alleviate
22:55the congestion
22:56along
22:56the
22:56national
22:57highway.
22:58I still
23:01propose it
23:01to Gov
23:02but she
23:03has
23:03in principle
23:05she likes
23:06the project
23:06and she
23:08has taken
23:08a liking
23:08to it
23:09and I
23:09hope
23:10she will
23:10fund it
23:11in the
23:11future.
23:12Gov,
23:12you're
23:12so
23:12gov.
23:14You're
23:15going to
23:15the GC
23:17that
23:17has
23:18funds
23:18of Mayor.
23:19Oh,
23:19great.
23:20You're
23:20going to
23:21the
23:21mayor.
23:21This
23:21is
23:21the
23:22mayor.
23:22Si Rick
23:24Ryan
23:25Zafra,
23:26the
23:26most
23:26youth
23:27friendly
23:27mayor.
23:28Makarilet yun
23:28ang bata
23:29sa bata.
23:30Hindi yun
23:30ang tiguan
23:30sa bata.
23:32Melody
23:32Campurabaya,
23:33Abante Minglanilla.
23:35Thank you
23:35so much
23:35Mayor
23:36Rajiv.
23:37Lahit
23:38Rajud
23:38basta
23:39ang
23:39mayor
23:39dilit
23:40trapo.
23:41Okay.
23:41Hasta
23:42LGBT
23:42pinangga
23:43kaayaw
23:44ni
23:44mayor.
23:45Our
23:45dear
23:45visionary
23:46mayor,
23:47matun
23:47pa
23:47ni
23:47Bragat
23:48JC.
23:48Hello
23:49to
23:50our
23:50best
23:50mayor.
23:51The
23:51best
23:54mayor
23:54ever,
23:55Hermie
23:56Larino.
23:57May
23:58negative
23:58diri.
23:59Kuya
23:59wag
23:59hinapay
24:00mayor.
24:02As
24:02hinapay,
24:03banta yan.
24:04Anyway,
24:05Abante,
24:05Abante,
24:06misang
24:06traffic,
24:07kaayaw
24:07lungsod
24:07ninyo.
24:08Matun
24:08ni
24:09Gino
24:09Motibar.
24:11Mas
24:12organized
24:12ang
24:12traffic
24:13flow
24:13sa
24:13Mang
24:13Lanilia
24:14compared
24:14to
24:15Tabunok,
24:15Bulacau,
24:16Pardo
24:16area.
24:17Well,
24:17duha na ka
24:18LGU
24:19ang
24:19Kuan.
24:20Matun
24:20pa
24:20ni
24:21Casey.
24:22Neligible
24:23and
24:23wise
24:24mayor.
24:24Wala
24:24na'y
24:25pangitaon
24:25lain,
24:26kundi
24:26siya
24:26ragyud.
24:27I'm
24:27so
24:27proud
24:28of
24:28you
24:28because
24:28parinti
24:30ni
24:30si
24:30si
24:31Kuan,
24:32si
24:32Nick
24:32Jean
24:33Gumunit.
24:34God
24:35bless
24:35you
24:36always
24:36po,
24:36Mayor
24:37Rajiv.
24:38Napan
24:38ni
24:38siya
24:38dag
24:38hand
24:39you
24:39diri.
24:40Salamat
24:40sa
24:41inyong
24:41there
24:42are
24:42400
24:43plus
24:44watching
24:44us
24:44right
24:45now.
24:45So
24:45hinaot
24:46di
24:46lamutaman
24:47sa
24:47pagtanao
24:47but
24:48support
24:48sa
24:48gita
24:49ni
24:49mayor.
24:49I
24:50think
24:50it
24:51takes
24:51a
24:52real
24:52and
24:52true
24:52mingla
24:53nili
24:54hanun
24:55to
24:55really
24:56make
24:56mingla
24:57nili
24:57grow.
24:57Dili
24:58enough
25:02na
25:02mo
25:02point
25:03out
25:03sa
25:03ang
25:03problema
25:04but
25:05we
25:05should
25:05be
25:05part
25:05of
25:06the
25:06solution.
25:07Kung
25:07tinuray
25:08man
25:08ggani
25:09ka.
