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Joining us today is Regan Rex T. King, the newly elected 52nd President of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. As he steps into this leadership role, we discuss his vision for the chamber and the priorities that will help drive Cebu’s business community forward.
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00:00mirrors the growth of Cebu's business community.
00:03At a time when global tensions, rising fuel prices,
00:07and rapid technological change are reshaping economies everywhere,
00:12we will explore the person, the leader,
00:14and the vision behind Cebu's economic engine.
00:18Joining us today is the President of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
00:22Regan Rexking.
00:24Hi, Regan. Welcome to Beyond the Headlines.
00:26Good day, DJ.
00:27And maybe you'd like to greet your followers and your fans?
00:32If I have.
00:34But fellow Cebuanos, good morning.
00:37Maying adlao kaninyong tanan.
00:38And hope that despite everything, we still smile.
00:45Keep on smiling as life is too short.
00:49Correct. So speaking of smiling,
00:51we will also start with something that can make me smile, I hope.
00:54So let's start with something simple.
00:57How did you get your distinctive first name?
01:01Yeah.
01:03Well, I asked my parents about it,
01:06but I think it was my grandfather who named me.
01:09I don't know for what reason,
01:11but maybe it could have been
01:14because the present was Regan.
01:18Well, not Regan.
01:18Ah, that time.
01:19Well, not Regan time.
01:22But that was more to it that they named me Regan.
01:27And so, well, it did not get you into acting.
01:31No, it did not.
01:32But it got you into business.
01:34Yes.
01:35So what kind of child were you?
01:38Have you always been entrepreneurial?
01:40Or were you the quiet kid?
01:43Or were you the one who always has a spotlight?
01:46No.
01:48I'm none of the above.
01:49Oh, none of the above.
01:50None of the above.
01:51When I was a small kid,
01:53I was a shy,
01:56introverted kid.
01:59Very simple.
02:00The one that you,
02:02in the classroom,
02:03that you don't notice.
02:04Just a small guy in the corner.
02:09But my mom is the one who pushed us really.
02:13And I was still a kid.
02:15And she would encourage me,
02:17you know,
02:18and tell me,
02:18Regan,
02:19you should be the middle of your class.
02:22Regan,
02:23you should be the president.
02:25You know,
02:26growing up in a Chinese family,
02:28and I have no regrets as well,
02:31that we were pushed beyond our limits.
02:36We were trained properly.
02:38We were equipped,
02:40you know,
02:40every summer,
02:42instead of spending summer just doing that.
02:47Going to the beach.
02:49Going to the beach.
02:50That's right.
02:50Yes.
02:51We were,
02:52my mom would enroll us in speech class.
02:56Karate,
02:57you know,
02:58trying to develop the foundations.
03:00And there were weekends we're in,
03:03you know,
03:04we live in a very small house
03:05in Clarita Village,
03:07Labangon.
03:09And,
03:10we would be asked by my parents to clean our room,
03:13clean the sala.
03:14So,
03:15these are the things that,
03:18make me who I am now.
03:21That,
03:22wherever I am in my life,
03:24I always remember the things that you,
03:26when we were before.
03:29And,
03:29I hope that our viewers have also captured that,
03:33because,
03:33I also,
03:34I have a personal bias when,
03:37people would see,
03:38or hear from successful,
03:40successful person like you,
03:42or leaders like you,
03:43that you also are an introvert,
03:47you know?
03:47Because,
03:47I think we're now changing the paradigm,
03:51that introverts cannot do something,
03:54that would require,
03:56talking to a wider audience,
03:58you know?
03:59And being able to network with,
04:01other leaders,
04:02and also influencers.
04:03I agree with you on that.
04:06You know,
04:07because,
04:08I believe that a person can evolve,
04:11over his life,
04:12due to his experiences,
04:14and circumstances.
04:15You know?
04:16Like,
04:16in my case,
04:18talking about public speaking,
04:20I hate public speaking.
04:22You know,
04:22when you go up on stage,
04:23and,
04:25you can pee on your pants,
04:26because you are so,
04:27much conscious.
04:30But,
04:30over time,
04:31you talk,
04:32and,
04:33I remember,
04:35our speech class,
04:36Madam Padma,
04:37Trustee Padma.
04:38Oh yeah,
04:39yeah,
04:39yeah.
04:39I also went through her class.
04:41Yes.
04:42And she told me,
04:44you know,
04:44Regan,
04:45you,
04:46when you speak to an audience,
04:48you have to feel the audience.
04:50You,
04:51it's as if you are,
04:52talking to them.
04:54And,
04:54there's nothing wrong when,
04:56you make a speech,
04:58out from the heart.
04:59That is the most,
05:02appreciated,
05:02appreciated way,
05:03of talking in the public.
05:05And,
05:06and,
05:06and speaking of,
05:07trustee Padma also,
05:09among the things also,
05:10that she told me,
05:11that I still remember,
05:13is,
05:13public speaking,
05:14is a transfer of energy.
05:16So,
05:17that's why,
05:18I would agree with,
05:19what she also told you,
05:20that being real,
05:21and speaking from the heart,
05:23also matters,
05:24because,
05:25that's the energy,
05:27that we also,
05:28transmit meaning,
05:29we are also,
05:30communicating to them,
05:32either the real excitement,
05:33that we feel,
05:34or,
05:35the real interest,
05:36that we feel.
05:37And,
05:37that's the energy,
05:38that we transmit.
05:39Yeah,
05:39that's true.
05:40And,
05:40especially when,
05:41you see the eyes,
05:43of the audience,
05:44when you talk,
05:45and you,
05:46have an eye to eye,
05:47contact with them,
05:48you know,
05:49that you have,
05:50reached out to them.
05:51Mm-hmm.
05:52So,
05:52I should be more mindful,
05:54with my eyes now.
05:55I'm just kidding.
05:57I am having that,
05:58problem still.
06:00I'm just kidding.
06:01Gazing at the eyes.
06:03Correct,
06:03right.
06:03I'm very,
06:04you know,
06:04eye contact.
06:05People think,
06:06you know,
06:06Raygan is not a shy guy,
06:08but,
06:08actually,
06:09I'm a very shy guy.
06:11So,
06:11now,
06:12on the entrepreneurial space,
06:14what was the first thing,
06:16that you ever sold,
06:17in your life,
06:19or you earned money from?
06:21Oh,
06:23yes.
06:25Maybe,
06:26I saw,
06:27in the family,
06:28you know,
06:28my daddy,
06:29is always,
06:30my idol,
06:31is the entrepreneur,
06:32in the family.
06:33He always,
06:34sees,
06:35things,
06:36differently.
06:37And,
06:38when I,
06:39when I was still studying,
06:41way back then,
06:42it was called,
06:42Sacred Heart School,
06:43for boys.
06:44We have this month,
06:45we're in,
06:48it's like,
06:51book week,
06:52book week,
06:53wherein,
06:53we sell,
06:55different kinds of,
06:57things,
06:58and,
06:58you know,
06:58I had comics,
06:59at that time,
07:01that,
07:01I feel that,
07:02I've read already.
07:04So,
07:04those were the first stuffs,
07:05that I sold.
07:07Aside from that,
07:08moving forward,
07:10there was a time,
07:11in my age,
07:12wherein,
07:13I was,
07:14fan of,
07:16remote control.
07:16The ones that,
07:18you assemble yourself,
07:20you know,
07:21and,
07:21at that time,
07:24there were a few stores,
07:25only sold here.
07:27So,
07:29I tried to,
07:30connect to our friends,
07:32from Hong Kong.
07:33It was one of the trips,
07:34we're in,
07:35vacation.
07:36Instead of vacation,
07:37I went to a store,
07:39looked at a remote control there,
07:41talked to the owner,
07:42and said,
07:43I think I was,
07:46grade,
07:47six,
07:48at the time.
07:50And,
07:51you would imagine,
07:52that time,
07:52it's not like now,
07:53where you buy,
07:54in Lazada,
07:55Shopee,
07:55it's very easy to,
07:57import stuffs.
07:59So,
07:59I talked to the owner,
08:00if he's open to,
08:02sell,
08:02some stuffs,
08:03that I can sell,
08:04in Cebu.
08:05When you were in grade six,
08:07now?
08:07Yes.
08:08And,
08:08I asked the help of my mom,
08:10and my dad,
08:10because,
08:11you know,
08:11at that time,
08:13it's very challenging,
08:15to send money abroad.
08:17Telegraphic transfer,
08:18you have to have,
08:19different accounts.
08:20And like now,
08:21it's very easy.
08:23So,
08:24not,
08:24not only that,
08:26but including,
08:26having to go through,
08:28customs,
08:29and all the importation procedures.
