Former Mandaue City mayor Jonas Cortes outlines his plans for the future of the city in an exclusive interview on SunStar Cebu’s Beyond the Ballot 2025 on Thursday, April 10, 2025, offering insights into his vision and strategies for Mandaue's growth and development.
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00:00Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon, Cebu. Welcome to Sanclar Cebu's Beyond the Ballot interview series 2025.
00:23I am Mildred Galarpe.
00:25And I'm DJ Moises.
00:26As we approach the 2025 midterm elections, this program offers voters an in-depth look at the candidates vying for the mayoral seat in Mandawi City through a series of one-on-one interviews.
00:40Each episode will feature an interview.
00:44The first 30 minutes, we will get to know the candidates, who they are, what they stand for, their vision.
00:50And for the remaining time, they will answer the five core questions in 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
00:57To give everyone a better understanding of how this will unfold, let's take a look at the mechanics.
01:04Hello, viewers. Welcome to Sunstar Cebu's Beyond the Ballot series.
01:11This program is divided into two segments, the candidate's profile and the five core questions.
01:17Here are the mechanics. For candidate profile, each mayoral candidate will be interviewed for 30 minutes, during which they will discuss their past work, advocacies, and reasons for running.
01:29For five core questions, each candidate will have 2 minute and 30 seconds to answer five key questions.
01:36This time limit ensures equal opportunity for all candidates while keeping responses concise and focused.
01:43Now, let's head back to the studio.
01:46To ensure fairness, each of the candidates receive the five core questions one day before the scheduled interview.
01:55Of the four mayoral candidates of Mandawi City, only two brave souls have accepted our invitation.
02:02And today, we would like to welcome Mayor Jonas Cortez. Good afternoon, sir.
02:18Good afternoon, Mildred and MJ. Good afternoon.
02:21Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of this Beyond the Ballots.
02:26And it's truly an honor to be here this afternoon.
02:30Actually, we are the one honored and our audience who, you know, you're giving them time to know you better.
02:37I mean, actually, the people in Mandawi already know you, but we want to know more.
02:42Who is like, who is Mayor Jonas outside of City Hall?
02:48Outside of the public eye?
02:50Like, for example, who is Mayor Jonas inside Mayor Jonas' home?
02:55Well, simply rigid, no?
02:59Si Mayor Jonas, in fact, people's mayor.
03:04Usa katawang andam nga maminaw sa mga kaisunan natong Mandawihanon.
03:09Simply lang kayo.
03:10In fact, even when I was still the mayor,
03:14di yung ko ganahan, Mildred and DJ nga, trawagog honorable.
03:20Ang akong gusto nga, by simply calling my name and, well, nanay mayor, that's enough, no?
03:28Unya natahukuman o guwa natas katong danan.
03:31If truly, we are honorable.
03:33So, bag-usat to sa akong, akong kanang, unsan na, akong memory nga.
03:39Kay everybody, mostly, koan, ganahan mangyod nga, naagyod ang hun.
03:45Hun, di ba? Hun, taugun.
03:47I'm not even sure if that is, kanang, an affirmation of being an honorable,
03:52or it's some kind of a joke, just calling it hun.
03:54Yes, actually, para na ako, DJ and Mildred,
04:00ang success sa usaka tao, di li masukod sa iyang titulo, recognition niya na dawat,
04:06kundi li, by, how he affects the lives of other people,
04:12especially those who are in need, no? Positively.
04:17So, Mayor, before joining politics ba,
04:21what did you dream of becoming?
04:25Sa tinodan na yun lang, in fact,
04:27gusto yukog mag-farmer.
04:30In fact, iniguman aning akong kuwan sa pamulitika,
04:34gusto kong ako yung dayunon, akong ambisyon as a farmer.
04:38That's exactly the reason why nga ako nikuha yukog,
04:42dito ko skwela sa Vizca, sa Visaya State College of Agriculture.
04:46In Leyte?
04:47Yes, sa Baybay.
04:49Mauna.
04:49Ah, so, naag-di-diay, pinaghugutan ang pagka-farmer na ito,
04:54kang iskwalahan, good, good.
04:56Correct.
04:56Pero, like, you know, you're, you're,
05:00Murag, the other side is agri ka,
05:03but you're a mayor of a highly urbanized city.
05:06So, how, giyunsan niyong pag-merge ang imong passion to agri,
05:10and the, the, the, the, ang, ang, ang, ang boom bitaw sa Mandawe.
05:15The principles, I think, namang giyunsan niyong principles ang farming.
05:19What, unsa ka sa farming, ang imong naggamit in, in, how you run City Hall?
05:25Simple ragiog ka ayun, no?
