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Cebu City Councilor Nice Archival joins Beyond the Headlines to share her priorities, advocacies, and vision for Cebu City. She talks about her role in the City Council, the challenges of governance, and how the Council aims to address the needs of its people.
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01:59And I just learned that the youngest ever counselor in Cebu City.
02:06You're right back.
02:08Duha.
02:09You and Dr. Michelle.
02:11Si Leona.
02:12Abelia.
02:13Ah, si Abelia.
02:14Yes.
02:15Okay.
02:16Yeah.
02:17Last time, I think, nasa ito yuha, no?
02:19Sa City Council, the previous, si...
02:21Previous, si Councillor Joy, o si...
02:24Oh, I forgot.
02:25I might name it.
02:26There's another one.
02:28I was about to name another one.
02:30There was another one.
02:30Okay.
02:31Former to siya, former to siya, masabi, OPK to siya.
02:36Leia.
02:37Leia Hapsa.
02:38Saad.
02:38Si Councillor Leia Hapsa.
02:40So, because it's been two months, no?
02:43Yes.
02:43Since the start of the term.
02:45So, how does it feel to start from youth leadership straight all the way to citywide leadership?
02:53For me, I think, um, it's, I didn't have the, at first, everybody would think I was overwhelmed with everything.
03:01But honestly, I didn't have the time to even be overwhelmed with everything.
03:06Because after we won, literally me and tatay, me or Nestor, we went straight to work right away.
03:14And it doesn't feel really any different for me because, you know, I'm still working side by side with, of course, tatay Nestor.
03:22So, um, it's, it's fun, actually.
03:26And it, you, it, it just gives you a bigger perspective on the real, um, issues that the city really has compared when I was still an SK Councillor since I just dealt with, you know, the youth.
03:39Although you have a little bit of, I already had a little bit of knowledge because I would go with tatay Nestor to the council ever since I was younger.
03:47So, it wasn't that, um, surprising for me on, on that aspect.
03:52So, Koila, before we go into some citywide conversation, so, can you help me and the rest of the viewers get to know you more?
04:01Like, who is Councillor Nice Archibald outside politics?
04:05So, um, actually, uh, most of the time, I don't really have the time to, to outside because, you know, I'm, I'm with tatay, so most, I don't really, if ever I'm outside, then I free dive.
04:22Ah, yes, I free dive in while, while, if I have the time, but then that rarely happens since I help with tatay Nestor with, you know, if ever he has, uh, he needs me to help on something, so, um, I'm just there, side by him, like, silently there beside him, so.
04:38Okay, I think you mentioned tatay Nestor three or four times.
04:42So, tatay Nestor, Mayor Archival, is your father?
04:46No, he's not, but my father, okay, um, my father is, uh, the late attorney Noel Archival, so after he died, um, tatay Nestor was the one who got me and my siblings to him, so he basically, um, became our dad already, so he was our father figure after, and it still happened, it's, it is, he is still up until now, okay, yes.
05:10Um, just for everybody, uh, our audience, uh, the late, uh, attorney Nestor, Noel Archival, is, I mean, I was, it was, I think I covered him when he was just starting, um, motoshay street smart nga abogado, but sadly, he was ambushed, uh, I think on the, coming back to the city, right?
05:35Coming back to the city.
05:36From a hearing in, in, in Dumaguete, uh, until today, it, it remains unresolved.
05:43Uh, uh, I think that's the justice system, and, and yet, see, Mayor Archival was counselor, he is already in power, but, nothing happens, yeah.
05:58Hopefully, no, nga, hopefully, with you and your dad, nai, mahitabo.
06:01Yes, hopefully, there will be, pero, you know, the justice system in the Philippines, isn't that, um, good, yeah, it's not really the best, yes, but.
06:12Which brings me to my, kind of, na-reminded ko for, with my, another curious question, so, politics has always been almost part of your life, no?
06:20Pero, why did you not pursue law?
06:24Oh, yes, well, actually, um, when I was younger, Pagiyod, when my dad, when my Tatay Noel was still around, I always saw him in public service already, you know, helping people.
06:35So, I, so, I always thought, I think this is what I want to do, um, I, I love, um, helping other people, there, it just fills, um, my heart, it just naturally comes up to me that I want to help people.
06:46And every time I try, so, that's what I wanted to do, after my Tatay Noel died, I said, oh, my God, I think this isn't for me, because it gave me a sign, you know, my dad passed away.
06:58So, I, I let that, you know, slide for a bit.
07:01And then, when I came into college, I was given the opportunity to run for student council, so, I said again, oh, maybe this is my sign, that, um, yeah, this is, yeah, I think this is for me.
07:13But, unfortunately, I didn't win in student council in San Carlos, so, I said, oh, maybe this isn't for me, really.
07:20So, I did all the things that, since my dad would always say, do what makes you happy, or choose whatever that makes you happy, because if you're not going to choose which one is making you happy, then I know in the end, you're going to regret it.
07:35So, I said, okay, so, I took tourism, because I always wanted to go to different places, and, um, and you're free then.
07:44Yeah, I am free, and I get to learn new cultures, so, I said, okay, I take tourism, and after I took tourism, I also was given the opportunity, again, to run for SK council in Palamban.
07:59So, I said, oh, maybe this is for me, again, I just kept thinking, maybe this is for me.
08:04So, I did it, I did, um, I tried it, and, fortunately, I was number one SK councilor.
08:11This time.
08:12Yes, I was, I was like, oh, my goodness, this is for me, again, and then, I ran, also, for someone to make my Tatay Nestor happy, just to fill that gap, because I didn't take what he wanted me to take when I was in college, because, you know, I wanted to step aside, so, I said, well, I'll just run for SK, so that I can make Tatay Nestor happy, so, I did that, and I said, oh, maybe Tatay will never bother me again, so, when the news came up, again,
08:42when, um, you know, because it started, how the campaign started last was, um, everybody was already plotting who's gonna run for mayor, everyone is like this,
08:51And then, the lineup, yeah, the lineup, yeah, the lineup was already, everyone was having lineups already, kami, uh, silang Tatay Nestor, of course, the BOPK family did not have yet, at that time, so, they said, sige, we'll let Nestor run, at that time, Tatay was not sure yet, of his decision to run, so, I said, oh, maybe we'll let run, then, he said, nice, you have to come and help me already, full time, with my campaign,
09:21because his PA, basically, that's what, every election, that's what we always do, help him, with his campaign, and then, as time goes by, um, since Tatay Nestor is running for mayor, he has to be in the south, he also has to be in the north, he cannot take that much, um, schedules, at the same time, so, what they did is, they would put me, I would be his speaker,
09:42Oh, ah, simultaneous, yeah, so, they said, yeah, so, they said, yeah, must better, that it's me, because, family, compared, it would be a filler, and would talk about him, so, you know, it, it gives that family touch, because, you know, Archibald man said, go, so, as time goes by, sige, mag sugat ni, mir Tommy, and of course, mir Tommy, is a very, um, close, we're very close with Tommy, as well, because, you know, he was also, uh, my dad was also his lawyer,
10:08before, so
10:09Tommy and also Kong Bebot
10:14they said, you speak
10:16better than your tatay
10:18and I said, no that's not
10:20that's not
10:20no that's not true
10:23after a while, he was
10:25tatay Nestor was already pressured with
10:27who are you gonna have in your line up
10:29like this and like that, I never told tatay
10:31I want to run as counselor
10:33I never said that, I just continued to
10:35be the PA
10:37speak in front of him
10:38and then suddenly Tommy was like