08:31One of the,
08:34one of the lady,
08:35that I,
08:36asked to remit,
08:37actually,
08:38was so amazed,
08:39that he,
08:39she said,
08:40you know,
08:43I,
08:43I'd want you to,
08:45to,
08:45boo-yah with my daughter,
08:47at that time,
08:49because at that time,
08:49she was amazed,
08:50at such a,
08:51small,
08:51young age,
08:52I was already,
08:54doing business,
08:55but,
08:56that was the start,
08:57of the journey,
08:58and,
08:59ever since,
09:01entrepreneurship,
09:02for me,
09:03is not a job.
09:06it's something,
09:07passionate in me,
09:08that when,
09:09I see somebody,
09:10that I've dealt with,
09:11and,
09:12I see the smile,
09:13in their face,
09:14that I've made them happy,
09:16or,
09:17or something,
09:18that I,
09:19sold,
09:20you know,
09:20entrepreneurs,
09:21they say,
09:22are people,
09:23who find the gaps,
09:24and,
09:24provide the solutions,
09:26to whatever problems,
09:28there is.
09:29That's the,
09:31more than,
09:32more than profit,
09:34that's,
09:35what,
09:36keeps me happy.
09:38You've mentioned,
09:39comics,
09:39as the,
09:41first,
09:42thing that you,
09:43ever sold,
09:44officially,
09:45in your life,
09:46and then,
09:47gadgets,
09:47eventually,
09:48which is,
09:48remote control.
09:49I would assume,
09:50that you are,
09:51also naturally,
09:52and you can say no,
09:53or confirm or not,
09:54you are naturally,
09:55inclined to comics,
09:56at that time,
09:57and also,
09:58to gadgets,
09:59which was,
10:00remote controls,
10:01at that time.
10:01Am I correct,
10:02in that assumption?
10:03Yes,
10:04because my adult,
10:05is MacGyver.
10:06Ah,
10:06okay.
10:07Now,
10:07the reason why,
10:08I ask that question,
10:09because you,
10:10raised one,
10:11important,
10:13entrepreneurial,
10:14principle.
10:16I think,
10:17and correct me,
10:17if I'm wrong,
10:19a lot of people,
10:20at least within my circle,
10:21the common question,
10:22that they would ask,
10:23before they get,
10:24into business,
10:25is,
10:25where are you,
10:27where are you,
10:28where are you,
10:30and for me,
10:31when they ask that question,
10:32and if they happen,
10:33to be close to me,
10:34I would,
10:34slightly,
10:35correct them,
10:36and nudge them,
10:37because I think,
10:38that's not the path.
10:39No,
10:39it's actually,
10:40what you are good at,
10:42and passionate about,
10:44in such a way,
10:45that you can,
10:46make money,
10:47out from the value,
10:48that you bring.
10:49That's true.
10:50That's very true.
10:55Very true.
10:56People ask me also that,
10:58common question,
10:58that is very subjective,
11:04because,
11:05even if I say you,
11:06you,
11:07you do this kind of stuff,
11:09but it is not in your,
11:10in your passion,
11:12you don't,
11:12you will never,
11:14love what you're going to do.
11:18In my case,
11:20there's no such,
11:21thing that,
11:23is,
11:25isolated in me,
11:26in certain,
11:27because,
11:28I always,
11:30look at,
11:32interesting.
11:34Simple things,
11:35make them as interesting,
11:37as it could be.
11:38And,
11:38the first thing,
11:40an entrepreneur,
11:43would think of,
11:45first,
11:46to be successful,
11:47is,
11:48get the feel.
11:50Get the feel,
11:51of the market,
11:52that you want,
11:53to get into.
11:55When we mean feeling,
11:57you,
11:57you get to know,
11:59you understand,
12:00you see,
12:01you hear,
12:02you taste,
12:03you talk,
12:04you talk to the people,
12:05and by then,
12:07you will understand,
12:09what are the pain points.
12:11From understanding,
12:13their pain points,
12:14you would,
12:15start thinking,
12:18what can I do,
12:19what can I do,
12:20to help ease,
12:21these guys,
12:22or this organization's,
12:24pain points.
12:25Then,
12:25that is your,
12:27entrepreneurial journey.
12:29And,
12:29by the way,
12:30while,
12:30you mentioned that,
12:31it also,
12:33created a light bulb moment,
12:35for me,
12:35because,
12:36I think a lot of our viewers,
12:38have heard about,
12:39servant leadership,
12:40that the path to leadership,
12:42is service.
12:42But,
12:43I think you also,
12:44just raise another,
12:45good point.
12:46The path,
12:47or the journey,
12:48of an entrepreneur,
12:50also,
12:51starts with service.
12:52Finding solution,
12:54to a particular,
12:55pain point.
12:56That's true.
12:57Yeah,
12:57so it's also,
12:58a light bulb moment,
12:58for me.
12:59Now,
12:59let's talk about leadership.
13:00You've mentioned,
13:01about being the class beetle,
13:03and you started that way.
13:05when did,
13:05when did leadership,
13:07find you?
13:13When I was still,
13:16in kinder.
13:17Really?
13:20I just,
13:21I just,
13:22I just raised,
13:23because the teacher would say,
13:24who among you,
13:25wants to be nominated,
13:27as beetle?
13:28You know,
13:28sometimes,
13:29sometimes,
13:31because of my mom,
13:32tried to push me.
13:34If not for my mom,
13:35I would not raise my hands.
13:37So,
13:37at that moment,
13:38I raised my hands,
13:39even if nobody,
13:40tried to nominate me.
13:42Because I,
13:42as I was saying,
13:43that I was the,
13:45small guy,
13:46skinny guy,
13:47that you will never notice.
13:49And I,
13:51I,
13:51I always,
13:52have that in me,
13:53until now.
13:55I,
13:55I always wanted,
13:57despite,
13:58when people say,
13:59oh no,
13:59you,
14:00you are always known everywhere.
14:02But,
14:02actually,
14:03I would,
14:04I would still love to be,
14:05that small kid.
14:06just in the corner,
14:08watching people,
14:09pass by,
14:10you know,
14:11observing them.
14:13And,
14:13maybe your mom,
14:14and your,
14:15and my dad,
14:16would be good friends,
14:17had they met.
14:18No,
14:18because,
14:19his version of that,
14:21is,
14:21in this world,
14:22we have to let people know,
14:24what we want.
14:26No.
14:26Because,
14:27I think we grow up,
14:28if we happen to be,
14:30on the same generation,
14:31we grow up,
14:32in,
14:32in a generation,
14:33in which,
14:34we tend to wait,
14:36now,
14:36for people to spot us,
14:38for us to do something.
14:39And,
14:40my dad would always tell me,
14:41you have to let,
14:43people know,
14:44what you want.
14:46Very much agree with that.
14:47because,
14:48I believe,
14:49also,
14:50we don't toot,
14:51our own horn.
14:53If,
14:54we,
14:54do a lot,
14:55of good things,
14:56without minding,
14:57minding,
14:59anything,
14:59in return,
15:01no matter,
15:02where you are,
15:03in your life,
15:03people will always say,
15:06that,
15:06is a good man.
15:08And,
15:08that,
15:09without even,
15:10forcing them,
15:11to say that,
15:12that,
15:12in itself,
15:13also,
15:13is,
15:14in ourselves,
15:15we will silently,
15:17be smiling.
15:18Correct.
15:19So,
15:20it still,
15:20went back to,
15:21value,
15:22no?
15:23So,
15:23were you,
15:25always,
15:25or,
15:26when did you,
15:27if you were not,
15:28always,
15:29comfortable,
15:30or eventually,
15:31became comfortable,
15:33with taking charge?
15:36Hmm.
15:40Maybe,
15:41because of,
15:42circumstances,
15:43you know,
15:44as I've always said,
15:45experience in your life,
15:47wherein,
15:47you are placed in that spot,
15:50and you're asked to do something.
15:51There's,
15:52there is several,
15:53yeah,
15:53to step up with the plate,
15:55no?