05:27Ah, actually, ang politika, o, ang pagpananom, pariharag yun.
05:34Sa politika, o, mo tanom ka gugma, mo ani sa gugma.
05:39You saw what you read.
05:39So, yes, exactly, similar to agriculture, Mona.
05:46So, na-mention man niyong ang farming mayor, no?
05:50So, how do you balance, no, the demands that come with the service that you do for Mandawe
05:57and also the needs that you also have in your personal life?
06:03Well, lisod, no? Lisod, tinood.
06:05In fact, ako nagdakoyog ko sa politika kay ang akong amahan, maumasad, ni public servant sa akong amahan.
06:13For 22 long years, nahi mo siyang mayor sa Mandawe.
06:18No, he was the longest serving mayor sa Mandawe.
06:21Nakakita ako un sa kalisod.
06:23Apan, ang tanang kalisod kakapoy, mawa, no?
06:28The moment you help others.
06:31It's truly, kwan, fulfilling, no?
06:33Kanang, the moment makatabang ka.
06:36And I would like to share to you something.
06:40A true kwan, gina-experience.
06:43Back then, when I was a counselor,
06:46dito pakupuyo sa among ancestral home,
06:50doon na yung usaka tindira,
06:52nanindag-isda niya.
06:53Paguha na akong siya konsihal.
06:55Pwedeng mo palitan ko ni mag-isda.
06:58And ko, oh, sige, sige, sa kilo lang.
07:00Kaya, gina-experience ko ng tamarong.
07:03Pagbalik na ako,
07:05ang akong asawa,
07:07yun siya nagpalit ka, doha-kakilo.
07:08Yung ko, no.
07:09Yung ko, uska, kakilo siya, doha-kakilo.
07:13Yung ko, alkansi na itong tindira.
07:16Mga itong,
07:17pilaka weeks ng labay,
07:19nakita na ako siya.
07:20Ako yung ipara.
07:21Yung ko,
07:21dahi, di ba ikaw itong nanindag-isda dito sa compound?
07:25Yung ko, ako to.
07:27Yung ko, wakam alkansi.
07:28Yung siya nga,
07:30wakaman.
07:31Yung siya nga,
07:32uska-kakilo akong ipalit,
07:33doha-kakilo yung mag-ibilin.
07:35Yung siya,
07:36ako itong gihatag ang uska-kilo ni mong consihal.
07:40Yung siya, nalimot lang ka,
07:42nga nakatabang ka na ako.
07:43So, ako,
07:44nakaingon ko deep inside nga,
07:46no,
07:47ang katong ako,
07:48tabang ragyod.
07:49Pero,
07:50for all those years,
07:51iyag itong itanom,
07:53no?
07:53Kaya nang,
07:55makaingon ka nga,
07:56ang kindness,
07:59ang kaayo,
08:00manakod,
08:01it will create ripples of joy.
08:03Nga,
08:04mui yang gibuhat ba?
08:05Nga nakingon ko,
08:06natandog ko sa,
08:07kuhan bitaw,
08:08nga wa,
08:08rige itong ako,
08:09nga simply,
08:10tabang rige itong bitaw,
08:11nga nakatabang ko niya,
08:12nako na dekay niya,
08:13kuhan.
08:13And I was so happy nga,
08:16ang akong tabang ginagmay,
08:18naka,
08:18kuhan,
08:19sag,
08:19kaayon,
08:20no?
08:20Niinitakod,
08:21niinitakod.
08:23It's truly inspiring.
08:24Tinood,
08:25rewarding gan siya,
08:26kanang,
08:26di li man kinanglan nga,
08:28ang,
08:28ang,
08:28ang affirmation,
08:29or ang,
08:30ano sa'yong,
08:31achievement,
08:32it's too big honors.
08:33But,
08:33kanisya,
08:34kaning ginagmay,
08:35I think,
08:36mo ni siya,
08:36more fulfilling,
08:37kanang,
08:38kay,
08:39ilang mong gonggikip ba?
08:41Kanang itong,
08:42sa ilang own small little way,
08:44di ba?
08:45And those are the lasting ones.
08:46Usa na to kakilong nga isda.
08:48Pila naman ang usawa kakilong nga isda,
08:50maybe at that time,
08:51dako na kayong dosintos.
08:52Diba?
08:53Dako na kayong dosintos,
08:53usakakilo,
08:54but,
08:56ang pagba,
08:57ihabang,
08:57maram mo to siya,
08:57nibayad sa iyahang tabang.
09:00Hindi na unta,
09:00kinahanglan.
09:01Hindi na nindi,
09:02di ba?