10:41you let nice run, she's a better
10:43she's a good option like this
10:45and I was like, huh
10:46wait, no, wait
10:49because you know
10:50the position is a very
10:53heavy position, you know
10:55at my age, I also started to doubt
10:57myself, because
10:58I thought to myself, is it really
11:01is it really the time for me
11:03to step up and take
11:05this responsibility, but unfortunately
11:07I wasn't given the chance
11:09to even think it over
11:11that they never asked
11:13do you want to run as counselor
11:15it was more like
11:16you're running
11:17I said, okay
11:19then as time passes by
11:22that's when, you know, I started
11:25because I also had breakdowns
11:27I had breakdowns
11:29or started to
11:30realize
11:33because when I started out
11:34when I was proclaimed
11:35I would be running
11:36you know, I started to
11:37tatay Nestor did not spoon feed me
11:40with information
11:41all he did was
11:42okay
11:42you do you
11:43you gotta do what you gotta do
11:45so that you climb up
11:46so that you can win
11:47so I started
11:48I did my own
11:50thing
11:51on my own
11:51because I already know
11:52how it works
11:53so when I did that
11:54people started to doubt me already
11:56because people would ask
11:57I said good
11:58I think the last name
12:00is not
12:00heavy
12:01because it's not
12:03it's not an insurance
12:04it's not an insurance
12:05it's an expectation
12:06I was like, oh no
12:08because when I went out
12:09and then everybody would start
12:11to ask
12:11who are you in the archival
12:12who are you in the archival
12:14especially the adult ones
12:18yes of course
12:19what can you do
12:20when you're still
12:20very young
12:22or what can you offer
12:22to the table
12:23something like that
12:24so I got so much doubt
12:26that
12:26I also started to doubt myself
12:28am I really capable
12:30of doing this
12:31and then
12:32I went
12:33I even visited my dad
12:34because I couldn't take
12:35like I felt that
12:37so much pressure with me
12:38I went to my dad
12:39I said
12:39Ty can you give me a sign
12:41that this is really
12:43you know
12:44for me
12:45something
12:45this is something
12:46I needed
12:47I needed strength
12:48to even pursue
12:49this whole campaign period
12:50and you know
12:51me and tatay
12:52of course
12:53we don't really
12:55talk about
12:55you know
12:56that much
12:56we didn't have time
12:58to even talk about
12:59all that
12:59because of the pressure
13:00that was going on
13:01so I went to my
13:02tatay Nual
13:02I said
13:03I need it
13:03I really need help
13:04what can I do
13:05then
13:06fortunate
13:07after
13:07there was
13:08little children
13:09that
13:10sigur
13:11that came up
13:11to me
13:11you're
13:12aty
13:12you're so cool
13:13you're so cool
13:13you're so cool
13:14you're so cool
13:15you're so cool
13:15you're so cool
13:16you're so cool
13:17I'm so cool
13:17I'm so cool
13:18I'm so cool
13:18I'm so cool
13:18so that's when
13:20that lighted up
13:20the fire within me
13:23I think this is really
13:24what I want to do
13:25this is for the children
13:26this is for all
13:27the younger ones
13:29that
13:30who aim to be something
13:32and yet
13:32they start to doubt
13:33them
13:33because of the
13:34age barrier
13:35that you know
13:35of course
13:36the adults
13:37would give
13:37would give us
13:39what can you do
13:41it's hard
13:42because my
13:42of course
13:43in BOPK
13:44most of them
13:45are really
13:46my seniors
13:47you have
13:48of course
13:48counselor
13:49Bebs
13:49you have
13:50counselor
13:50Orcilia
13:51so they're
13:51they have track records
13:54already
13:55so it's hard
13:57then most of them
13:58are really
13:59way over
14:00older than me
14:01but then
14:02I think
14:03that was also
14:04my edge
14:05of
14:05among
14:06all of them
14:07I was young
14:09I had fresh
14:10ideas
14:10and I can
14:12at the same
14:12time
14:12whatever
14:13they're capable
14:13of doing
14:14I can do
14:15that ten times
14:16more
14:16because you have
14:17the energy
14:18yes I have
14:18I have the energy
14:19that's when
14:25Tommy was also
14:26was a very good
14:28guide with me
14:29during my campaign
14:31he said no
14:31you know
14:32I start
14:33he also
14:33expressed that
14:34I was also
14:35very young
14:36when I was
14:37when I first
14:38became mayor
14:38of Cebu City
14:39and a lot of
14:40people doubted him
14:41so I said
14:42okay
14:43I think
14:44this is
14:44this is
14:45for me
14:45and then
14:46as
14:48time
14:49gradually
14:49passed
14:50I gained
14:51a certain
14:51clout
14:52within
14:53because
14:53I was very happy
14:56with that
14:57but then
14:57you know
14:58you still have
14:58chills
14:58because
15:01you know
15:01like
15:01I already
15:02tried
15:02failing
15:02already
15:03you know
15:04and I didn't
15:05want to
15:05yeah
15:05I tried
15:06that
15:07and then
15:07I've had
15:08lots of
15:09you know
15:09failures
15:09already
15:10coming up
15:11to this
15:11point
15:11in my
15:12life
15:12so
15:13what if
15:14what if
15:14you know
15:15and also
15:15I didn't
15:16want to
15:16disappoint
15:17at the same
15:18time
15:19because
15:19both of
15:20us
15:20we were
15:20like
15:20it was
15:24a race
15:25where
15:25you didn't
15:26really know
15:26who would
15:27win
15:27because
15:27you know
15:28when you
15:28come to
15:29the
15:29to
15:30the
15:30masa
15:31there's
15:32always
15:32different
15:32opinions
15:33about
15:33everybody
15:34else
15:34so
15:34I even
15:36prayed
15:37that
15:37I'm okay
15:37if I'm
15:38just
15:39I'm okay
15:39so
15:41that's
15:42how
15:42it was
15:43I think
15:44maybe
15:45because
15:45giving
15:46I don't know
15:47I don't know
15:48if I'm a child
15:49I don't know
15:50compared
15:51to
15:51the rest
15:53is history
15:53because
15:53after the
15:54elections
15:55you came
15:55second
15:56yes
15:56oh my
15:57goodness
15:57I was
15:58very
15:58shocked
15:59you
16:00are you
16:00the
16:00kids
16:00who
16:01are you
16:02just
16:02in the
16:03list
16:04it was funny
16:06because
16:06the day
16:07after
16:07me
16:08and
16:08Nester
16:09on the
16:09day
16:09of
16:09election
16:10day
16:10we didn't
16:11vote
16:11early
16:12because
16:12you know
16:12in Talamban
16:13there's
16:14a
16:14voting population
16:15there
16:15in Talamban
16:18so
16:19we
16:19said
16:19okay
16:19let's
16:20go
16:20and
16:20the
16:20day
16:21there's
16:23something
16:23wrong
16:23here
16:24and
16:24there
16:24I
16:24just
16:25said
16:25I
16:25don't
16:25know
16:26what
16:26to
16:26do
16:26and
16:27we
16:28didn't
16:28have
16:28drivers
16:29because
16:29you
16:29know
16:29they
16:30went
16:30to
16:30vote
16:30and
16:31so
16:31I
16:31said
16:32okay
16:32we're
16:36gonna
16:36be
16:36here
16:36so
16:36I
16:37just
16:39kept
16:39praying
16:40Lord
16:40I
16:40hope
16:41everything
16:41goes
16:41well
16:42so
16:42we
16:42voted
16:42late
16:44already
16:44five
16:45in
16:46the
16:46afternoon
16:46it
16:46was
16:46already
16:47mingaw
16:47mingaw
16:48na
16:48siya
16:48in
16:48Talamban
16:49and
16:50then
16:50after
16:51we
16:52went
16:52back
16:52home
16:52I
16:54couldn't
16:54stay
16:54still
16:55anymore
16:55I
16:55was
16:55shaking
16:56I
16:56was
16:56having
16:57anxiety
16:57what's
16:58going
16:58to
16:58happen
16:58everything
17:00it
17:00was
17:00already
17:01fun
17:01like
17:01the
17:01time
17:02after
17:02five
17:03after
17:03we
17:03voted
17:03it
17:03was
17:03already
17:04so
17:04fast
17:04I
17:05was
17:05having
17:06anxiety
17:06already
17:07at the
17:07same
17:07time
17:07he
17:10said
17:11he
17:13said
17:13he
17:15went
17:15to
17:15Ayala
17:16and
17:17then
17:17he
17:17had
17:17his
17:18haircut
17:18and
17:18I
17:18told
17:19him
17:22we're
17:23gonna
17:24go
17:24to
17:24Crown
17:25and
17:26I
17:27said
17:27I
17:28don't
17:28go
17:29because
17:29what
17:29if
17:29I'm
17:29not
17:30gonna
17:30win
17:30and
17:30then
17:30everyone
17:31is
17:31gonna
17:31look
17:31at
17:32me
17:32and
17:32saying
17:32I
17:33said
17:36I
17:37told
17:37my
17:38sister
17:38she
17:38said
17:38are we
17:39gonna
17:39go
17:40now
17:40I
17:41said
17:41later
17:42now
17:42then
17:42I
17:42opened
17:43my
17:43phone
17:43again
17:44I
17:44saw
17:44all
17:457
17:46at
17:467
17:46p.m.