15:56Like,
15:56for example,
15:57as simple as,
15:58when,
15:58in the class,
15:59wherein,
16:00you're in a group,
16:02and nobody,
16:04when,
16:05I am in a group,
16:06and I,
16:06I notice that nobody,
16:08you know,
16:08I just wait,
16:09I don't,
16:09I don't,
16:10I observe,
16:11if somebody,
16:13will,
16:13will assume,
16:15like,
16:15oh,
16:16I want to lead,
16:17then I just,
16:17I just stay behind,
16:19and support him,
16:20but unless otherwise,
16:22then I will speak up,
16:24but I will not say,
16:25I want to be the leader,
16:26I will just start speaking up,
16:28let's try,
16:29let's start doing things,
16:31that's my first thing,
16:32what do we do,
16:33let's start to,
16:33do things,
16:35and that,
16:36in itself,
16:37will naturally lead to,
16:39okay,
16:39they will say,
16:40oh,
16:40you're the lead,
16:41you're the lead,
16:42you're the lead,
16:43you're the lead,
16:44so those are the things that,
16:46and eventually,
16:47from,
16:48from small groups,
16:50to,
16:52to being,
16:53part of the student council,
16:55and my ultimate really,
16:57was when I ran for,
16:59for,
17:00the presidency,
17:01for student council,
17:02in secular school for boys,
17:05that was where,
17:06I was really,
17:08trained well by,
17:10by Madam Padma,
17:13and all the rest,
17:14on how,
17:15to lead,
17:16and how to run,
17:17and from then on,
17:19from scouting,
17:20as well,
17:21you know,
17:23there are two things,
17:24in my life,
17:25that I would say,
17:27that helps,
17:28mold me,
17:28for who I am,
17:30aside from my,
17:32my parents,
17:33my grandparents,
17:34because,
17:35my,
17:36my grandparents,
17:37really,
17:37are,
17:39service above self,
17:41they always help,
17:42in the community,
17:43my late,
17:44Angkong,
17:45Juanito,
17:45and my ama,
17:46Rufina,
17:48they always help,
17:49in the church,
17:50you know,
17:51but,
17:51aside,
17:52talking about,
17:53the two,
17:54things in my life,
17:55that helped mold me,
17:56is,
17:57first,
17:58the Jesuit education,
18:00being,
18:01men,
18:02for others,
18:03and magis,
18:05do more,
18:06and be more,
18:08secondly,
18:09the scouting movement,
18:11it,
18:12gra,
18:12helped me,
18:13ground myself,
18:15you know,
18:15sleeping in a tent,
18:17wherein,
18:17you know,
18:17and the luxuries,
18:18of your bed,
18:19you sleep,
18:20in the,
18:20in the floor,
18:22where there's,
18:22so many stones,
18:24that they,
18:24it's like massage,
18:25in the floor,
18:26but it's not,
18:27it's stones,
18:28you know,
18:28and you see mosquitoes,
18:30all over,
18:31you cook your food,
18:33you know,
18:34these are the things,
18:36that,
18:36in life,
18:37that,
18:38grounded me,
18:39and mold me,
18:41you know,
18:41in Boy Scouts,
18:43we are taught,
18:44to be lagging handa,
18:45always be ready,
18:47survival as well,
18:49so all these things,
18:50that's going on in life,
18:51from COVID,
18:51to everything,
18:53I regard them,
18:54as like,
18:56a survival camp,
18:58and speaking of survival camp,
19:00what was,
19:01the earliest lesson,
19:03you can remember,
19:04that you learned,
19:05the hard way,
19:07hmm,
19:10learned the hard way,
19:11now,
19:12the context,
19:12while you're thinking,
19:13it's because,
19:14I also learned,
19:15through life,
19:17I mean,
19:17I've heard,
19:18somebody said this,
19:19and I would agree,
19:20to the person,
19:21when he said that,
19:23the,
19:24the lessons,
19:25that are hard to forget,
19:27are usually,
19:27the lessons,
19:28we learned,
19:29the hard way,
19:34okay,
19:37well,
19:38life in general,
19:39is very hard,
19:42and every step,
19:44of the way,
19:46is a learning journey,
19:48hmm,
19:50hmm,
19:52I believe,
19:53the hardest,
19:56in the life,
19:57that I've learned,
19:58is,
19:59to learn how to forgive,
20:03hmm,
20:05very true,
20:06hmm,
20:08I don't know,
20:09if everyone,
20:10remember that,
20:12there was a,
20:12part of my life,
20:14that,
20:15a near death experience,
20:191998,
20:22and,
20:23way back then,
20:27you know,
20:28you are in,
20:29your life,
20:29we're in,
20:30you would,
20:31you would think that,
20:34what have I done wrong,
20:35for me to deserve,
20:37this kind of,
20:40you know,
20:42but fortunately,
20:43I,
20:43I,
20:44survived,
20:46and,
20:48they were,
20:49put to justice,
20:51but over the years,
20:53even during that,
20:54that time,
20:55that I was,
20:58that,
21:0013 days,
21:02in captivity,
21:03the whole time,
21:05I was just praying,
21:06the rosary,
21:08that was the,
21:10longest,
21:12I mean,
21:12if not by Guinness,
21:13book of world records,
21:14for the most number,
21:16of continuous praying,
21:17of rosaries,
21:19maybe,
21:19that would be the,
21:20the entry,
21:22the entry,
21:23but,
21:25even,
21:26until the last day,
21:27that,
21:28I was about,
21:29to be released,
21:33maybe,
21:33it's because of,
21:34the Jesuit education,
21:36and maybe,
21:37because of,
21:38the Senor Santo Niño,
21:39and the Mother Mary,
21:42I forgave them already,
21:44I immediately,
21:45actually,
21:47because one of them,
21:48was always,
21:48guiding me,
21:4924 hours,
21:51my rosary,
21:53is actually,
21:53with that guy,
21:56I gave him,
21:57no,
21:58you start praying,
21:59the rosary,
22:00and maybe,
22:01God will forgive you,
22:03so,
22:05and even,
22:06until,
22:07such time,
22:08how many years,
22:09already,
22:10some,
22:13bureau of,
22:14jail,
22:14tried to call me,
22:16and say,
22:17Reagan,
22:18what can you say,
22:19about,
22:19the pardon,
22:21you know,
22:22a certain number of years,
22:24that if you do good,
22:26they will,
22:28shorten it,
22:29and they will,
22:29release,
22:32like,
22:32it's very hard for me,
22:33to answer that question,
22:34no,
22:35knowing that,
22:37what happened to me,
22:39what they did to me,
22:40what they did to me,
22:40but,
22:41a part of me,
22:44always says,
22:45that if the Lord can forgive,
22:47why can't I,
22:49although,
22:50I cannot forget,
22:51everything that,
22:52they've done to me,
22:54but,
22:54you know,
22:56forgiveness,
22:56forgiveness,
22:57does not mean,
22:58correct,
23:00so,
23:01I think for me,
23:03that is the hardest,
23:06and,
23:06until now,
23:07I still,
23:10remember those,
23:12to me,
23:13keep me,
23:14reminded,
23:14and grounded,
23:16now,
23:17from,
23:18the boy,
23:19with a distinctive name,
23:20and with such,
23:22a,
23:23grounding,
23:24experience,
23:25to,
23:26now,
23:26the 52nd,
23:27president,
23:28of the Cebu,
23:29Chamber of Commerce,
23:30and Industry,
23:32so,
23:32let's now,
23:32talk about,
23:33Cebu,
23:35now,
23:35that you are now,
23:36influencing,
23:37and also,
23:38leading today,
23:39so,
23:39what kind,
23:41of Cebu,
23:42are we building,
23:45with,
23:46and through,
23:46your leadership,
23:52proud,
23:52to begin with,
23:55there was,
23:55a time,
23:56when I graduated,
23:57and my dad,
23:58told me,
23:59Regan,
24:00if you want,
24:01to grow,
24:02you go to Manila,
24:03or you go,
24:04somewhere else,
24:06Cebu,
24:06is just too small,
24:08but I told my dad,
24:09no dad,
24:10I would not mind,
24:11not growing,
24:13but,
24:14Cebu,
24:14is where I love,
24:16so,
24:17that's,
24:17where,
24:18we begin,
24:20I want,
24:21to see Cebu,
24:22to be vibrant,
24:23once again,
24:24leading,
24:25leading,
24:26showing,
24:27to the Filipino people,
24:29how,
24:30it should be,
24:32and I believe,
24:34that we Cebuanos,
24:35can do so,
24:36I have,
24:37witnessed,
24:39how Cebuanos,
24:40are very close,
24:41to each other,
24:42even despite,
24:43we have our differences,
24:45even despite,
24:46we are competitors,
24:47in the end of the day,
24:49when one is in trouble,
24:51the whole Cebu moves,
24:52so,
24:53that's the unique,
24:54aspect of Cebu,
24:56because maybe,
24:58geographically,
24:59we are a compact island,
25:01very small island,
25:02where,
25:02from north to south,
25:04we know who's who,
25:05and I would like,
25:10to remind Cebu,
25:11that there's so much more,
25:12that we can do,
25:14and there's so much more,
25:16Cebu,
25:17can be,
25:20to showcase,
25:21to the world,
25:22that,
25:23we can be,
25:25like,
25:27any other,
25:29vibrant cities,
25:31vibrant countries,
25:34because,
25:34they too,
25:35did not start there,
25:36like,
25:37you know,
25:37if you try to see,
25:38the history of Singapore,
25:40they have some struggles,
25:41as well,
25:43but look where,
25:44Singapore has been,
25:45because,
25:46everybody is united,
25:48everybody,
25:49has a clear,
25:51vision,
25:52and,
25:53everybody also,
25:55has discipline,
25:57and most especially,
25:59everybody,
26:00has humility,
26:01and respect,
26:03actually,
26:04while you were,
26:05narrating,
26:07that,
26:08your belief,
26:09on Cebu,
26:10and the Cebuanos,
26:12I was also reminded,
26:13because,
26:14I,
26:14was able to see,
26:16through,
26:16Ruping,
26:17and then,
26:18there was Hayan,
26:20and then,
26:21there's,
26:21the pandemic,
26:23slash,
26:23Odette,
26:24and also,
26:25even Tino,
26:26if there's,
26:28anything,
26:28that I also find,
26:29remarkable,
26:30about Cebuanos,
26:32during these times,
26:34these are,
26:34crunch times,
26:35those were crunch times,
26:37but,
26:38incidentally,
26:39it also brought out,
26:40the best,
26:41in the Cebuanos,
26:42no?