09:03It's something like,
09:04paying it forward,
09:05no?
09:05Kanang,
09:06oh,
09:06dili,
09:06ito,
09:07halik mania.
09:08Pero,
09:08nindot kayo,
09:10ang maunga experience,
09:12bitaw.
09:12So,
09:13murag mo ni siya,
09:14usan ni siya siguro sa,
09:17memories of being a politician,
09:19nga,
09:20nga,
09:20dili ni mong mga kakwa,
09:21and others.
09:22But,
09:23ah,
09:24nag-councillor ka,
09:26nag-congress,
09:27nag-mayor,
09:28and even in mong family,
09:29taas gud kayo mong in politics.
09:31You grow up in politics.
09:33So,
09:33in those years,
09:34unsa ang mga learning ni mong,
09:37ngamogid ni mong,
09:38gibit-bit,
09:39until this time,
09:40to serve Mandawihanon?
09:42Ah,
09:44naalang ko i-share ninyo,
09:45no?
09:45I think,
09:46wagid mo makaibaw.
09:47Ah,
09:48yes,
09:49akong amahan,
09:50politiko,
09:50akong amahan,
09:51Cortes,
09:52ah,
09:54ang,
09:55kuhan gino,
09:56the wind beneath the wings of my father,
09:59ang akong inahan.
10:00Daghang wag kaibaw,
10:01ang akong inahan,
10:02kabos,
10:02no?
10:03Kanang,
10:04wag ka-graduate to elementary,
10:05si Indy Narsing.
10:06Mauna,
10:07she was fondly called as Indy Narsing,
10:09no?
10:10Sa Tagamandawe.
10:11O niya,
10:13anak,
10:13kukusa ka tindira,
10:15pero even though,
10:17nga,
10:17kakuwang sa iyang education,
10:19kuhan,
10:19no?
10:20Kay elementary,
10:21grade 6,
10:22pero,
10:23nakapatiwa siya,
10:23kator si Kabukanak.
10:2614.
10:2714.
10:27No?
10:28Kanang ingo-ana,
10:29kakuan,
10:30supportive,
10:30ang akong inahan,
10:31sa akong amahan.
10:32Tinood yun ang gingon nga,
10:35in every man's success,
10:37there is a woman behind it.
10:38So what's Indy Narsing niya?
10:40Ang di gin ako,
10:41makalimtan DJ,
10:42kibaw,
10:42kagunsa,
10:44kanang,
10:44ang iyang kasing-kasing
10:46paras mga kabos,
10:47muhingon gito siya nga,
10:49ayawgin ninyong pasipad,
10:50ang mga kabos,
10:51kay kung ang kabos mo'y muhilak,
10:53mo tohop sa yuta.
10:55Ingo,
10:56anak,
10:56I think that really also explains why you always want to make a positive change, no?
11:04Like what you said earlier.
11:06So what is your dream good for Mandawe, Mayor?
11:10Well, para ginako, DJ, no?
11:14Ang kanimang gong problema na to.
11:16Malimut na panagsah.
11:17Yes, we need infrastructures, mga tanan, no?
11:20Nga panginhanglan.
11:21Pero gikinhanglan ang kausaban magsugod na to.
11:25And that's exactly why, no?
11:29Katong paguna na kong termino,
11:32kitang tao naanad yutang kanibitawong
11:36we wait for leaders to act.
11:40Nga ang kinahanglan, kamo'y ang magipili, kamo'y musulbad sa mong problema.
11:45In fact, ang naanda na to is for all the mayors.
11:49Siya mo decide and everyone follows.
11:52But truly, para nako,
11:56dili na nga maong philosophy,
11:58nga leadership nga akong pangita.
12:01Kaya para nako,
12:03leadership is allowing those you lead,
12:05you lead to become leaders as well.
12:08No?
12:09To have a voice in the process.
12:11Mautuhihinong dan nga nangita ta.
12:14Nga niya niabot sa akong kinabuhi si Jesse Robredo.
12:18Sa unang terminon ako.
12:20Jesse, the late Jesse Robredo,
12:22was the one who inspired me
12:24to join sa kaning performance governance system sa ISA,
12:30sa Institute for Solidarity in Asia.
12:33Ang mga tahan natin nga alin mo,
12:36ang saan ng PGS?
12:37Ang performance governance system,
12:40it is a good governance system.
12:43It's a balanced scorecard.
12:45Nga naagid siya'y tamdanan.
12:49And it defines,
12:50Yes, it defines your vision, mission.
12:55And in our case,
12:56Dakbayas, Mandawe,
12:58our vision is to position Mandawe
13:00as a resilient city
13:03driven by manufacturing,
13:07nga,
13:08ko ano,
13:09siyudad,
13:10and as well as retail and services,
13:13MSME,
13:15by 2027.