17:46because
17:47they
17:47closed
17:47all
17:48the
17:48precincts
17:49already
17:50after
17:51that
17:51I
17:53am so
17:53tired
17:53already
17:54I
17:54can't
17:54do
17:54this
17:54in
17:55the
17:55field
17:55all
17:57the
17:58adrenaline
17:58and
17:59everything
17:59I
18:00just
18:00fell
18:00down
18:00I
18:01didn't
18:03have
18:03the
18:04energy
18:04but I
18:04didn't
18:04have
18:05the
18:05energy
18:05to
18:05even
18:05face
18:06people
18:06or
18:07even
18:07give
18:08a
18:08smile
18:08I
18:08just
18:09wanted
18:09to
18:09go
18:10home
18:10and
18:10lay
18:10down
18:10and
18:11sleep
18:11but
18:12then
18:12I
18:12went
18:13there
18:13and
18:14then
18:14everyone
18:15was
18:15there
18:15already
18:15I
18:15was
18:15looking
18:16at
18:16everyone
18:16and
18:17then
18:18we
18:18had
18:18a huge
18:18screen
18:19there
18:19and
18:20they
18:20had
18:20all
18:21the
18:21partial
18:23but
18:24it was
18:25a trend
18:26but
18:28then
18:28obviously
18:29the
18:29councilors
18:29are not
18:30so
18:30the
18:31mayor
18:32vice
18:32mayor
18:32and
18:32then
18:32of
18:33course
18:33the
18:33congress
18:33on
18:39the
18:39way
18:39going
18:39to
18:40crown
18:40so
18:41much
18:41people
18:41were
18:41calling
18:42me
18:42our
18:42leaders
18:43my
18:43leaders
18:43and
18:44of
18:44course
18:44I
18:45have
18:45contact
18:45with
18:45the
18:46South
18:46leaders
18:46I
18:46also
18:47have
18:47the
18:47North
18:47because
18:48you
18:48know
18:48I
18:48went
18:48back
18:48and
18:48forth
18:49could
18:49help
18:49in
18:49South
18:50and
18:50North
18:50so
18:51I
18:51don't
18:51want
18:51to
18:51answer
18:52because
18:52what
18:52if
18:52they
18:53call
18:53me
18:53and
18:53say
18:54I
18:54don't
18:56want
18:56to
18:56I
18:56cry
18:57I
18:57might
18:57cry
18:58I
18:58don't
18:59answer
19:00but
19:01I
19:03answered
19:05one
19:05because
19:06I
19:06don't
19:09close
19:10slide
19:11oh
19:12no
19:12if
19:14I
19:14don't
19:14answer
19:14because
19:15you
19:15know
19:15leaders
19:15you
19:16know
19:16con
19:18nice
19:18the
19:19precinct
19:20I
19:20don't
19:21want
19:22this
19:24I
19:24don't
19:26want
19:26this
19:26thank
19:27you
19:28thank
19:28you
19:29precinct
19:30North
19:30district
19:31we
19:32have
19:32book
19:32we
19:33have
19:33gone
19:33I
19:33said
19:34it's
19:34only
19:34one
19:34what
19:35if
19:35I
19:36started
19:36to
19:37cry
19:37help
19:38me
19:38I
19:39don't
19:39want
19:39to
19:40do
19:40this
19:40then
19:41I
19:41went
19:41to
19:41crown
19:42I
19:43was
19:43getting
19:43anxious
19:44it
19:44was
19:44like
19:44830
19:45already
19:45si
19:45tatay
19:45Nestor
19:46wala
19:46pag
19:46yun
19:46abot
19:47wala
19:47pa
19:47yun
19:47tupi
19:48wala
19:48pa
19:48si
19:48wala
19:49pa
19:49si
19:49tatay
19:49I
19:50needed
19:50like
19:50someone
19:51ba
19:51family
19:51nga
19:52kanang
19:53who
19:53knew
19:53how
19:54I
19:54felt
19:55what
19:55you're
19:56going
19:56to
20:03anymore
20:04kailangan
20:04ako
20:04tawag
20:05ngid
20:05tatay
20:06Nestor
20:06kailangan
20:07mabuang
20:07nagid
20:08ko
20:08so
20:08I
20:08called
20:09him
20:09I
20:09said
20:09nga
20:09tai
20:10padong
20:10nakada
20:11rin
20:11si
20:11nga
20:12oh
20:12padong
20:12nakada
20:13rin
20:13si
20:13nga
20:13kamusta
20:14mandi
20:14ha
20:15ok
20:15ra
20:15nga
20:16i
20:16looked
20:16at
20:16ok
20:17raman
20:18siguro
20:18tai
20:18ok
20:19raman
20:21siguro
20:22and
20:23rin
20:23kaya
20:23rin
20:24tatay
20:24oh
20:24and
20:24then
20:24you
20:25have
20:25everyone
20:25all
20:26the
20:26leaders
20:26or
20:27everyone
20:27is
20:33when
20:34tatay
20:34arrived
20:35when
20:36I saw
20:37the
20:37numbers
20:38already
20:39when
20:39it
20:40passed
20:4030,000
20:41I was
20:41like
20:41ok
20:42I
20:42think
20:42he's
20:42in a
20:42good
20:43position
20:43but
20:43me
20:44hello
20:44I
20:45wasn't
20:45alone
20:46there
20:46where
20:47is
20:47the
20:47counselors
20:48I
20:49feel
20:49so
20:49sad
20:50they
20:50just
20:50gonna
20:52of
20:53course
20:53the
20:53leaders
20:53they
20:54they
20:54just
20:54on
20:56what's
20:56going
20:56on
20:56and
20:58then
20:58after
20:59that
21:00I
21:00got
21:00the
21:01I
21:01got
21:01the
21:02news
21:02now
21:02you
21:02know
21:03I
21:03was
21:03there
21:04were
21:04already
21:04some
21:05precincts
21:06yeah
21:06there
21:06was
21:07already
21:07a
21:07trend
21:07most
21:08number
21:09one
21:09number
21:10one
21:10there
21:11were
21:11certain
21:11barangays
21:12I
21:12was
21:15relieved
21:16at
21:17that
21:17time
21:17for
21:17you
21:17don't
21:17really
21:18get
21:18to
21:18feel
21:18that
21:18one
21:19on
21:19the
21:19day
21:20100
21:22and
21:23how
21:24much
21:24people
21:25voted
21:26for
21:26you
21:26do
21:27you
21:27do
21:27I
21:27did
21:28I
21:28really
21:29meet
21:29that
21:29much
21:30people
21:30during
21:30my
21:31campaign
21:31or
21:31am I
21:32just
21:32delusion
21:33at
21:33the
21:33same
21:33time
21:34I
21:34also
21:34happy
21:35because
21:36you know
21:36I had
21:36colleagues
21:38that
21:38wasn't able
21:39to win
21:39which were
21:40which were
21:40there
21:40you know
21:41happy
21:42and sad
21:43but
21:43good thing
21:46of course
21:46the mayor
21:46and vice
21:47mayor
21:47with us
21:51but
21:51there's
21:52also
21:53a sad
21:53sad
21:54part
21:55there
21:55but
21:56mauman
21:56you know
21:58I
22:00don't
22:03know
22:03if
22:03you
22:03know
22:03this
22:04how
22:04was
22:05working
22:05with
22:05SHSB
22:07batch
22:0885
22:09SHSB
22:10I don't
22:12know
22:12what
22:13were
22:13your
22:14learnings
22:14that
22:14helped
22:15you
22:15shape
22:15your
22:15new
22:16persona
22:16I
22:17forgot
22:19their
22:19mga
22:20Ateneo
22:21na
22:22mga
22:22sacred
22:22heart
22:23yes
22:24because
22:24I did
22:28lots
22:28of
22:28sidelines
22:29before
22:29and
22:31yeah
22:33with them
22:33actually
22:34I learned
22:35good
22:35because
22:35you know
22:35I was
22:36very
22:36naive
22:36before
22:37and
22:39when
22:40usually
22:41I'm always
22:41placed
22:42in a
22:42position
22:43where
22:43I'm
22:43always
22:43the
22:44youngest
22:44I'm
22:46always
22:46the
22:46one
22:47so
22:48I
22:48have
22:49problems
22:49youngest
22:54good
22:55and
22:55always
22:55the
22:55girl
22:56or
22:56sometimes
22:56mostly
22:57always
22:58be
22:58the
22:58only
22:58girl
22:59which
23:00has
23:00really
23:00helped
23:00me
23:01up
23:01until
23:01now
23:01because
23:02you
23:02know
23:02with
23:02them
23:03I
23:03was
23:03also
23:03the
23:03youngest
23:04so
23:04it
23:04also
23:05helped
23:05me
23:05conquer
23:06my
23:06fears
23:06actually
23:07good
23:07as
23:08personal
23:09good
23:09I
23:10get shy
23:13and
23:13I'm
23:13always
23:14scared
23:14to
23:14speak
23:15up
23:15because
23:15I
23:16feel
23:16like
23:16my
23:16feelings
23:17would