26:42Very true.
26:43Instead of,
26:43the worst in us,
26:45it brought,
26:45the best in us,
26:47that's why I believe,
26:48we can do so.
26:50That's a,
26:50that's a good,
26:52reminder,
26:53especially about,
26:54what the world,
26:55is now facing,
26:56no?
26:56Yeah.
26:57We have a pattern,
26:58of,
26:59giving our best,
27:01in such a,
27:02bad situation.
27:03Yes.
27:04We have that,
27:05personality of a person,
27:06wherein,
27:07shine,
27:08if it's,
27:08it will shine,
27:09it will be so,
27:10it will be so,
27:11it will be so,
27:11it will be so,
27:12You know,
27:12we are like,
27:15you know,
27:17a samurai sword,
27:18wherein,
27:18you go through,
27:20a lot of fire,
27:21to become,
27:21sharp,
27:23and,
27:23a perfect samurai sword.
27:25And,
27:26and,
27:26and,
27:27like,
27:27the closest memory,
27:29that I had,
27:29which is,
27:30was really bad,
27:31was pandemic,
27:31slash,
27:32or death.
27:33And,
27:33the people in Cebu,
27:34was also victims,
27:36no?
27:36Of,
27:37of,
27:37of the typhoon,
27:38and also the pandemic.
27:39So,
27:40there were no police,
27:41no?
27:42Pero,
27:42wala'y nag-away sa dalan.
27:43No,
27:44there were no looting,
27:45there were,
27:45everybody was disciplined.
27:46And then,
27:47taas kayang pila sa tubig,
27:49no?
27:49Pero,
27:49wala'y nagsinumbagay.
27:50That's true.
27:51No?
27:51So,
27:51that to me,
27:52this is impressive,
27:53ha?
27:54Yes.
27:56Dapat,
27:56mulag,
27:57people had every reason,
27:58na init o ulo.
27:59Diba?
28:00Kaya,
28:00taas ang pila sa kaon,
28:01taas ang pila sa tubig,
28:04traffic ka ayaw.
28:06But,
28:07incidentally,
28:07wala'y nagsinumbagay sa dalan,
28:09no?
28:09Because we have respect for each other.
28:11Correct.
28:12Sige,
28:13now,
28:13let's talk about,
28:14the part also,
28:15that we need,
28:15some catching up,
28:17no?
28:17So,
28:17is Cebu also,
28:19in your observation,
28:21keeping pace,
28:22with the speed
28:23of change
28:25that are happening,
28:26no?
28:26Whether in the country
28:27or in the world.
28:33Straight talk?
28:34Yes.
28:36No.
28:38Unfortunately,
28:38no.
28:40That's why
28:41we in the chamber
28:43are giving that wake-up call
28:46that we should
28:48be at that level.
28:49That's why
28:50we always cry out
28:52the Padayon Cebu,
28:54you know?
28:54Remembering the times
28:55we're in Cebum,
28:56Cebum,
28:57wherein people would say,
28:58where are you from?
28:59Oh,
28:59from Cebu.
29:00The island in the Pacific.
29:02It's not the island
29:03in the Philippines.
29:03And that's the time
29:04we're in.
29:05Those,
29:06we had,
29:07we had so much
29:08problems at that time.
29:09I think that was
29:10the revolution time
29:11and there was the,
29:13it's a revolution,
29:14there's the Asian crisis
29:15at the same time.
29:17But we were thriving.
29:19But,
29:20why can't we bring back
29:22those days?
29:24That's why
29:24I urge
29:26the Cebu community,
29:29everyone,
29:30from politicians
29:31to the people,
29:34let's rise up.
29:35We owe it
29:36to ourselves.
29:37You know,
29:38you want to live
29:39in a shanty house
29:40or you want to live
29:41in a mansion.
29:43You know,
29:43even,
29:43even people
29:46who,
29:46who think
29:47that they cannot
29:48be living in mansion,
29:50I encourage you,
29:51don't.
29:52Dream big.
29:53We always are
29:59very ambitious
29:59at the same time.
30:02So,
30:03now that
30:04we are also
30:06facing something
30:07more real,
30:09and I'm speaking
30:10about the
30:11global uncertainties
30:12that's being
30:13brought about
30:14by the tensions
30:15in the Middle East.
30:17And,
30:17recently,
30:19one of the
30:20consequences of that
30:21is the rising
30:23fuel prices.
30:24So,
30:25how do you think
30:26the Cebu business
30:28community
30:29can still
30:31be able
30:32to thrive
30:33or
30:34even at least
30:35at this moment
30:36prepare
30:36for this,
30:39for the ripple
30:40effects
30:40of these
30:41challenges?
30:43well,
30:44to begin
30:45with,
30:47we went
30:49through a lot
30:49of already,
30:50like the
30:50washing machine,
30:51you know,
30:51from water
30:52to earthquakes
30:53and everything,
30:55and wars.
30:57What's
30:58different
30:58from the
30:59rest?
31:00Let's do
31:01what we do
31:02best.
31:02We thrive.
31:04And,
31:04as what you
31:05observed
31:06and you said,
31:07we Cebuanos
31:08always are
31:08resilient.
31:09we learn
31:11to adapt.
31:13That's the
31:13best thing
31:14that we can
31:14do,
31:15even if
31:16the rising
31:16cost of,
31:17you know,
31:17this is just
31:18a hiccup.
31:19And,
31:19eventually,
31:20we will
31:22learn to
31:22adapt.
31:23We will
31:24find a way.
31:25Very simple
31:26things,
31:27like
31:28finding ways
31:29on
31:31the supply
31:32chain.
31:34Other ways
31:35is
31:36how to
31:37lower
31:37our
31:38costs
31:38of doing
31:39things,
31:40knowing
31:40that
31:40the
31:42fuel
31:43cost
31:43is
31:43rising.
31:46Then,
31:46we do
31:47innovative
31:48things.
31:50You know,
31:50there's so
31:51many things
31:51now that
31:52we can
31:52do
31:52that would
31:54help us
31:54improve as
31:55well,
31:55like
31:56adapting
31:57to
31:57technology,
31:58such as
31:59AI and
31:59everything.
32:00That would
32:01help us
32:01also
32:03increase
32:03our
32:04efficiency
32:04by increasing
32:05our
32:05efficiency,
32:06it lowers
32:07the cost
32:07at the
32:08same
32:08time.
32:08So,
32:09I believe
32:12it is
32:13inherent
32:13in all
32:14of us
32:14only.
32:15It's
32:15just
32:16our
32:16mindset,
32:17that fear
32:17of saying,
32:18oh,
32:19mahal na
32:19kain
32:19gasolina,
32:20mahal na
32:20kain
32:21crudo.
32:21But,
32:22if you
32:23embrace
32:25change
32:25and embrace
32:26all these
32:26challenges,
32:28I'm
32:28pretty sure,
32:29and it's
32:30good every
32:31now and
32:31then that
32:31we always
32:32use our
32:33heads
32:33because
32:34if you
32:35don't
32:35use our
32:35uncomfortable,
32:36no?
32:37Yes.
32:37You know,
32:38sometimes
32:39putting you
32:40out from
32:40your comfort
32:41zone
32:42also is
32:43good.
32:44It pushes
32:45us to the
32:46limits of
32:47which,
32:48in the end
32:49of the
32:49day,
32:51after all
32:51this,
32:52when you
32:52retire,
32:53you would
32:54just laugh
32:54it up and
32:54say,
32:56wow,
32:58I did
32:58those.
32:59I did
32:59not imagine
33:00I did
33:00those.
33:01or
33:01something
33:02that
33:03you being
33:04the future
33:05Lolo
33:05will tell
33:06your
33:07grandkids.
33:07That's
33:07right.
33:07They
33:08would say,
33:08dudung,
33:09you know,
33:10what we
33:10did during
33:11that time?
33:12And they
33:12would say,
33:13oh,
33:13Lolo,
33:13you did
33:13that?
33:16Those
33:16are the
33:17stories that
33:17we love
33:18to retell
33:19and relive.