25:09Pero
25:09kung
25:09i-mong
25:10habit
25:10mag
25:10sige
25:10lag
25:11point
25:11lang
25:12di
25:12sige
25:14on
25:15the
25:15part
25:15of
25:16modernization
25:17of
25:18our
25:19public
25:20transportation
25:21mayor
25:22ba?
25:22What
25:23do
25:23you
25:23have
25:23in
25:24mind?
25:25What
25:25do you
25:26have
25:26in
25:26the
25:26horizon?
25:27There
25:27are
25:27already
25:27modern
25:28POVs
25:29traversing
25:30through
25:31Minganilia.
25:32With
25:32regards
25:33to the
25:33traffic
25:33problem,
25:34we
25:35will
25:35complement
25:36because
25:36we
25:36already
25:37have
25:37a
25:37traffic
25:37ordinance.
25:38with
25:39regards
25:39to
25:39our
25:39no
25:40stopping,
25:40no
25:41parking
25:41areas
25:42along
25:43the
25:43national
25:43highway.
25:43We
25:43even
25:44have
25:44a
25:44ban
25:45on
25:45the
25:45commercial
25:46delivery
25:46trucks.
25:47They
25:47can only
25:48deliver
25:48after
25:488pm
25:49so that
25:50it
25:50doesn't
25:50contribute
25:51to
25:51the
25:51traffic
25:51on
25:52the
25:52national
25:52highway.
25:53So
25:53we
25:54will
25:54complement
25:55the
25:55public
25:57utility
25:58vehicles
25:58among
25:59no
26:00stopping
26:00stopping
26:00where
26:01they
26:01can
26:01stop
26:02and
26:02where
26:02they
26:02can
26:02pick
26:02up
26:03their
26:03passengers.
26:05problem
26:08about
26:11the
26:11lack
26:11of
26:12discipline
26:12among
26:13drivers
26:13and
26:13pedestrians.
26:14They
26:15don't
26:15know
26:16they
26:16are
26:16still
26:16from
26:17Milanilla.
26:19Most
26:20likely
26:21more
26:21than
26:2170%
26:22of
26:22road
26:23users
26:23are
26:24not
26:24from
26:24Milanilla.
26:27How
26:27is
26:28our
26:28traffic
26:29enforcement
26:29and
26:30the
26:30violators
26:31now?
26:31We
26:32already
26:32have
26:32a
26:32traffic
26:33ordinance.
26:35But
26:35right
26:36now
26:36the
26:36council
26:37is
26:37about
26:39to
26:39pass
26:39the
26:39traffic
26:39code.
26:40But
26:40we
26:41are
26:41still
26:41issuing
26:41tickets
26:42for
26:42the
26:42violators
26:43letting
26:44them
26:45pay
26:45fines
26:45because
26:46the
26:47enforcement
26:47of
26:47our
26:48traffic
26:49rules
26:49and
26:49regulations
26:49is
26:50very
26:50important
26:50in order
26:51for
26:51us.
26:54But
26:54sometimes
26:55we
26:55also
26:55seek
26:55the
26:55help
26:55of
26:56our
26:56LTO
26:56for
26:57the
26:58serious
26:58violations.
26:59How
26:59is
26:59LTO
26:59working
27:00with
27:00the
27:00LGU?
27:02Not
27:02frequently.
27:05aside
27:08from
27:09roads
27:09and
27:10infrastructure
27:11are you
27:12prioritizing
27:13to support
27:16population
27:17and economic
27:18growth
27:18in the
27:18town?
27:19I
27:19don't
27:19sayo.
27:20It's okay.
27:21Aside
27:21from the
27:22roads
27:22and
27:24what
27:25other
27:25infrastructure
27:26mentioned
27:26the
27:26bypass
27:28road
27:29and
27:29diversion
27:31road.
27:32Diversion
27:33road
27:33is
27:33already
27:34on
27:34phase
27:34two.
27:36But
27:36the
27:36bypass
27:37will
27:37be
27:37for
27:38funding
27:38of
27:38Governor
27:39Palm.
27:39Or
27:40the
27:41DPDO
27:41H or
27:42Congressman
27:44Gulias.