23:17be
23:17invalidated
23:18but
23:18during
23:19those
23:20times
23:20they
23:20helped
23:21me
23:22if
23:23you
23:24have
23:24an
23:24opinion
23:25then
23:25you
23:25can
23:26say
23:27it
23:27we're
23:27not
23:27gonna
23:27say
23:28that
23:29that
23:31helped
23:36me
23:36even
23:36up
23:37to
23:37today
23:38that
23:38helped
23:39me
23:39especially
23:39with
23:40my
23:40colleagues
23:40in
23:41the
23:41city
23:41it's
23:43easy
23:44to
23:44it's
23:45actually
23:45okay
23:45that
23:46you're
23:46the
23:46youngest
23:47there's
23:47a
23:47reason
23:47why
23:48you're
23:48the
23:48youngest
23:48in
23:49the
23:49room
23:49so
23:50you
23:54handled
23:54the
23:54committee
23:55on
23:55tourism
23:55yes
23:56tourism
23:56and
23:57sister
23:57cities
23:58sister
23:58cities
23:59yes
23:59okay
23:59what
24:00are your
24:01current
24:02legislative
24:02priorities
24:03in as far
24:04as tourism
24:04is concerned
24:05for
24:06tourism
24:07actually
24:07I
24:08didn't
24:08really
24:08put
24:09so much
24:10pressure
24:11in
24:11tourism
24:11now
24:12just
24:12because
24:13it is
24:13not
24:13really
24:14the
24:14priority
24:14of
24:15the
24:15mayor
24:15and
24:16of
24:16course
24:16the
24:16vice
24:16mayor
24:17but
24:17of
24:17course
24:17that's
24:18not
24:18it's
24:18not
24:19allowed
24:19that
24:19you're
24:20gonna
24:20you're
24:21just
24:21gonna
24:21stop
24:21that
24:21one
24:22because
24:22of
24:22course
24:22tourism
24:23in
24:23Cebu
24:23City
24:24is a
24:24very
24:24huge
24:25aspect
24:25in the
24:26economy
24:27of
24:28Cebu
24:28City
24:28but
24:29for
24:29tourism
24:29I
24:29am
24:30still a
24:32secret
24:32though
24:32but
24:33it's
24:36different
24:37project
24:37it's
24:38hopefully
24:38we'll
24:39push
24:39through
24:39later
24:41I
24:42will
24:42talk
24:42about
24:42later
24:43but
24:43I
24:43am
24:43planning
24:44something
24:44it is
24:46a
24:46tourism
24:46aspect
24:47which we
24:48do not
24:48have
24:49yet
24:49in
24:50the
24:50city
24:51but
24:51hopefully
24:52it
24:52will
24:52push
24:52through
24:53did
24:54it
24:54help
24:54the
24:55human
24:55graduating
24:58yes
24:59actually
24:59yeah
24:59it
25:00helped
25:00good
25:01because
25:01tourism
25:03is
25:03different
25:04a lot
25:05of
25:05people
25:05just
25:06say
25:06it's
25:06just
25:06serving
25:07you
25:07know
25:07but
25:08actually
25:08tourism
25:08is
25:09it's
25:09a
25:09heavy
25:09part
25:10good
25:10in
25:10Cebu
25:10City
25:11if
25:11you
25:11see
25:11it
25:12till
25:12now
25:12because
25:12we
25:13are
25:13the
25:14ones
25:14that
25:14cater
25:14all
25:15these
25:15different
25:17people
25:17who
25:18come
25:18here
25:18in
25:19Cebu
25:19and
25:20of
25:20course
25:20the
25:20hotels
25:21the
25:21restaurants
25:22the
25:22the
25:22the
25:23the
25:23spots
25:23and
25:24everything
25:24so
25:25tourism
25:26has a
25:27backbone
25:27in
25:27the
25:28city
25:28of
25:29Cebu
25:29so
25:30because
25:31you
25:31mentioned
25:32also
25:32there
25:32were
25:32people
25:33who
25:33also
25:34when
25:34there
25:34were
25:35those
25:35who
25:35helped
25:36you
25:36as a
25:37young
25:37voice
25:38but
25:38there
25:38were
25:38also
25:38critics
25:39of
25:39you
25:39being
25:40young
25:40so
25:41how
25:41are
25:41you
25:41managing
25:42that
25:43now
25:44and
25:44how
25:45is
25:46your
25:46tatay
25:46both
25:47tatays
25:47is
25:48helping
25:49you
25:49or
25:50influencing
25:50you
25:51to
25:51address
25:51those
25:52question
25:52marks
25:53with
25:54the
25:54critics
25:55I
25:55have
25:55now
25:56I
25:57think
25:57I've
25:57proven
25:57my
25:58point
25:58already
25:59because
26:00being
26:00elected
26:02as
26:03city
26:03councillor
26:04and I am
26:04ranked number
26:05two
26:05highest
26:06so that
26:07proves a
26:07point to
26:07other
26:08people
26:08that
26:08people
26:09have
26:09seen
26:10I saw
26:11that
26:11I can
26:13step up
26:13to whatever
26:14everybody else
26:15is able
26:17to do
26:17so I
26:18didn't
26:18really
26:19have
26:19to
26:19prove
26:19my
26:20point
26:20already
26:21and
26:21now
26:22that
26:22I am
26:23a
26:23city
26:23councillor
26:24I get
26:25a lot
26:25of
26:25guidance
26:26especially
26:26from
26:27my
26:27tatay
26:28nestor
26:28he has
26:29been
26:29number
26:30one
26:30councillor
26:31for
26:31the
26:31longest
26:31time
26:32already
26:32so he's
26:33very
26:33expert
26:34in
26:34the
26:34legislative
26:35side
26:35so
26:36every
26:37morning
26:38I still
26:38report
26:39to him
26:39everything
26:40I do
26:41actually
26:41is reported
26:42to
26:42tatay
26:44nestor
26:44so
26:44every
26:45morning
26:45I say
26:46tatay
26:46this
26:46is
26:46like
26:46this
26:47and
26:47if
26:47ever
26:47I
26:47want
26:47to
26:48do
26:48something
26:48or
26:48I
26:48want
26:49to
26:49question
26:49something
26:50he gives
26:51me
26:51advice
26:51and
26:52of
26:52course
26:53Tommy
26:54as well
26:55I also
26:56ask
26:57a few
26:58questions
26:59if it's
27:00like
27:00this
27:00because
27:00Tommy
27:01is a legend
27:03in Cebu
27:04city
27:04already
27:05so he
27:05knows
27:05what
27:06to
27:06do
27:06at
27:07the
27:07same
27:07time
27:07I
27:08also
27:08have
27:08the
27:08balance
27:09within
27:09the
27:10two
27:10of
27:10them
27:10at
27:10the
27:11same
27:11time
27:11I
27:11also
27:11have
27:11my
27:12own
27:12say
27:13so
27:14it's
27:15usually
27:15me
27:15asking
27:16can I
27:17do
27:17this
27:18is
27:18this
27:19possible
27:19for
27:19me
27:19to
27:20do
27:20so
27:20it's
27:21like
27:21a
27:21conversational
27:22where
27:23I'm not
27:23really
27:24told
27:24what
27:24to
27:24do
27:25it's
27:25more
27:25like
27:26just
27:27critics
27:27from
27:28my
27:28tatay
27:29yeah
27:30you
27:30can
27:30like
27:31he guides
27:31me
27:32so
27:32yes
27:34I also
27:35know
27:35I also
27:36know
27:36how
27:36tatay
27:36works
27:37already
27:37he
27:37works
27:38differently
27:38everything
27:39you
27:39have
27:40to have
27:40a
27:40notebook
27:40it's
27:41all
27:41written
27:42down
27:42you
27:42have
27:42your
27:43TTD
27:43that's
27:43what
27:44we
27:44call
27:44things
27:44to
27:45do
27:45then
27:45it
27:46has
27:46numbers
27:47it
27:47has
27:47dates
27:48and
27:48you
27:48have
27:48to
27:48check
27:49if
27:49it's
27:49done
27:49if
27:49it's
27:50still
27:50pending
27:50and
27:51you
27:51have
27:51rundowns
27:52of
27:52everything
27:53so
27:53everything
27:54is
27:54very
27:54organized
27:55with
27:55tatay
27:56Nester
27:56so
27:57I
27:57don't
27:57really
27:57have
27:57problems
27:58with
27:58that
27:58he
27:58also
27:58doesn't
27:59have
27:59since
27:59I
27:59already
27:59know
28:00how
28:00he
28:01thinks
28:01so
28:02hard
28:02to
28:04do
28:05and
28:06because
28:07we've
28:07also
28:08heard
28:08some
28:08positive
28:09trend
28:13having