33:20And these
33:21are not
33:21boring
33:22stories.
33:23Adventure.
33:23you don't
33:25see
33:26blockbuster
33:27movies
33:28with
33:28very
33:29straight
33:29lines,
33:29no
33:30climax,
33:31no
33:31trouble.
33:32And this
33:33is
33:33life.
33:36Yesterday,
33:37I saw
33:38from the
33:38news
33:38that
33:39President
33:41Donald
33:41Trump
33:41predicted
33:42that this
33:43is going
33:43to end
33:44very soon.
33:45But
33:46given
33:47what's
33:48happening
33:48as of
33:49this
33:49time,
33:50what's
33:50also
33:51your
33:51outlook
33:52for
33:53this
33:53year
33:54at
33:54least?
34:00My
34:01outlook
34:02for
34:02this
34:02year
34:03is
34:06challenging.
34:11Straight
34:11forward.
34:13The
34:14environment
34:15is not
34:16as easy
34:17as it
34:18would be.
34:18How
34:19vulnerable
34:19are we
34:20with
34:20the
34:21energy
34:22fluctuations?
34:23the
34:23price
34:24of
34:24energy
34:24fluctuation?
34:27For
34:27one,
34:30our
34:30sources
34:31of
34:31energy
34:32are
34:32very
34:32limited.
34:34We
34:35are not
34:35like
34:36other
34:36countries
34:36where
34:37they
34:37have
34:37nuclear
34:38plants.
34:39So the
34:40cost of
34:40electricity
34:41in the
34:42Philippines
34:42is just
34:43too high.
34:45We are
34:46dependent
34:46of coal
34:47power
34:47plants.
34:48We are
34:49still
34:49developing
34:50our
34:50renewable
34:51power
34:52plants.
34:53So that
34:54in
34:55itself
34:55is
34:56very
34:56much
34:57challenging.
34:58But of
34:59course,
34:59challenge,
35:00as I've
35:01said,
35:01does not
35:03stop us
35:04from
35:06achieving
35:07our goals
35:07and achieving
35:08our dreams.
35:08It's not
35:10We learn
35:10to adapt.
35:11We are
35:12human
35:12beings.
35:13We have
35:14to think.
35:15and even
35:16if I
35:18say that
35:19the
35:19factors
35:20surrounding
35:21us
35:22for
35:22I
35:23would
35:24say
35:25when
35:26the end
35:26of the
35:26day
35:26we say
35:26it was
35:27a good
35:28year.
35:28But in
35:29the end
35:29of the
35:29day
35:30it all
35:31depends
35:31on us.
35:35I always
35:36say
35:36we are
35:37who we
35:37are
35:38because
35:40of what
35:41we do.
35:41So if
35:42we want
35:43to make
35:44it a
35:44good
35:44year
35:45for
35:46yourself
35:46start
35:47with
35:48yourself.
35:49Don't
35:49blame
35:49others.
35:50Don't
35:50blame
35:50the
35:53economy.
35:54Don't
35:54mind
35:54the
35:54surroundings.
35:56Whatever
35:57it may
35:57be,
35:58be
35:58grateful
35:59because
36:00there are
36:00far
36:01more
36:01worse
36:02situations.
36:04You
36:07ask
36:07yourself
36:08would
36:08you
36:08rather
36:08be
36:09in
36:10Iran
36:10now
36:11or
36:11you
36:11would
36:11rather
36:11be
36:11in
36:12Ukraine
36:12now
36:14or
36:14you
36:15would
36:15rather
36:15be
36:15in
36:15Cebul
36:16trying
36:17to
36:17do
36:17best.
36:20That's
36:21a good
36:21perspective
36:22because
36:22while also
36:23listening
36:24to
36:24your
36:25answer
36:26because
36:27I went
36:28through
36:28a
36:28heart
36:29attack
36:30three
36:32years
36:32ago
36:32and
36:33I
36:34also
36:34figured
36:35in
36:35a
36:35road
36:35accident.
36:36If
36:36there's
36:36anything
36:37that
36:37I'm
36:38amazed
36:38by
36:39looking
36:39back
36:39I
36:40could
36:40not
36:41imagine
36:41how
36:42I
36:42was
36:42able
36:43to
36:43withstand
36:43the
36:44pain
36:44and
36:45that
36:46made
36:46me
36:46conclude
36:47that
36:48I
36:48think
36:48that's
36:49why
36:49I
36:49believe
36:49in
36:50God.
36:50The
36:51way
36:51we
36:52are
36:52designed
36:53we
36:53really
36:54can
36:54survive
36:55whatever
36:56pain
36:57is
36:57thrown
36:58at
36:58us.
36:59Looking
36:59back
37:00I
37:00know
37:00how
37:01did
37:01I
37:02get
37:03through
37:03the
37:03pain?
37:04And I
37:05believe
37:05we
37:06all
37:06have
37:06a
37:06purpose
37:06for
37:07you
37:08to
37:08live
37:08you
37:09know
37:09you
37:09underwent
37:10heart
37:10attack
37:11I
37:11think
37:12God
37:13has
37:13a
37:13purpose
37:13that
37:14you
37:14need
37:14still
37:14to
37:15fulfill
37:16if
37:16not
37:17he
37:17will
37:17say
37:17DJ
37:18time's
37:19up
37:19because
37:21you
37:21know
37:23life is
37:24too
37:24short
37:24you
37:24know
37:26sharing
37:26again
37:27the
37:27Kingston
37:29such
37:29a
37:29very
37:31you
37:31know
37:31the
37:32family
37:32I
37:32know
37:32the
37:33dad
37:33and
37:33Kingston
37:34plays
37:34basketball
37:35with
37:35my
37:35son
37:37very
37:38bright
37:38future
37:38guy
37:39studied
37:39well
37:40trained
37:41well
37:41very
37:41humble
37:42person
37:42run
37:43a
37:44business
37:44well
37:46but
37:46with
37:47a blink
37:48of
37:48eye
37:50he
37:50was
37:51picked
37:51up
37:52but
37:53maybe
37:53I
37:53believe
37:54there
37:54was
37:55a
37:55message
37:55that
37:55the
37:56Lord
37:56wanted
37:56to
37:56show
37:57to
37:58us
37:58as
37:58well
37:58and
38:00because
38:01of
38:01what
38:01happened
38:02to
38:02Kingston
38:02it
38:02brought
38:03the
38:03unity
38:03in
38:03Cebu
38:04as
38:04well
38:05and
38:05it
38:06opened
38:06our
38:06eyes
38:07as
38:07well
38:07that
38:07you
38:07know
38:09we
38:10have
38:10a
38:11responsibility
38:11to
38:12respect
38:12the
38:12lives
38:13of
38:13other
38:13people
38:13as
38:14well
38:14and
38:15especially
38:15to
38:16the
38:16young
38:17people
38:18as
38:18well
38:18that
38:18you
38:18know
38:19when
38:19you
38:20want
38:20to
38:20enjoy
38:20life
38:21you
38:22enjoy
38:22life
38:22responsibly
38:23as
38:23well
38:24when
38:25you
38:25want
38:25to
38:25drink
38:25be
38:27mindful
38:27as
38:27well
38:28that
38:29you
38:29will
38:29not
38:29create
38:30accidents
38:31to
38:32your
38:32fellow
38:33those
38:34are
38:34the
38:34things
38:35that
38:35reminds
38:36us
38:36always
38:37and
38:38you
38:38know
38:38I
38:39also
38:39believe
38:39that
38:39me
38:40I
38:40have
38:40a
38:41mission
38:41in
38:41life
38:42it
38:43always
38:43is
38:44my
38:44prayer
38:44and
38:45even
38:45until
38:46now
38:46I'm
38:46still
38:46trying
38:47to
38:47discover
38:49the
38:50mission
38:50that
38:50God
38:52has
38:52for
38:53me
38:53and
38:54one
38:55for
38:55one
38:55thing
38:56I
38:57promised
38:57to
38:58the
38:58mother
38:58Mary
38:58that
38:59I
38:59will
38:59be
38:59promoting
39:00the
39:00holy
39:00rosary
39:01so
39:02every
39:02day
39:04every
39:04day
39:04in
39:05my
39:05life
39:06every
39:06morning
39:07I
39:07pray
39:07the
39:07rosary
39:08and
39:08I
39:09always
39:10say
39:10to
39:10people
39:10when
39:11I
39:11meet
39:11who
39:13encounters
39:13challenges
39:14in their
39:14life
39:15and
39:15everything
39:15that
39:16I
39:16tell
39:16them
39:17even
39:17if
39:17they
39:17have
39:18enemies
39:18and
39:18the
39:19best
39:20weapon
39:20and
39:21the
39:21best
39:21is
39:22the
39:22rosary
39:23holding
39:24on
39:24to
39:24that
39:24is
39:25already
39:26very