27:45And
27:45before
27:45that
27:46it's a
27:46good
27:46input
27:47also
27:47when
27:47you
27:47mentioned
27:47about
27:4870%
27:48of
27:49those
27:49passing
27:49through
27:50are
27:50not
27:50even
27:51having
27:52their
27:52business
27:53there.
27:53They're
27:53not
27:53also
27:54from
27:54Millennials.
27:54I
27:54think
27:55the
27:59diversion
27:59road
28:00will
28:00really
28:00and
28:03then
28:03if
28:04I
28:04can
28:04break
28:04it
28:04down
28:05short
28:07term
28:07solution
28:07immediate
28:08and
28:09urgent
28:09and
28:09primary
28:10solutions
28:10that
28:10we
28:10have
28:11is
28:12that
28:12we
28:12manage
28:13our
28:13traffic
28:13well.
28:14We
28:14manage
28:14the
28:14flow
28:14and
28:15enforce
28:16our
28:16traffic
28:17rules
28:17and
28:17regulations
28:18the
28:18best
28:18way
28:18that
28:19we
28:19can
28:19through
28:20strict
28:20monitoring
28:21and
28:21personnel
28:22efficiency
28:23and
28:23effectiveness.
28:25Midterm
28:25solution
28:26we have
28:26now
28:27the
28:27alternative
28:27roads
28:28which
28:28is
28:29Delinao
28:29and
28:29Tabacco
28:29Road
28:30going
28:30to
28:30Toledo
28:30that
28:31they're
28:31working
28:31on
28:31and
28:32the
28:32bypass
28:32road
28:33that
28:33we
28:33are
28:33proposing
28:33to
28:34the
28:34province
28:34and
28:35long
28:36term
28:36solution
28:37which
28:38is
28:38the
28:38express
28:38way
28:39I'm
28:39sure
28:39you've
28:39heard
28:40of
28:40the
28:40express
28:40way
28:40it
28:41it
28:43yes
28:44it has
28:44it has
28:44it has
28:44it has
28:45it has
28:45it has
28:46it has
28:49not
28:49continued
28:50to
28:50Minganilia
28:50and
28:51I think
28:51if it
28:53will continue
28:53it is
28:53one of
28:54the
28:54parallel
28:54solutions
28:56parallel roads
28:57to the
28:57national
28:57highway
28:57going to
28:58and from
28:59the
28:59city
28:59it will
29:08go down
29:08a little
29:09bit
29:09unfortunately
29:10it will
29:10affect
29:11many
29:11houses
29:11I
29:12hope
29:12they
29:12will
29:12change
29:13the
29:13route
29:13but
29:13I'm
29:14not
29:14sure
29:14DP
29:15it's
29:20not
29:20just
29:21your
29:21town
29:21but
29:21even
29:23other
29:23towns
29:23like
29:24what
29:25happened
29:25to
29:25Consolation
29:26when
29:27they
29:27I
29:27think
29:28they
29:28have
29:28a
29:28road
29:28project
29:29and
29:29everything
29:33was
29:33in
29:33chaos
29:34Mayor
29:36Aligado
29:40in fact
29:42it was controversial
29:43when I interviewed
29:43her
29:44because
29:44she
29:44said
29:45she
29:46can afford
29:47to
29:48the
29:49thing
29:49can afford
29:50to
29:51Singapore
29:52like
29:57and
29:58you
29:58can
29:58buy
29:58this
29:59in
30:00Cebu
30:00City
30:00and
30:01the
30:02stress
30:03is
30:04the
30:06national
30:06agencies
30:07welcome
30:07to
30:07the
30:08project
30:08because
30:08the
30:09LG
30:10for
30:10the
30:10project you welcome but I just used the courtesy with the LGU especially when it involves traffic
30:18it also happened in Cebu City going up Busay, they just stopped it, it's too late
30:28are you having that problem also well um the national highway we have a lot of problems
30:32on the national highway, the gubaang karsada, the roadworks, siminto, spalto
30:38and sometimes Madugay Giltinol and DP is a timeliness nila in responding and fixing it
30:44and the people do not understand it's a national road it's a national jurisdiction and then they blame
30:50the mayor but so it's something we can improve on you know but um looking at it as a bigger
30:59perspective um i also get your point um i mean ganilia cannot solve its problem alone because
31:05right now the locality in the first district and in the province of Cebu we're to each his own you
31:11know we're i'm dealing with the traffic that goes through my town you're dealing with the traffic
31:15that goes through yours but we must realize that we need interlocal cooperation because there's
31:21interconnectedness in problems such as traffic and flood yeah so example what happened to Talisay
31:28yeah yeah the flooding in Talisay the traffic the congestion was all the way to naga yeah so as
31:38usual there were people who were giving status on social media about ming granilia being the
31:43being the traffic capital
31:45oh nga gitag kanang in ana but ang kato siya nga problem is so good you to did to sa bulakaw i think in
31:51in bulakaw talisay where kanang sa fi dohato nakakontribute sa fishport nga area nga nagrood project
31:58nasan si dpwh which could have been done during the weekend which could have been no nahuman on
32:03ta to nila but they did not finished it on time so what man said that kahibaw nga muuan
32:08o ginato kadugay so kasambuta ta but ang ang i think what people need to understand is