28:14younger
28:14people
28:15also
28:15at
28:15the
28:15city
28:16council
28:16so
28:16can
28:17you
28:17also
28:17tell
28:18us
28:18how
28:18the
28:18dynamics
28:19from
28:19your
28:20POV
28:20how
28:21the
28:21dynamics
28:22is
28:22playing
28:22with
28:23the
28:23tenured
28:23and
28:24also
28:24the
28:24young
28:24counselors
28:25like
28:26how
28:26attorney
28:27Mikel
28:27Rama
28:28explain
28:30it
28:30that
28:31there's
28:31a
28:31good
28:32mix
28:33of
28:34experience
28:35and
28:35fresh
28:36ideas
28:37attorney
28:37Mikel
28:38Rama
28:38is
28:38watching
28:39us
28:39right
28:39now
28:39good
28:40afternoon
28:40he's
28:53watching
28:54right
28:54now
28:54with
28:55the
28:57council
28:58I'm
28:58very
28:58very
28:59grateful
28:59with
29:00our
29:00council
29:01now
29:01because
29:01since
29:02we
29:03have
29:03the
29:0417th
29:04we
29:05have
29:06caucus
29:06meetings
29:07already
29:07before
29:07we
29:08do
29:08our
29:08session
29:08so
29:09every
29:09Monday
29:09we
29:10do
29:10caucus
29:10sessions
29:11and then
29:11Tuesday
29:11is
29:12our
29:12session
29:13day
29:13and
29:14being
29:15with
29:15tenured
29:17counselors
29:18there is
29:20instead of
29:22being
29:22insecure
29:23it
29:24pushes
29:25me
29:26wow
29:26they already
29:27know so
29:28much
29:28knowledge
29:29it pushes
29:29me
29:29more
29:30I
29:30think
29:31I
29:31need
29:31to
29:31study
29:31whatever
29:34they
29:36already
29:36have
29:36in
29:36mind
29:37at
29:37the
29:37same
29:37time
29:37I
29:37think
29:38they're
29:38also
29:38very
29:39grateful
29:40at
29:41the
29:41same
29:41time
29:41younger
29:43new
29:44counselors
29:45you know
29:45first time
29:46counselors
29:46in
29:47Cebu
29:47City
29:47young
29:48of course
29:50you have
29:50attorney
29:50Mikel
29:51and all
29:51the other
29:51for
29:52Doc
29:53Michelle
29:53and
29:55it's
29:56fun
29:56actually
29:56where
29:57you
29:57you're
29:58in an
29:58environment
29:59where
29:59you get
30:00to
30:00see
30:01how
30:02they
30:03think
30:03and how
30:03they
30:04would
30:04react
30:04on
30:05certain
30:05example
30:07agendas
30:07on how
30:08you know
30:08when we
30:08have our
30:09caucuses
30:09and then
30:10you listen
30:10me
30:11I don't
30:11have
30:11a
30:12comment
30:12on
30:12it
30:12but
30:13then
30:13they
30:13have
30:13so
30:14it
30:14it
30:14just
30:15help
30:15it
30:16instead
30:16I
30:18resent
30:19them
30:19it
30:21pushes
30:22me
30:23more
30:23at
30:24the
30:26same
30:28time
30:29you know
30:29if you
30:29have
30:29questions
30:30with
30:30certain
30:30counselors
30:31they're
30:32very
30:32open
30:33to
30:33it
30:33like
30:34you
30:34can
30:35tell
30:35them
30:35what
30:36's
30:39your
30:39comment
30:40on
30:40like
30:40this
30:40and
30:41like
30:41that
30:41and
30:41they're
30:41very
30:42very
30:43accommodating
30:44good
30:45and
30:45I
30:45feel
30:46like
30:46a
30:47child
30:47good
30:48they
30:48treat
30:48me
30:49as
30:49if
30:49they
30:49treat
30:49me
30:51regardless
30:53of
30:53BOPK
30:54beyond
30:55party
30:56lines
30:58I
30:58see
31:01them
31:01because
31:02instead
31:03of
31:03calling
31:04me
31:04cons
31:04they
31:04call
31:05me
31:05Indai
31:05don't
31:06don't
31:09connect
31:10they
31:13know
31:14true
31:14because
31:15if
31:16you're
31:17somebody
31:18from
31:18Luzon
31:19Indai
31:21is
31:21more
31:21demeaning
31:22kaya
31:22ang
31:22Indai
31:23is
31:23katabang
31:24but
31:24in Cebu
31:25in Cebu
31:25in Cebu
31:26Indai
31:27is an
31:28endearment
31:29example
31:30na
31:30siya
31:30sa
31:30langga
31:31o
31:31diba
31:32Indai
31:33dudong
31:33dudong
31:34kinnit
31:34si dudong
31:35kinnit
31:35palaga
31:35so
31:37I
31:37think
31:38Mona
31:38naka
31:38feel
31:39comfortable
31:39yeah
31:40that's
31:40why
31:41I
31:41didn't
31:41feel
31:42pressure
31:42kaya
31:43kong
31:43alien
31:44to
31:44the
31:44group
31:45they
31:46really
31:47see
31:47me
31:47as
31:47a
31:48counselor
31:48good
31:48and
31:49I
31:49think
31:49they
31:50respect
31:50good
31:50they
31:51give
31:52me
31:52respect
31:52good
31:53that's
31:53why
31:53I
31:53didn't
31:53feel
31:53out
31:55of
31:55the
31:55place
31:56or
31:57something
31:57like
31:57that
31:58and
31:58whenever
31:58I
31:58enter
31:59the
31:59room
31:59it's
32:02a
32:03lighter
32:03feeling
32:04ba
32:04because
32:05I
32:05was
32:05always
32:06pressured
32:06I
32:06always
32:07before
32:07when I
32:08went
32:08with
32:08that
32:08in
32:08session
32:09hall
32:10the
32:11feeling
32:11is
32:11very
32:11bogat
32:12I
32:12don't
32:13know
32:13if
32:13it
32:13was
32:13like
32:14the
32:14previous
32:15administration
32:15but
32:16every
32:16time
32:17it's
32:17bogat
32:17kaya
32:18siya
32:18paminown
32:18but
32:19then
32:19now
32:20I
32:20am
32:20actually
32:21the
32:21one
32:21there
32:21it
32:21feels
32:22for
32:22me
32:23it's
32:23lighter
32:24now
32:24especially
32:24with
32:25the
32:25council
32:25members
32:26because
32:26all we
32:27want
32:27is
32:27for
32:27the
32:28betterment
32:28of
32:29Cebu
32:30City
32:30regardless
32:31of
32:32political
32:32colors
32:34so
32:35that's
32:35what
32:35I'm
32:36very
32:36happy
32:36with
32:37the
32:37council
32:38now
32:38but
32:38if
32:38it's
32:38for
32:39the
32:39betterment
32:39of
32:39Cebu
32:40City
32:40then
32:40go
32:40but
32:41if
32:41it's
32:42not
32:42really
32:43then
32:43of
32:43course
32:43there
32:44will
32:44be
32:44discussions
32:45but
32:45of
32:45course
32:45in
32:46the
32:46discussions
32:46then
32:47we
32:47take
32:47everyone's
32:48opinions
32:48to
32:48in
32:49consideration
32:51talking
32:53of
32:53canning
32:54kwan
32:54back
32:55canning
32:55tourism
32:56I think
32:56Cebu
32:57City
32:57is
32:57the ingredients
33:01for
33:01conferences
33:03for
33:03mice
33:04we have
33:06new
33:07star
33:08coming
33:08we have
33:09the
33:10arena
33:11infrastructure
33:14not
33:16really
33:16can
33:16not
33:18but
33:19not
33:19enough
33:19to be
33:20competitive
33:20especially
33:22the
33:22problem
33:23on
33:23traffic
33:24yes
33:24that's
33:25correct
33:25so
33:26it's
33:33very hard
33:34good
33:34to
33:35to
33:35to
33:36minimize
33:37the
33:37traffic
33:38because
33:38everybody
33:38has
33:39cars
33:39already
33:40and
33:40that's
33:43why
33:43when
33:43I
33:44went
33:44to
33:45I
33:45went
33:45to
33:45Russia
33:46last
33:48month
33:48for
33:49their
33:49transport
33:49summit
33:50and
33:51their
33:52use
33:52for
33:53public
33:53transportation
33:54is
33:54very
33:55very
33:55efficient
33:56it's
33:57very
33:57effective
33:57and
33:58that's
33:59when
33:59we always
34:01pushed
34:01for
34:01BRT
34:02way back
34:02this
34:03was
34:04funded
34:04it
34:04was
34:05researched
34:05by
34:05the
34:06World
34:06Bank
34:06way
34:06back
34:071990s
34:08and
34:08then
34:08it
34:09was