39:26strong
39:27so
39:29that's
39:29one
39:29of
39:30my
39:30but
39:31I'm
39:31still
39:32trying
39:32to
39:32discover
39:33my
39:34mission
39:34in
39:34life
39:35and
39:35life
39:35is
39:36that
39:36journey
39:36and
39:37the
39:38good
39:38thing
39:38about
39:38our
39:39God
39:39is
39:39it
39:40allows
39:40you
39:40he
39:41does
39:41not
39:41spoon
39:42feed
39:42but
39:42sometimes
39:43it
39:43makes
39:44us
39:44crazy
39:44also
39:44trying
39:45to
39:45think
39:45all
39:45the
39:46time
39:46Lord
39:47what do
39:47you
39:47want
39:49me
39:49to
39:49do
39:50trying
39:51to
39:51discover
39:51Lord
39:52why
39:52are
39:53you
39:53putting
39:53me
39:53in
39:53this
39:53situation
39:55why
39:55are
39:55you
39:55putting
39:56me
39:56in
39:56this
39:56position
39:58these
39:59kind
39:59of
39:59things
39:59and
40:00before
40:01I go
40:01to the
40:01next
40:02question
40:02the
40:02reason
40:02why
40:03I
40:03can
40:03also
40:03connect
40:03to
40:04that
40:04because
40:04there
40:05are
40:06points
40:06also
40:06that
40:06I
40:06would
40:06say
40:07Lord
40:07can
40:07burning
40:08bush
40:08like
40:10tell
40:10me
40:11if
40:12only
40:13tell
40:14me
40:16be
40:20straightforward
40:20don't
40:21tell
40:21us
40:22keep
40:22on
40:22guessing
40:23because
40:23sometimes
40:23when we
40:24guess
40:24we make
40:24the wrong
40:25assumptions
40:26we don't
40:27make the
40:27wrong
40:28assumptions
40:28Lord
40:29did
40:29you
40:29message
40:30oops
40:30sorry
40:32detour
40:33detour
40:33so
40:37I've
40:38seen
40:38the
40:39wisdom
40:39that
40:40you
40:40said
40:40about
40:41resilience
40:41that
40:42there's
40:42also
40:43something
40:44that
40:44we
40:45can
40:45leverage
40:46out
40:47of
40:47an
40:49unfortunate
40:49circumstance
40:50like
40:51the
40:51pandemic
40:51that
40:52was
40:52also
40:52the
40:52rise
40:53of
40:53cyber
40:55security
40:55the
40:55rise
40:56of
40:56electronic
40:57banking
40:58and
40:59delivery
41:00so
41:01for
41:01this
41:02particular
41:03chapter
41:04or season
41:05that we
41:05are in
41:06what do
41:07you think
41:07are also
41:08the
41:08sectors
41:08that
41:09could
41:09potentially
41:10thrive
41:11at a
41:13time
41:13like
41:13this
41:14well
41:16practical
41:17thinking
41:17if
41:19you
41:20see
41:20that
41:21rising
41:21fuel
41:22rising
41:22cost
41:23maybe
41:24people
41:26would
41:26think
41:26oh
41:26it's
41:27good
41:27to
41:28go
41:28into
41:29renewable
41:29energies
41:30promote
41:30renewable
41:30energies
41:31that's
41:32my top
41:33of
41:33mind
41:33but
41:34there's
41:34so
41:35many
41:35things
41:37that
41:38people
41:39can
41:39think
41:40of
41:40that
41:41they
41:42would
41:42say
41:43oh
41:44maybe
41:45part
41:46also
41:46is
41:46supply
41:47chain
41:47the
41:47logistics
41:48doesn't
41:49need to
41:49be
41:49techie
41:50at the
41:50same
41:50time
41:50like
41:51for
41:52example
41:52because
41:53of
41:54what
41:54happened
41:55now
41:55supply
41:56chain
41:56some
41:57of
41:58us
41:58into
41:58manufacturing
41:59would
41:59say
41:59oh
41:59let's
42:00try to
42:00promote
42:00and
42:01think
42:02of
42:02this
42:02town
42:03wherein
42:03there are
42:05people
42:05there
42:05not doing
42:06anything
42:06we teach
42:07them how
42:08to
42:08grow
42:09or produce
42:10our raw
42:10materials
42:11and ask
42:11this
42:12community
42:12to be
42:14our
42:14supplier
42:14instead
42:15of
42:16being
42:16dependent
42:16of
42:17imports
42:17we
42:19are
42:19hitting
42:20two
42:20birds
42:20in
42:20one
42:21stone
42:21we
42:21are
42:21helping
42:21a
42:22community
42:22we
42:22are
42:22helping
42:23give
42:23jobs
42:23to
42:24people
42:24at the
42:25same
42:25time
42:25we
42:25are
42:25helping
42:26ourselves
42:26we
42:27are
42:27not
42:27dependent
42:28already
42:28on
42:29importation
42:30we
42:31are
42:31already
42:31a
42:32stone's
42:32throw
42:33away
42:33arm's
42:34length
42:34already
42:35so
42:35which
42:36will
42:36continue
42:37to
42:37benefit
42:38us
42:38even
42:39after
42:40the
42:40crisis
42:40correct
42:41yes
42:41and
42:42this
42:42would
42:42be
42:43ideally
42:44a
42:44thriving
42:45Cebu
42:45connecting
42:46there's
42:47so
42:48many
42:48municipalities
42:49still
42:50that
42:50we
42:51can
42:51tap
42:51and
42:52say
42:53it
42:54would
42:54not
42:54be
42:55a
42:55Cebu
42:55centric
42:56it
42:56would
42:57be
42:57a
42:57Cebu
42:57island
42:58centric
42:58it
42:59would
43:00solve
43:00the
43:01traffic
43:01problem
43:02people
43:02living
43:03in the
43:03north
43:03don't
43:04need
43:05to
43:05go
43:05to
43:05Cebu
43:06because
43:07in
43:07their
43:07municipalities
43:08they
43:08are
43:08thriving
43:10economy
43:10of
43:11which
43:11they
43:11are
43:11supplying
43:12to
43:12factories
43:13in
43:14mandawe
43:15or
43:16IT
43:17companies
43:18in
43:18Cebu
43:19or
43:20tourism
43:20spots
43:21in
43:21Lapu
43:22Lapu
43:22so
43:23we
43:24just
43:25need
43:25to
43:25be
43:26mindful
43:27of
43:27all
43:27this
43:28and
43:29then
43:29you
43:29mentioned
43:30also
43:30earlier
43:31it
43:31is
43:31an
43:32ecosystem
43:32so
43:33what
43:34does
43:34the
43:35business
43:36community
43:36also
43:37would
43:37wish
43:37to
43:38collaborate
43:38more
43:39with
43:40the
43:40government
43:41especially
43:42in a
43:42time
43:42like
43:42this
43:43my
43:45appeal
43:47to
43:47all
43:49the
43:49Cebuanos
43:50and
43:51to
43:51our
43:51politician
43:52friends
43:53actually
43:53let's
43:55hold
43:55hands
43:55together
43:56we
43:57owe
43:57it
43:57to
43:58our
43:58motherland
43:59our
43:59hometown
44:00Cebu
44:01let's
44:02work
44:02together
44:03how
44:03we
44:04can
44:05help
44:05Cebu
44:06grow
44:06the
44:08business
44:08community
44:09the
44:09private
44:09sector
44:10can
44:11do
44:11so
44:12much
44:12only
44:14but
44:14we
44:15need
44:15the
44:15help
44:16of
44:16our
44:16politicians
44:17because
44:17they
44:18are
44:18the
44:18one
44:18who
44:18craft
44:19the
44:21policies
44:21and
44:21the
44:22implementation
44:22at the
44:23same
44:23time
44:23we
44:25need
44:25them
44:26in
44:27these
44:27times
44:28and
44:29if
44:29we
44:30are
44:31together
44:31in
44:31all
44:32this
44:32wow
44:33we
44:34would
44:34see
44:34a
44:35vibrant
44:35Cebu
44:35in
44:36spite
44:36of
44:37all
44:38everything
44:38we
44:39will
44:39survive
44:40we
44:41actually
44:42can
44:42do
44:43well
44:43there's
44:45so
44:45many
44:46examples
44:47that I
44:47could
44:47say
44:48a
44:48perfect
44:48example
44:49is
44:50China
44:51China
44:52has
44:52been a
44:53closed
44:53country
44:54for the
44:54longest
44:54time
44:55look where
44:56China
44:57is now
44:58they
44:59were
44:59they
44:59had their
45:00own
45:01world
45:01there
45:01they
45:02shut
45:02down
45:03themselves
45:03from
45:03the
45:04world
45:05but
45:06now
45:06they
45:07are