32:15traffic like water and flooding is a metro it's an inter-LGU problem yes do you see the need now
32:24okay
32:31right now there needs to be a cosmopolitan thinking of solving problems metro cebu is growing bigger
32:37exponential rate um so it needs exponential solutions and right now talking about traffic
32:45the road network that we have the infrastructure that we are using is no longer enough
32:51it's no longer sufficient and until that we until we can improve with better infrastructure
32:57then we'll have to make do with managing and enforcing doing what we can with what we have
33:04but ultimately we will need to have those better infrastructures that is part of long-term
33:10planning that is interconnected in in solving the problem of traffic so the mentioning mo mayor
33:18no what the what the LGU is doing yeah and then especially on the part of the enforcement yeah if
33:25there's something you would like to tell those passing through so those are drivers like me for example
33:33yeah what should we do differently to improve also the traffic situation um well actually i cannot ask
33:42as much from our road users or road passers going through minganilla that are not from minganilla
33:48but um i would like to tell you that i empathize with you i understand and i am frustrated with you
33:56but just because that is the situation doesn't mean that we do not work hard that we will shy away from
34:04our responsibility that we will not do our best uh to solve the traffic management problem within our
34:11locality and right now i can tell you that we are doing um the best that we can we're putting in
34:19uh the best effort that we can uh put in and we are making solutions to help uh manage the traffic
34:28well keep it flowing uh take it out take the congestion out of the norm you know um i hope that you also
34:36understand our situation that we are the barrier of the merging of traffic going to the south from srp and
34:44national highway and national highway merges in star mall uh going to the stretch of mcdonald's we are
34:49the recipient of that um traffic congestion and bottleneck and going out of being related to the city
34:56we will also be in congestion because there is one road there is no other road and then before it
35:02divides between srp and the national highway in talisay so i hope you understand that we're trying
35:07our best to manage that and then we are working with the different agencies of the levels of government
35:14we are working with our congresswoman we're working with the national government through
35:18the dpwh for the alternative roads we're work we're trying to work with our provincial government
35:24through our newly elected governor governor pam and then um hopefully this will create solutions that will
35:34diffuse the traffic load and and you know alleviate the traffic problem so i think more like more
35:40than umong question kaganina ang ipangutanan ako ka because a lot of the the things that we've been
35:45discussing this morning is really traffic no so aside from traffic mayor what are the other
35:51kanang priorities man said that you have in the lg
35:53that you have in the lg before san na niya tubago naanile asa man mug lgo si ricks ryan safra asa man
36:01mug lgo nga naay validate ni sa iyang three shifts na naay duty nga traffic personnel until
36:08not until not until alas noibis sa gabi ioy minglara dili lang niya si bo bridget yes kaayo agriko
36:16ani kay first ako nakavisit sa mingla 2023 na amaze me kay gabiin na naa japon mga enforcer pag
36:23agi na mo so i think it really helped nga imonggi extend ang duty sa enforcers until late
36:30sa gabini especially karoon ka nang mahuman bitaw kudri sa sunstar mga past nine or ten na may
36:36bungko iniguli ni mo napako sebu city ha huot naman huot na ka nang oh huot pa ba ka nang
36:42uman samani sila is city getting to be a city that matulog never sleeps never sleeps
36:47on sa ganina new york new york well in addition you know um before even you know the the netizens
36:57they will say ah fiesta na po si mingganilia traffic na po ni you know but uh it uh we
37:03have proven that when you um you know properly allocate your personnel and do above and beyond work
37:10and then manage your traffic well this past fiesta we had in mingila in august uh
37:15wala traffic akaloway sa ginawa mo fiesta so no complaints sorry wala ko ka invite no no no
37:22sayang wala dito kami this time wala yung traffic di ba kanang titinod na kanang as long as moving
37:28lang siya no yeah kanang i think that's the best so go mabalik lang itong gamayin sa talisay that will
37:34not be the first time na mahitabo na especially with the you know monsoons and iphones coming