34:11supposed
34:11to be
34:11done
34:12way
34:12back
34:12and
34:13I
34:17really
34:17saw
34:18BRT
34:18of
34:19a
34:19way
34:20that
34:20could
34:20help
34:21minimize
34:21traffic
34:22if
34:22everybody
34:23just
34:23be
34:23in
34:23one
34:24bus
34:25and
34:25not
34:26use
34:26their
34:26cars
34:26and
34:27then
34:27I
34:28feel
34:28like
34:28it
34:28would
34:28really
34:29minimize
34:29the
34:30traffic
34:31but
34:32the
34:32same
34:32time
34:33of
34:33course
34:33you
34:33have
34:34the
34:34cons
34:34of
34:34it
34:34why
34:35should
34:36we
34:36ride
34:36public
34:36transport
34:37when
34:37we
34:37have
34:38our
34:38own
34:38cars
34:38which
34:40leads
34:41me
34:41to
34:41my
34:42next
34:42question
34:42because
34:43from my
34:44observation
34:45I think
34:45the success
34:46of the
34:47BRT
34:47route
34:48is
34:49really
34:50for
34:50people
34:50not to
34:51use
34:51the
34:51side
34:52anymore
34:52but
34:53for
34:53now
34:53that
34:54we
34:54only
34:54have
34:54package
34:55one
34:55how
34:56can
34:56we
34:56encourage
34:57the
34:58drivers
34:58to leave
34:58their
34:59cars
34:59and
34:59take
35:00the
35:00BRT
35:00it's
35:01hard
35:02you
35:02know
35:02the
35:03the
35:03first
35:03plan
35:04of
35:05BRT
35:05was
35:06from
35:06Talamban
35:07going
35:07to
35:08the
35:08downtown
35:08area
35:09then
35:09going
35:09to
35:10Bulacau
35:11area
35:11so
35:11that
35:11was
35:12the
35:12proposed
35:13plan
35:15of
35:15BRT
35:16way
35:16back
35:16and
35:17then
35:17because
35:17of
35:18certain
35:19discussions
35:20and
35:20these
35:20changes
35:21people
35:22forgot
35:25the
35:26purpose
35:28of
35:28BRT
35:29and
35:29why
35:29it
35:30was
35:30researched
35:30and
35:31funded
35:31by
35:32the
35:32World
35:32Bank
35:33if
35:33you
35:33really
35:33see
35:34their
35:35research
35:35it
35:36was
35:36very
35:36feasible
35:37good
35:37it
35:38was
35:38really
35:38there
35:39was
35:39so
35:39much
35:40substance
35:40in
35:40that
35:41research
35:41where
35:41they
35:42really
35:42saw
35:42BRT
35:43could
35:43really
35:44help
35:44boost
35:45traffic
35:46in
35:46the
35:47upcoming
35:47years
35:47which
35:48is
35:48true
35:49but
35:50don't
35:50you
35:50think
35:50because
35:51it
35:52was
35:52delayed
35:52it
35:53was
35:53implemented
35:53it
35:56BRT
35:56gets
35:57more
35:57the
35:58information
35:58that
35:58was
35:59used
35:59in
35:59the
35:59past
35:59is
36:00no
36:00longer
36:00relevant
36:01there's
36:02a term
36:02obsolete
36:04they said
36:04outgrown
36:05the
36:06effectiveness
36:07do you
36:08think
36:08there's
36:08the
36:09circumstance
36:10when it
36:10was done
36:10was already
36:11different
36:11like
36:12Karun
36:13it's
36:14true
36:14that
36:14there
36:15are
36:15more
36:15people
36:15buying
36:16cars
36:16because
36:16not
36:18exactly
36:19barato
36:19you
36:20know
36:21the
36:21dealership
36:22cars
36:22they have
36:23zero
36:24down
36:24payment
36:24so
36:25more
36:26and
36:26more
36:27people
36:27are
36:27having
36:28their
36:28own
36:28cars
36:28plus
36:29motorcycles
36:31motorcycles
36:32but
36:34the
36:37roads
36:37it's
36:38expanding
36:39but
36:41we
36:41are
36:41adding
36:41more
36:42using
36:42the
36:43same
36:43road
36:43so
36:44for
36:45me
36:45my
36:45observation
36:46package
36:47one
36:48it's not
36:48going to
36:48fail
36:49unless
36:50until
36:51connect
36:51from
36:52north
36:52to
36:52south
36:53which
36:53would
36:54take
36:54time
36:54the
36:56traffic
36:57here
36:57is
36:58not
36:58really
36:59a
36:59one
36:59time
37:00solution
37:00there's
37:02still
37:02so
37:02much
37:02things
37:03to
37:03be
37:03done
37:03and
37:04I
37:04think
37:04the
37:05mayor
37:05right
37:05now
37:06is
37:06doing
37:06so
37:07already
37:08trying
37:08to
37:09see
37:09which
37:09parts
37:10are
37:10really
37:10how
37:12should
37:13we
37:13do
37:13it
37:13and
37:13of
37:14course
37:14at
37:14the
37:14same
37:15time
37:15we
37:15are
37:15asking
37:15the
37:16public's
37:16opinion
37:16on
37:17how
37:17we
37:18should
37:18do
37:18it
37:18as
37:18you
37:19know
37:19it's
37:19not
37:19like
37:19you
37:21know
37:21you
37:22and
37:22me
37:22are
37:23discussing
37:24on
37:24things
37:24how
37:25it
37:25should
37:25be
37:25done
37:25compared
37:26to
37:26him
37:26only
37:27making
37:28the
37:28decision
37:29to do
37:29this
37:29and yet
37:30of course
37:30people
37:31we
37:31forget
37:32about
37:32their
37:32opinions
37:33and
37:33my
37:34suggestion
37:34because
37:35I
37:35know
37:35I
37:35don't
37:35like
37:35to
37:36put
37:36you
37:36on
37:36the
37:36spot
37:36because
37:37your
37:37space
37:38is
37:38on
37:38tourism
37:38but
37:39of course
37:39traffic
37:39is
37:40part
37:40of it
37:40I
37:41think
37:41for
37:41also
37:42the
37:42BRT
37:43to
37:43articulate
37:43how
37:44the
37:44future
37:45state
37:45would
37:45look
37:46like
37:46from
37:46Talamban
37:47yes
37:48I
37:48think
37:48from
37:48that
37:48area
37:49yes
37:50I
37:50think
37:51more
37:51articulation
37:52on
37:52that
37:52how
37:53will
37:53it
37:54solve
37:54that
37:54problem
37:55yes
37:55corridor
37:56it's
37:57south
37:59that's
37:59Minglanilla
38:00in Cebu
38:00City
38:01it's
38:01straight
38:02rigid
38:03so
38:04either
38:07you
38:08can't
38:08get
38:08into
38:09the
38:10yellow
38:10or
38:11overhead
38:12yes
38:12that's
38:13correct
38:13because
38:14it's
38:14very
38:14expensive
38:15there's
38:15no way
38:16already
38:16it's
38:16very
38:17expensive
38:18if
38:18widen
38:19as a
38:19road
38:20the
38:20expropriation
38:24is
38:25very
38:27expensive
38:28cost
38:30to
38:30the
38:31land
38:32it's
38:33widened
38:33the
38:34land
38:34it's
38:35parking
38:35yes
38:36so
38:37justice
38:37so
38:38I
38:38think
38:38more
38:39articulation
38:40in that
38:40yeah
38:41if
38:41it's
38:41with
38:42other
38:44land
38:44can
38:45agian
38:45there's
38:47outside
38:48of
38:48natalio
38:48bacal
38:49so
38:49there's
38:49already
38:50the
38:50south
38:50yeah
38:51srp
38:52it's
38:52it's
38:53it's
38:54it's
38:55it's
38:55it's
38:56it's
38:56it's
38:57it's
38:57it's
38:58you can't even be a choice.
39:00Right?
39:01You can't even be a choice.
39:02If you're a choice,
39:04you can't even be a choice.
39:06Right?
39:08I didn't imagine you
39:10that it's so short
39:12a distance
39:14but you can't travel
39:16one hour going to Manila.
39:18Actually, for at least when I was there,
39:20it's really two hours.
39:22That's from where I live to
39:24IT Park.
39:26It's really two hours.
39:28So, actually,
39:30you can't even be a choice
39:32because you can't even be a choice.
39:34Attorney Mikkel,
39:36please ask Consnice
39:38about her advocacy for the youth
39:40and her experience in disaster response.
39:42You can't even be a choice.
39:44He's a reporter.