45:07they
45:08are
45:08one
45:09stronger
45:09influence
45:10stronger
45:11influence
45:12another
45:13country
45:14is
45:14Singapore
45:14as
45:14well
45:15when
45:16the
45:17perfect
45:17example
45:18when
45:18the
45:19private
45:19sector
45:20and
45:20the
45:20government
45:21work
45:21together
45:24it's
45:25very
45:25clear
45:26and
45:27what
45:28do
45:28you
45:28think
45:29also
45:29and
45:29for
45:30this
45:30is
45:30for
45:30the
45:30education
45:31also
45:31of
45:31our
45:32viewers
45:32who
45:32are
45:33not
45:33familiar
45:33with
45:34Cebu
45:34Chamber
45:34of
45:34Commerce
45:35what
45:36is
45:37also
45:37the
45:38Cebu
45:38Chamber
45:38of
45:38Commerce
45:39as
45:39an
45:40industry
45:40or
45:40as
45:40an
45:41organization
45:41doing
45:42in terms
45:43of
45:44helping
45:44Sabuanos
45:46thrive
45:46in a
45:47time
45:47like
45:47this
45:51well
45:51Cebu
45:51Chamber
45:52of
45:52Commerce
45:52not
45:53only
45:54Cebu
45:54Chamber
45:54of
45:54Commerce
45:54but
45:55I
45:55think
45:55I
45:56guess
45:56also
45:56the
45:56other
45:56chambers
45:57of
45:57Commerce
45:57are
45:58helping
46:00remind
46:00us
46:01all
46:02that
46:03we
46:04need
46:04to
46:05act
46:05now
46:05and
46:06we
46:08create
46:09a lot
46:09of
46:10events
46:10and
46:10activities
46:11that
46:12will
46:13remind
46:14us
46:15remind
46:16all
46:16the
46:16Cebuanos
46:17that
46:17this
46:17is
46:18what
46:18we
46:18should
46:18be
46:18doing
46:20the
46:21chambers
46:21are
46:21also
46:22trying
46:23to
46:23collaborate
46:25trying
46:28to
46:29find
46:30ways
46:31like
46:32the
46:35Go
46:35Negosho
46:36like
46:38the
46:39trainings
46:41that
46:41we
46:41are
46:41trying
46:41to
46:42introduce
46:43to
46:45level
46:47up
46:47the
46:47learnings
46:48of
46:49everyone
46:49keeping
46:50pace
46:51also
46:52inviting
46:53foreigners
46:53to
46:54come
46:54and
46:55share
46:55their
46:55best
46:55practices
46:56these
46:56are
46:57the
46:57things
46:57that
46:57the
46:57chambers
46:58are
46:58up
46:58to
46:59doing
47:00and
47:01I
47:02think
47:04I
47:04encourage
47:05also
47:07it's
47:07not
47:08only
47:08the
47:08chamber
47:08that
47:09should
47:09be
47:09it's
47:10beyond
47:10one
47:11person
47:11it's
47:12beyond
47:12one
47:13board
47:14it's
47:14beyond
47:15one
47:15chamber
47:16we
47:17all
47:17should
47:17work
47:18together
47:19trying
47:20to
47:22help
47:22each
47:23other
47:23learn
47:24from
47:24each
47:24other
47:25push
47:26each
47:26other
47:27to
47:27move
47:27forward
47:28upward
47:30so
47:30I
47:30think
47:30this
47:31is
47:31the
47:31thing
47:32that
47:32we
47:33in
47:33the
47:33chamber
47:33are
47:34trying
47:34to
47:34do
47:36that's
47:36why
47:36we
47:37call it
47:37invest
47:37in
47:38Cebu
47:38prosper in
47:39paradise
47:39proud
47:40proud
47:41because
47:43there's
47:44no other
47:45place
47:45in the
47:45Philippines
47:46that we
47:46can call
47:47paradise
47:47at the
47:48same
47:48time
47:48you
47:49are
47:50investing
47:51at the
47:51same
47:51time
47:51you
47:52know
47:52you'd
47:52see
47:52somebody
47:53wearing
47:53short
47:53pants
47:54and just
47:54t-shirts
47:55chinellas
47:56but
47:56dealing
47:58businesses
47:59that
47:59were
47:59billions
48:00and
48:02that's
48:03how
48:03simple
48:03life
48:04is
48:04here
48:06and
48:06by the
48:07way
48:07there's
48:07a
48:07question
48:07here
48:08and
48:09I'll
48:09have
48:09to
48:09ask
48:10this
48:10not
48:10necessarily
48:11related
48:11to
48:11the
48:11recent
48:11one
48:12but
48:12more
48:12of
48:12the
48:13collaboration
48:13with
48:13the
48:14government
48:14so
48:15the
48:15question
48:15here
48:16actually
48:16is
48:16from
48:16the
48:16perspective
48:17of
48:17the
48:17business
48:17community
48:18how
48:18do
48:19you
48:19see
48:19or
48:20how
48:20do
48:20you
48:20view
48:20the
48:21move
48:21heading
48:22towards
48:23the
48:23four-day
48:23workweek
48:24well
48:27the
48:27four-day
48:27workweek
48:28is
48:28our
48:29government's
48:29you know
48:31the
48:31four-day
48:31workweek
48:32there's
48:32several
48:33ways
48:33one
48:34can
48:35address
48:35how
48:36the
48:37rising
48:37of
48:38the
48:38fuel
48:38cost
48:38and
48:39I
48:40believe
48:41that
48:41this
48:41is
48:41one
48:42way
48:42that
48:42the
48:42government
48:43also
48:43is
48:44trying
48:44to
48:45adapt
48:45also
48:45trying
48:46to
48:46find
48:46ways
48:47to
48:48lower
48:49their
48:49cost
48:50of
48:50operations
48:51as
48:51well
48:52and
48:54I
48:55truly
48:55support
48:56that
48:57we
48:58in
48:58the
48:58business
48:58community
48:58truly
48:59support
49:00that
49:00but
49:01our
49:02appeal
49:04to
49:04them
49:04is
49:05that
49:05even
49:06if
49:07you
49:07are
49:07under
49:07the
49:07four-day
49:08workweek
49:09do
49:10not
49:11impede
49:12the
49:13way
49:15you
49:16give
49:17service
49:17to
49:18the
49:18business
49:18community
49:19because
49:20each
49:20day
49:21that
49:23is
49:23delayed
49:25is
49:26so
49:27much
49:28cost
49:28already
49:29to
49:30everybody
49:30it
49:31directly
49:32and
49:33indirectly
49:34as well
49:34we
49:35are
49:35all
49:36part
49:36of
49:37the
49:37ecosystem
49:37and
49:38every
49:39time
49:39we
49:40delay
49:41something
49:42some
49:43way
49:44somehow
49:44somebody
49:45is going
49:46to be
49:46affected
49:47directly
49:48and
49:48indirectly
49:50and
49:51we're
49:52actually
49:52winding
49:53down
49:53towards
49:53the
49:54last
49:54few
49:54questions
49:54I
49:55hope
49:55I
49:55was
49:56wishing
49:56we
49:56could
49:56extend
49:57this
49:57but
49:58among
49:58the
49:58takeaways
49:59that
49:59I'm
49:59also
50:00getting
50:00here
50:01is
50:01cliche
50:02as it
50:03sounds
50:03everything
50:04happens
50:05for
50:06us
50:06not
50:07to
50:07us
50:09and
50:10it's
50:10good
50:10also
50:11hearing
50:11from
50:12leaders
50:12like
50:13you
50:13reminding
50:14us
50:14that
50:15this
50:16is
50:16not
50:16just
50:17a
50:17challenging
50:17time
50:18but
50:18this
50:18is
50:18also
50:19a
50:19time
50:19that
50:19we
50:19can
50:20use
50:20the
50:20challenge
50:21for
50:22us
50:22to
50:22even
50:22level
50:23up
50:23so
50:25if
50:25we
50:26are
50:26then
50:26or
50:27if
50:27you
50:27are
50:27to
50:28define
50:28your
50:29presidency
50:30in
50:31one
50:31word
50:32what
50:33would
50:33it
50:33be
50:39inclusive
50:43why
50:45I
50:46I
50:46want
50:48my
50:49term
50:51to
50:51always
50:52include
50:52everybody
50:53when I
50:55mean
50:55include
50:55everybody
50:56it
50:57does
50:57not
50:58mean
50:58we
50:59always
50:59take
51:00the
51:00lead
51:01I
51:02take
51:02the
51:02lead
51:02or
51:03the
51:03chamber
51:04takes
51:04the
51:04lead
51:04there
51:05are
51:05times
51:05that
51:06you
51:07allow
51:07other
51:08organizations
51:09or other
51:09people
51:10to take
51:10the
51:10lead