37:41na mabalik ito katong problema sa baha sa talisay mabalik ito di gito siya something
37:49kay inana namang gina siya every time uwan kanang ah ang absorptive capacity sa existing
37:56infrastructure nga makadrain da yun sa volume sa uwan unsay unsay kay tanaw ni mo ang pagpangandam
38:03nato si mang laniliang kanang ah di magito siya mali kaya yan kimutrafic magandit tong lugar
38:08ang mga kailahing exit and that's the diversion roads will be in place nagyad i think so i
38:16think ang best na tong buhato nini is early nga announcement na traffic congestion
38:20ay samung ulakaw sa inyong balay kay traffic pa kay ang dan it's anywhere yeah but i think if we
38:27cannot solve you know our neighboring localities i'm sure they're also doing their best you know
38:33um we will try to solve our own put we have uh minor uh flooding problems along the highway
38:40we are trying to do regular and prompt declogging uh water pumping if ever it needs uh water pumping to
38:48um decrease the flood level uh water levels um we will also try to do our part for mingganilia yeah
38:58kanyang imong mga infra requirements i know you are kanang imong co-ordinate na nimu sa capitol
39:04uh how is it uh say mong mga wishlist kumusta si gov yang response nimu um i'm sure gov has a lot on
39:12her plate yes but um but like i said we are also looking at our solutions so we will not stop
39:19proposing we will not stop um asking for help and coordinating
39:23sa pag-persistent raman konona mayor okay persistent kag mga gov we will see and then we're also trying to
39:31do our best and you know with our local funds back to your question i mean yeah where where is mingganilia
39:37going uh moving forward moving forward uh mingganilia with uh we have our vision now yeah um to make
39:46mingganilia a vibrant locality where mingganilia can work live and play um you know mingganilia for
39:53the past decades have been um the recipient of the outer development of metro cebu particularly housing
40:02um you know because of the nuclear development of metro cebu you know the commercial month because
40:09gana business suits and then um to increase the prices of real estate people can only afford to buy
40:15housing within uh cebu city mandawi so they they're buying houses now in the outskirts such as mingganilia
40:24for the past three decades or so because it's affordable but young families that are buying
40:30these houses that are still working in the city they pay their taxes in the city they just go to
40:37mingganilia they live there we serve them we collect their garbage but then they work in the city
40:42they earn in the city so um you know for the past three decades we have been in a recipient of housing
40:48but we would like to shift from that development we don't want housing anymore you know because we
40:56have already increased our population we have a population now 160 000 or more and with that
41:03population i think we have created a demand and with that demand i think we can now shift our development
41:10from housing before because we used to be called did you know that we used to be called the bedroom
41:15municipality why is that because people sleep in our spotty but they work in the cities and then
41:22medyo delegation fair no nga and then sila ang magbutang sa tanang requirements who got done everything
41:29the infrastructure requirement but let's look at the positive side you know we have been the
41:35the recipient of the housing development that's fine for the past three decades but at least now we have
41:40the population we have the demand we can now shift to commercial development commercial to retail
41:46development because there's a market oh yeah there's a market already yeah they will not have more
41:57reasons to go out of mingganilia and hopefully maybe even light industrial because people workers are
42:05already now living in mingganilia so yeah so that's where we want to go some now katong imonggi
42:12mentioned lang mayor about kanang kanang commercial developments yeah some locations they also promote
42:21kanang work from home type of work because that will also encourage ming lani
42:27minglanilia not not to leave minglanilia anymore but they can just stay and even work there so
42:35that's true similar projects also mayor within minglanilia yeah well actually um many are already working from
42:43home correct in fact there are already office spaces common office space have you heard of those things when
42:48they work in the uh online and then they just rent a tape uh co-working space yeah uh it's it's now
42:56becoming uh correct exist existent in mingganilia so hopefully it will be prevalent in the next three