39:46Thank you,
39:48Attorney Mikkel.
39:52Putting you on the spot.
39:54This is what he asked.
39:56Please ask Consnice about her advocacy
39:58for the youth and her experience
40:00in disaster response.
40:02Okay.
40:04So, for my advocacy for the youth,
40:08when I did my campaign
40:10was to really abolish
40:12that entrance exam
40:14that they did.
40:16Because, you know,
40:18Cebu City Scholarship was created
40:20or who visioned about it
40:22was TAMI.
40:24So, it was...
40:26for the youth
40:28who were in high school
40:29in public schools,
40:30they were automatically
40:31able to be a scholar
40:32in the city.
40:34What they did for the past
40:36administration
40:38was they placed
40:40an entrance exam.
40:42So, they had an entrance exam.
40:44They had to ask the parents
40:47to give requirements
40:48of BIR, ITR requirements,
40:50which is a very huge hassle,
40:52especially for those parents
40:54who were not being employed.
40:56or not even employed.
40:58Yeah, not even employed.
40:59You know,
41:00the young people,
41:01so it's very hard.
41:02And then, of course,
41:04your intelligence
41:06doesn't give you...
41:08doesn't say so...
41:09doesn't define you
41:10as a person.
41:11So, if you know,
41:12there are certain people
41:13that they don't want to be
41:15look,
41:16they don't want to be
41:17smart and academic.
41:18So, we shouldn't be...
41:19For the circumstance,
41:20it would make it difficult.
41:21Yeah.
41:22Now,
41:23it's hard to say
41:24what it's like
41:25because the last time
41:26I asked about scholarship,
41:28what's the question?
41:29Winston.
41:30Winston.
41:31I asked,
41:33it's not discriminatory
41:35to get a scholarship.
41:37Yes, that's correct.
41:38If you get a scholarship,
41:39you give it to everyone.
41:40You give it to everyone.
41:41You can't be available, right?
41:42For example,
41:44if you're a doctor,
41:45if you're a doctor is 85%,
41:46you're a doctor,
41:47you judge a doctor,
41:49and you're a doctor.
41:50You're a doctor,
41:51you're a doctor,
41:52you're a doctor.
41:53You can't be a doctor, right?
41:54You become a doctor.
41:55And you graduate from college to college.
41:59So it's unfair,
42:02right?
42:03We decided what my chances
42:04in this society
42:05when in fact,
42:06it should be inclusive, right?
42:07Right?
42:08Inclusive.
42:09If I'm 25-year-old,
42:10average is 79 says
42:11I'm knowing she learning which is
42:12not a culture change.
42:16No journals.
42:17She's paper and not the records.
42:18She practices at outstriars.
42:19There's a line where it gives barriers to those who need the most, we give them barriers.
42:28It's very unfair.
42:29It's very unfair to the ITR.
42:31If you ask this question, it's the same thing that the ITR is being paid for.
42:36It's the income.
42:37But you don't have to worry about it.
42:39It's the same thing.
42:41There should have been a better evaluation.
42:45It's very good.
42:49The students who are willing to go to school and get a better future.
42:58I'm not going to go to school.
43:01I'm not going to go to school.
43:03I'm going to go to school.
43:05I'm going to go to school.
43:07I'm going to go to school.
43:09It was very sad when they had that one.
43:13There are so many children that just want to go to school to even help their parents.
43:19And yet, the government lays that rule.
43:23Has it been stopped already?
43:25As of now, no.
43:27Last time I knew, no.
43:29But I think by next year, we should be able to take that out already.
43:34And give more funds to the appropriate program.
43:37Because it's very unfair.
43:39And of course, we have to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to take that out already.
43:45So we add extra funds.
43:49The other one also that I'm curious because if we also expand by the reach, that also means expanding also the budget allocation.
43:59So how will the two be bridged, at least as of this time, if we have this already in the horizon?
44:06I think if you've seen the latest news that Tommy already lowered his budget for next years.
44:12He lowered it by 500 million pesos.
44:16And then he said that he allocated a bigger budget for the Cebu City Scholars, of course.
44:22So that's how he took out some of the unnecessary programs.
44:27He didn't have a directive or direction towards it.
44:34Compared now, we give bigger funds, of course, to the children.
44:38That's the priority.
44:41And of course, the most good as BOPK would always be,
44:46So that's why we put bigger funds with the scholarship.
44:51So that's why we don't have a scholarship.
44:54And of course, in line with the Cebu Scholarship,
44:57one of the things that I really wanted in Cebu City was to give free school supplies.
45:03Although we already did, or they did give,
45:05for the children who are able to get school supplies.
45:08because you know sometimes,
45:10and we gave school supplies,
45:13but when you bought shoes,
45:17it was just a small bag of shoes.
45:20It was a small bag of shoes,
45:21and it was a small bag of shoes.
45:24It was a small bag of shoes.
45:25It was not just a school uniform.
45:27It was a small bag of shoes.
45:29It was a small bag of shoes.
45:31It was a small bag of shoes.
45:33How was it that you were able to get these complaints?
45:37So it was a waste of money.
45:41It was just a waste of money.
45:42It was just a small bag of shoes.
45:44And then, we gave school supplies,
45:45but it was a small bag of shoes.
45:47So of course, the mothers are also able to get them.
45:50The two of them.
45:52So that's one of the things I really want to fix,
45:57or help fix GYUD in the government is to,
46:00if ever we are giving something out to the children,
46:03then we give it beforehand.
46:05We inform them that we have a budget in this.
46:07And then, this is what they want to do.
46:09Every child,
46:10they're using it.
46:11They're using it.
46:12They're using it.
46:13They're using it.
46:14They're using it.
46:15They're using it.
46:16They're using it.
46:17They're using it.
46:18But the people who are not trying to do it.
46:20I think this is way,
46:22the administration is going to start,
46:24if it's going to buy in June or August,
46:26it's going to start an classes.
46:28They're going to buy into a procurement.
46:30It's going to buy it.
46:32It's going to buy it.
46:35Before, months before,
46:36in-time in June,
46:38it's predictable already.
46:40So it's going to say something,
46:41hey August.
46:42It's going to be September,
46:43it's going to feel those things.
46:44It's going to be predictable.
46:45Yes.
46:46It's going to take an example for children,
46:48So in the context of institutionalizing it because we can see there's a variation from one administration to the other.
47:05What do you intend to do to make sure these lessons are really documented and eventually implemented properly regardless of who is sitting?
47:18I think it's different now because of the first fact is that Mayor Tatay Nestor is very articulate with documents. Everything should be documented.
47:30When I was younger, if you do not write it on your notebook that it happened, then it never happened.
47:40So I think he is doing that in Cebu City Hall right now that everything that you have on a certain topic needs to be…
47:48Like scholarship.
47:49Yes, scholarship.
47:50Where is the document?
47:51Where is the folder?
47:52Where is the folder and you have a rundown on what are the types of documents inside this folder.
47:57So I think it would be better now that he is starting that.
48:03That's the legacy also.
48:04That's the legacy also.
48:05Yeah.
48:06So one thing if you notice in government is we tend to lose things and we are not really interconnected with each other.
48:14If you don't have your own copy, then it's already done.
48:29So you're just like…
48:30That's how something we should change.
48:34Something that I saw when I went inside City Hall was not everything is documented.
48:40Not everything has a rundown.
48:41Not everything has…
48:43If this office has it, but the other one doesn't have it when they are just interconnected with each other.
48:48So it's like…
48:49It's like…
48:50Why is everybody…
48:51Each department has a life of its own.
48:54In business…
48:55Interconnected.
48:56We should all be connected to one another.
48:58I have never seen it.
48:59I have never seen it before.
49:00I have never seen it before.
49:01I have never seen it before.
49:02I have never seen it before.
49:03I have never seen it before.
49:04I have never seen it before.
49:05Yeah.
49:06So I have never seen it before.
49:08It's true.
49:09It's true.
49:10I've covered City Hall.
49:11You're like a paper trail.
49:13It's just crazy.
49:14It's just crazy.
49:15I have never seen it before.
49:16Wow!
49:17This is how our government works.
49:19I, when I came…
49:21This is embarrassing as a counselor, but if you're gonna let a foreign,
49:25someone come in here and then search for this and that,
49:28you're just going to be the same.
49:29You're just gonna be the same.
49:30If you're the same, you're not going to cry.
49:32If you're the same, you're just going to cry.
49:34If you're the same, you're just going to cry.
49:36As in…
49:37Because you know, it's very sad.
49:39You wanted everything to be smoothly,
49:41but it's just not…
49:43Everything is just not giving.
49:45As Gen Z…
49:46As Gen Z…
49:48It's not giving at all.