51:11to
51:11let
51:11them
51:12shine
51:12let
51:13them
51:13take
51:14the
51:14lead
51:15we
51:15can
51:16inspire
51:16them
51:16we
51:17can
51:17encourage
51:18them
51:18and
51:19let
51:19them
51:19take
51:19the
51:20lead
51:22because
51:23there's
51:23so
51:24much
51:24things
51:24to be
51:25done
51:27beyond
51:28the
51:28walls
51:29of our
51:29chamber
51:30it
51:31needs
51:31everyone
51:32so
51:32my
51:33term
51:33will
51:33be
51:34an
51:34engaging
51:34term
51:35wherein
51:36I
51:37ask
51:38all of
51:38my
51:38board
51:39and
51:39officers
51:39that
51:40us
51:40engage
51:41and
51:41inspire
51:42as
51:42much
51:43people
51:44organizations
51:45to
51:46rally
51:47behind
51:47with
51:48us
51:49it
51:50does
51:50not
51:50mean
51:50that
51:51Cebu
51:51chamber
51:51will
51:52always
51:52take
51:52the
51:53driver's
51:53seat
51:54Cebu
51:55chamber
51:56might
51:56take
51:56the
51:57passenger
51:57seat
51:57take
51:58somebody
51:58some
52:00another
52:00chamber
52:00takes
52:01the
52:01front
52:02seat
52:02the
52:02driver's
52:03seat
52:03driving
52:03but
52:04at
52:05least
52:05we
52:05all
52:06end
52:07up
52:07with
52:07the
52:07same
52:08goal
52:08so
52:09that
52:09is
52:09my
52:10term
52:11and
52:11I
52:11think
52:12my
52:13term
52:13is
52:14a
52:14sprinting
52:15term
52:15I
52:15will
52:15announce
52:16that
52:16I
52:17have
52:17committed
52:17one
52:18year
52:18term
52:19only
52:19and
52:20it's
52:20official
52:21so
52:22I
52:23will
52:23try
52:24my
52:24very
52:24best
52:25and
52:25the
52:25only
52:25way
52:26I
52:27believe
52:28that
52:29I
52:29can
52:29make
52:29a
52:29mark
52:30an
52:31impact
52:31a
52:32legacy
52:32of
52:33my
52:33term
52:33is
52:34once
52:35I
52:35have
52:36established
52:37our
52:38team
52:38has
52:38established
52:39a
52:40legacy
52:40wherein
52:41we
52:41built
52:41a lot
52:42of
52:42partnerships
52:43and
52:43collaborations
52:44and
52:45with
52:45partnerships
52:45and
52:46collaborations
52:46this
52:47would
52:48lead
52:48to
52:48sustainable
52:50programs
52:51because
52:52there are
52:53several
52:54organizations
52:54who have
52:55done
52:57seminars
52:58learnings
52:59or
53:00whatever
53:00it may
53:01be
53:01so
53:02why
53:02would
53:02the
53:03chamber
53:03build
53:04a
53:05new
53:05wheel
53:06why
53:07would
53:07we
53:07reinvent
53:08the
53:08wheel
53:08when
53:08the
53:09wheels
53:09are
53:09turning
53:10already
53:10for
53:11some
53:11people
53:12let's
53:13ride
53:13on
53:13with
53:13that
53:13wheels
53:14and
53:14make
53:14that
53:14wheel
53:15turn
53:15even
53:16faster
53:17how
53:17do
53:18we
53:18do
53:18that
53:19we
53:22make
53:22use
53:23of
53:23the
53:24members
53:24the
53:25strong
53:25members
53:26the
53:26800
53:27plus
53:27members
53:27of
53:28Cebu
53:28chamber
53:28and
53:29other
53:29chambers
53:29as
53:30well
53:30to ride
53:31on
53:31with
53:31that
53:31wheel
53:33and
53:34if
53:35there
53:35are
53:36young
53:37people
53:37watching
53:38because
53:38you
53:39are
53:39a
53:39visible
53:40figure
53:41in
53:41Cebu
53:42and
53:43there
53:43are
53:44a lot
53:44of
53:44young
53:44people
53:45not
53:45just
53:45young
53:45people
53:45but
53:46for
53:46this
53:46context
53:46just
53:47young
53:47people
53:47who
53:48look
53:48up
53:48to
53:49you
53:49if
53:50there's
53:50anyone
53:51like
53:51an
53:51introverted
53:52young
53:53person
53:53or
53:54an
53:54aspiring
53:55entrepreneur
53:56who's
53:57asking
53:57now
53:58how
53:58to
53:58be
53:58you
53:59Paul
53:59what
54:00would
54:00be
54:00your
54:01message
54:01to
54:02them
54:02I
54:02like
54:03your
54:03question
54:03because
54:04that
54:04question
54:04has
54:04always
54:05been
54:05in
54:05my
54:05mind
54:06for
54:06the
54:06longest
54:06time
54:07and
54:08I
54:08also
54:08like
54:08to
54:09say
54:09and
54:10encourage
54:10them
54:10for
54:12those
54:12of
54:12you
54:12there
54:13who
54:13are
54:13felt
54:14aloof
54:14you
54:14know
54:14that
54:15small
54:15guy
54:16there
54:16that
54:17guy
54:17who
54:17is
54:18not
54:18noticed
54:20don't
54:21feel
54:21down
54:23look
54:23at
54:24me
54:24I
54:25am
54:25that
54:25guy
54:26there
54:26is
54:27always
54:27hope
54:28to
54:28be
54:28somebody
54:30it
54:31all
54:31starts
54:32in
54:32the
54:32self
54:33in
54:33the
54:33mindset
54:34you
54:35know
54:35who
54:36you
54:36are
54:36who
54:37you
54:37are
54:37because
54:37on
54:38your
54:38mind
54:38if
54:38you
54:38feel
54:39you
54:40are
54:40poor
54:40then
54:41you
54:41will
54:41never
54:41grow
54:42rich
54:43and
54:44if
54:44you
54:44feel
54:44that
54:45you
54:45are
54:45an
54:45introvert
54:46you
54:46will
54:46always
54:47stay
54:47as
54:47an
54:47introvert
54:48but
54:49if
54:49you
54:49allow
54:50yourself
54:51to
54:52accept
54:52the
54:52challenges
54:53to
54:54accept
54:54the
54:55pain
54:56to
54:56accept
54:57the
55:00inconvenience
55:00or
55:01the
55:01comfort
55:02you
55:03will
55:04grow
55:04out
55:04of
55:04your
55:04shell
55:05so
55:06for
55:06me
55:07for
55:08those
55:09who
55:09feel
55:09that
55:10wala
55:10mong
55:10kwarta
55:11po
55:12brim
55:12on
55:12me
55:13or
55:13I'm
55:14ashamed
55:15to
55:15talk
55:16in
55:16public
55:16I
55:17am
55:17not
55:17a
55:17good
55:18leader
55:19then
55:21that's
55:22failure
55:22already
55:22to
55:23begin
55:23with
55:25always
55:25believe
55:26in
55:26yourself
55:26that's
55:27the
55:27first
55:27thing
55:27believe
55:28in
55:29yourself
55:29have
55:30faith
55:30in
55:30God
55:30dream
55:31big
55:32never
55:32stop
55:34you
55:34will
55:34succeed
55:35in
55:35life
55:35thank
55:36you
55:37very
55:37much
55:37for
55:37those
55:38insights
55:38and
55:39also
55:39for
55:39granting
55:40us
55:40this
55:41opportunity
55:41to have
55:42a
55:42conversation
55:43with
55:43you
55:43here
55:44in
55:45beyond
55:45the
55:45headlines
55:46so
55:46thank
55:46you
55:46for
55:46sharing
55:47your
55:47insights
55:48your
55:48stories
55:49and
55:50your
55:50vision
55:50beyond
55:51the
55:51headlines
55:52thanks
55:53DJ
55:53yeah
55:54so
55:54today's
55:54conversation
55:55reminds
55:55us
55:56that
55:57Cebu's
55:57strength
55:58has
55:58never
55:59rested
55:59on
56:00circumstances
56:00alone
56:01it
56:02rests
56:02on
56:03the
56:03resilience
56:03of
56:04our
56:04people
56:05the
56:05courage
56:06of
56:06our
56:07entrepreneurs
56:07and
56:08the
56:08willingness
56:09of
56:09our
56:09leaders
56:10to
56:11think
56:11beyond
56:11the
56:12present
56:12and
56:12if I
56:13may
56:13add
56:13and
56:14pray
56:15so
56:16I'm
56:16DJ
56:16Moises
56:17this
56:17has
56:17been
56:17beyond
56:18the
56:18headlines
56:18thank
56:19you
56:19for
56:19joining
56:19us
56:20this
56:20afternoon
56:20see
56:21you
56:21again
56:22tomorrow
56:22we
56:50have
56:51to
56:51see
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