43:02years um we have many they can be productive and they're just within the city yes they consume in the
43:08city they buy in the city yes they you know so the circulation of money and goods will just be both around
43:15mingganilia it's true and if the livelihood is already there yeah so why also look for work
43:32elsewhere i think that's the best way to build communities provide everything that we do so
43:39actually actually that was my last question oh okay i think that was it yeah yeah something to look
43:49forward for you know a young a young city puhon well hopefully yeah um actually that that was the dream you
43:57know because we are a if you ask me what is mingganilia mingganilia is a city that is run by a municipal
44:05government wow wow because look at mingganilia look at our population look at how busy we are
44:12some requirement now missing pa ninyo uh income income so monang perfect and to move move shift
44:20we need to raise income we've been uh moving heaven and earth to increase our collection you know you know
44:25improving our and in fact we will um the council is about to uh update our revenue code yeah and then
44:34so hopefully in the near future and so hopefully in the near future
44:36ang imong name ang inyong neighbors talisa is already a city nagay is already a city
44:42ang di na lang sa first district is san fernando san fernando yes san fernando and
44:47cebonga so kanang gamay na lang kung tayo lang entire first district yeah because we're dealing with
44:52city level problems yeah garbage we're serving uh a population that is city
44:58level level but our our resources are municipal level so na-disconnect ba no
45:05the ang ang ang demand is city but ang resources is municipal level so why may
45:11not be lucky ano no but mind lang kaya nasolvad na niyang nakaman na-manage na niya ang traffic
45:16sa ming granilya so momo gan na itong tuyo atong i-invite si si mayor rajiv before letting you go
45:24where is asam na nag-originate imong name oh many many mistake it as uh indian indian in fact it
45:33actually is indian but i'm not indian okay yeah when i was born in 1985 and my mother gave birth to me
45:39um after she had a cesarean section when she opened the time magazine together with my grandfather
45:45on the cover was rajiv gandhi because uh he was the prime minister of india back then
45:52he was a very young vibrant leader and so my grandfather suggested to my mother why don't
45:58you name your son rajiv yeah very unique yeah so so my mother named me rajiv and then when i got
46:04my baptism the priest would not allow it they even name they want he wanted a catholic name so nobody
46:12in miguel knows this but my baptismal name is rajiv john now you know not even all the people in my
46:24staff in my office nobody knows i my baptismal name is john so rajiv john but the legal name is
46:30rajiv yes
46:32uh
46:32imagino ang catholic okay now when you can't get john peter unza pa na ubangan
46:37catholic name so actually si mayor rajiv na pa ni siya laing uh event sa city sa munisipio so uh thank you
46:47for no did you say thank you thank you for your last message to the mingla
47:02there are almost 400 people watching us now and i think most of these people are from ling
47:08glanilia and a message to the people in miguel okay so to all my beloved miglanilihanons to all our
47:15neighboring localities and users of our road that passes through Minganilla I
47:21thank you for your patience understanding and support the traffic
47:26problem in Minganilla is sometimes misplaced because it is outdated as we
47:33are doing now the best that we can we have put in the work and put in the
47:37effort and that now we can see that traffic flow has vastly improved but we
47:43will not stop there we will continue looking for ways we will look for
47:47alternative roads diversion roads better management better monitoring better
47:54enforcement and better regulation for you and for our beloved Minglanillianons we
47:59are here as your servant we are here to work for you and we love what we are
48:05doing now sometimes we get misunderstood sometimes we get labeled but that is
48:13part of the job we will not shy away from working towards a better traffic flow
48:19and traffic management in municipality of Minglanilla well said that wraps up our
48:26edition of beyond the headlines we hope today's conversation help shed light on
48:32the bigger picture behind the story yes traffic traffic and we would like to once
48:37again thank our guest mayor Rajiv and then for helping us connect the dots in ways
48:42that matter I'm Mildred Galarpe and I'm DJ Moises thank you and good afternoon
48:50yeah
49:04so
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