49:50You're just going to cry.
49:52We're working on it as of now.
49:56Although it will not be right away,
49:58but we are implementing stricter rules.
50:01You have to have your own copy.
50:03Do not ever give something if you do not have a copy of it.
50:07And then the other thing,
50:08because we covered it also with Cons Winston the last time.
50:11Are you also advocating for better use of technology
50:16to manage all these documents?
50:19I think…
50:21I think…
50:22For me…
50:23I stand…
50:25Kung baga abstain for now.
50:27Pero…
50:28At the same time, I also would really…
50:29You know, as a Gen Z myself…
50:31Correct.
50:32I would really go for…
50:33You know, having technology…
50:35Help us good with how it is.
50:38But at the same time…
50:39You know…
50:40You should also…
50:41Would also…
50:42Think good good…
50:43Of the masang…
50:44People…
50:45Who do not have the…
50:46Access to it.
50:47The digital…
50:48Platforms.
50:49So…
50:50I think we should take that into consideration good with…
50:52You know…
50:53I'm very up for technology.
50:54Because why not?
50:55Diba?
50:56Yes.
50:57And everything now…
50:58And you can just search.
50:59You can just search it.
51:00But…
51:01Well…
51:02It's not a story…
51:03It's a story…
51:04It's a story…
51:05It's a story…
51:06It's a story…
51:07It's a story…
51:08It's a story…
51:09It's a story…
51:10It's a story…
51:11It's like a story…
51:12It's a story…
51:13Because my real name is…
51:15Niza GYOD NYZA…
51:16That's correct…
51:17The spelling is correct…
51:18It's a story…
51:19Yes…
51:22There's a question…
51:23Is DepEd still a USAID beneficiary?
51:25How's the quality of the textbooks?
51:27Please investigate the tuition vouchers…
51:30I think it's being investigated now…
51:31Yes…
51:32Yes…
51:33It is now…
51:34It's being investigated now…
51:35Not interconnected…
51:37Because government systems are not seamlessly blockchained…
51:40If it's efficient…
51:42No more red tape…
51:44It's not a rocket…
51:46Yeah…
51:47That's correct…
51:48It's not a rocket now…
51:49Because…
51:50That's how…
51:51Unfortunate the government is…
51:53You know…
51:54That's what the comment would say…
51:56It's not a rocket…
51:58Because…
51:59What we call…
52:00What we call…
52:01What…
52:02What…
52:03What…
52:04Rocketers…
52:05Rocketers…
52:06Okay…
52:07Let's not name them…
52:08Yes…
52:09But then…
52:10You know…
52:11Our rocket people…
52:12The very…
52:13What do you call this…
52:14Hustlers…
52:15Hustlers…
52:16Yes…
52:17That's the right term for it…
52:18Enterprising…
52:19And their enterprises…
52:21But…
52:22That's sad…
52:23Because…
52:24You know…
52:25We're supposed to be the ones…
52:26That would help our people…
52:27And yet…
52:28Inside the government…
52:29Napoji…
52:30Napoji…
52:31Napoji…
52:32Mas kurap pag yun…
52:33Dili man lang sa politicians…
52:34But our fellow…
52:35That…
52:36Workmates…
52:37Kung baga…
52:38Yes…
52:39Imoning niya na siya…
52:40Just…
52:41Just look at the national ID program…
52:42Wala mahuman…
52:43In one presidential term…
52:45Impossible ba…
52:47Ba na…
52:48Sa billions na budget…
52:49Ah…
52:50Napapas na gan yung picture…
52:51Sa kong national ID…
52:52Nang picture…
52:53Nang napapas na…
52:54Yeah…
52:55I still have the paper…
52:56I don't have the plastic…
52:57Yeah…
52:58I…
52:59I never got my national ID…
53:00Muna siya…
53:01So that's…
53:02Yeah…
53:03Kani si Sir Patron Dagan…
53:04Kasi si…
53:05Anonymo…
53:06We love…
53:07BOPK…
53:08Regards…
53:09Kina sa attorney Dara?
53:10Kina sa attorney Dara?
53:11I…
53:12I…
53:13I revoke my…
53:14Okay…
53:15Sige…
53:16There's a different person…
53:17Okay…
53:18Panganay na anak…
53:19Ni Kaloy…
53:20So I…
53:21Takam…
53:22Shit…
53:23Anyway…
53:24Si Mang mang kayo comment…
53:25Anyway…
53:26Attorney Nice…
53:27It was…
53:28Attorney Nice…
53:29Awa ka muka…
53:30Good man…
53:31Tumogin na ni…
53:32You should investigate the possibility…
53:33No…
53:34Sige…
53:35Sige…
53:36One of the hints na to siya…
53:38Imon…
53:39Destiny for Low School…
53:40Anyway…
53:41So…
53:42Kiba…
53:43We want…
53:44Ganaan pata mi makigchika ni mo…
53:45Pero wa naman tayo…
53:46May na lang…
53:47Why was one hour so fast?
53:48Yes…
53:49You guys should invite me more…
53:50Why?
53:51Okay…
53:52Why not…
53:53Why not…
53:54Why not…
53:55So…
53:56It's nice to have young people…
53:57Yes…
53:58Because you know…
53:59We're so fun…
54:00The vibe…
54:01Yeah…
54:02It's nice to listen to our…
54:03Young legislators…
54:04Okay…
54:05Before…
54:06Before…
54:07Before…
54:08Before…
54:09Before…
54:10Before…
54:11Go…
54:12Sige…
54:13So…
54:14Because it's always nice to listen to councillor…
54:15Nice…
54:16Yeah…
54:17Yeah…
54:18Especially on what the young people can do moving forward…
54:19So…
54:20You mentioned that one of your motivations in the beginning…
54:23Bae…
54:24Is because you also want to see younger people…
54:25Also be able to see what's possible for them…
54:26Yes…
54:27So…
54:28Given where you are today…
54:29What is your message to our young viewers…
54:30No…
54:31On how they can step up…
54:32Yes…
54:33Yes…
54:34Yes…
54:35Yes…
54:36Yes…
54:37Yes…
54:38Yes…
54:39Yes…
54:40Yes…
54:41Yes…
54:42Yes…
54:43Yes…
54:44Yes…
54:45Yes…
54:46Yes…
54:47Yes…
54:48Yes…
54:49Yes…
54:50Yes…
54:52Yes…
54:53To step up the game…
54:54Whether in their personal life…
54:56Or to pursue government service…
54:59I think one message Angid…
55:01It's very cliche…
55:02But…
55:03Always believe in yourself…
55:04The only person you have gyud, in this lifetime…
55:08rive…
55:08Is yourself…
55:09The person who is going to be there…
55:12At your worst…
55:13Is not everybody else…
55:15But then yourself…
55:16It's about how you think…
55:18It is about mindset…
55:19If you have that mindset that…
55:22But if you put yourself in a position that you can't do it, then in the end, you can't do it.
55:30It has to help.
55:30Yes. So if it's something I learned the hard way is to really just believe in yourself that you can and you will.
55:39You don't give doubts to yourself. If you do, then change how you think.
55:44You do not stress on the things you cannot control.
55:48But what you can control is your mind. How you react on certain things.
55:54Of course, we cannot control how your opinion is to me.
56:00But I can think or can change how I would receive it.
56:05If you think bad about me, then I would change it.
56:08He probably thought bad about me because there's something that I need to work on.
56:13So you take every critic as a way to really just to evolve and to be a better human, of course, to everyone around you.
56:25Very pageant.
56:26Oh, what's up?
56:27Oh, what's up?
56:28That's a short question.
56:30What's up?
56:31What's up?
56:32Yeah, but yeah, it's true.
56:34Cliché as it is, but it's true.
56:36People forget about it, Manggut.
56:37It starts in yourself.
56:39It's you, Yud.
56:41I remember Yud, that's the reason why the skull is hard.
56:45It's because it's like a fortress.
56:48Because that's a reminder for us to control what gets in.
56:52And what gets out?
56:55Because this is like a wall.
56:58It's our decision to open it so that something can come in.
57:02So I would agree.
57:03It's really mindset.
57:04Yes.
57:05So with that, that props up this edition of Beyond the Headlines.
57:08Yes, guys.
57:09Get me more.
57:10We hope today's conversation helped us shed light on the bigger picture behind this story.
57:16And we'd also like to thank our guests, Cebu City Councilor Nice Archival, for joining us
57:23and for helping us connect the dots in ways that matter.
57:28I'm Yildred Galarpe.
57:30And I'm DJ Moises.
57:33Thank you and good afternoon.
57:35Bye, guys.
57:36See y'all.
57:53Bye, guys.
58:23Bye, guys.
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