13:18So, in other words,
13:21naagid ay target.
13:23And we have our roadmaps.
13:25And as we,
13:26we lay the foundation
13:28of this performance governance system,
13:32na kuwan na to
13:33ang atong resilient communities,
13:36resilient economy,
13:38and as well as,
13:39kuwan nga,
13:41sustainable environment.
13:43Maunay atong nakabot.
13:44Nalipay kog dako
13:45sa maung challenge
13:47ni Jesse Robredo.
13:49I think,
13:50importante yun siguro
13:51for a leader
13:53in a community,
13:54nga,
13:55nagyukay target.
13:56Yes.
13:57There's a goal.
13:58Di lang kay,
13:58mabuhataani,
13:59mabuhataani,
14:00kay monitren,
14:01mabuhataani.
14:01But,
14:02kung naamang go kay target,
14:03like for example,
14:04I want to go to this place,
14:06kay Baw ka,
14:06nakay plano how to get there.
14:08Yes.
14:08From A to B.
14:09Yeah, A to B.
14:10So, there's a plan
14:10and there's a,
14:11there's something to follow.
14:12So, kung,
14:13kung siguro,
14:13musimang ka gamay
14:14because of challenge,
14:15but still,
14:16kay Baw ka nga,
14:17dito ka pa doon.
14:18So, I think,
14:18dakukay na siya nga,
14:20dakukay na siya nga,
14:21buta nga,
14:21I think,
14:22dagha na,
14:23daghang kausaban sa Mandawi.
14:24Traffic,
14:25for example,
14:26Mayor.
14:26Yes.
14:27Kay Baw ka,
14:28siguro,
14:28nakadungog,
14:29nakaaningat.
14:30For the last few years,
14:33moanagay nga,
14:34ad tutas norte,
14:35ay musayuta
14:36kay traffic,
14:37kay Mandawi.
14:37Ang Mandawi,
14:39nahimusyag ka ng,
14:40traffic capital ba,
14:42but sa karoon,
14:44nakita na ito nga,
14:46moradili naman in
14:46anak kalisod
14:47traveling through
14:48Muagi,
14:49Kag Mandawi.
14:50So,
14:50unsa man ang
14:51what measures
14:52or what activities
14:54or plans
14:54or mga projects
14:55imunggibuhat
14:56na address ni siya
14:58nga problem ba?
14:59Well,
15:00usa sa parts
15:01sa atong
15:02ko ano,
15:03mga programs
15:04being implemented
15:06ang atong
15:06command center.
15:07We have a modern
15:08command center
15:10with all the
15:11traffic lights
15:13and CCTVs
15:14using
15:14fiber optics.
15:17And,
15:17in fact,
15:18modesty aside,
15:19we are the first
15:20din sa Metro Cebu
15:22to use
15:23that
15:24system.
15:26So,
15:27ka na,
15:27mga interventions
15:28yung atong
15:28ibuhat,
15:29nakatabang.
15:30And,
15:30para ginako
15:32ang kanigyong
15:33atong
15:34ko,
15:34ang
15:34ang
15:36gikinahanglan
15:36yun sa
15:37Metro Cebu,
15:38ang kanigyong
15:39interconnectivity
15:40sa atong
15:41mga
15:41guhan sa
15:42policies,
15:42no?
15:43Policies
15:43sa local
15:44governments.
15:46Yes.
15:47Sino,
15:47DJ,
15:48for example,
15:49problema sa
15:49traffic,
15:50kung nasulbad
15:51sa Mandawi
15:51sa ilahang
15:52traffic,
15:53pero ang boundary
15:54gikan sa Cebu
15:55City or
15:55konsulasyon,
15:57mababuig
15:58hapun ang
15:59tanan.
15:59In fact,
16:01nasuwayan
16:01na ito nga,
16:02ang amon
16:02traffic,
16:03track band
16:04sa una
16:04dili,
16:05magpareha,
16:06magtakdo,
16:07moralag
16:08nibalhin
16:08ang usaka
16:09problema nga to
16:10sila yung
16:10lugar.
16:11So,
16:12mauna nga,
16:13we had
16:13series of
16:14coordination
16:15meeting
16:16between
16:17our
16:17neighbors.
16:19One
16:19coherent
16:20plan ba,
16:21no?
16:21Kay,
16:21tinood na,
16:22for example,
16:22nag-traffic
16:23ban ka diri,
16:23ato to sila
16:25magpunod
16:25sa boundary.
16:27Nanayitabo
16:28na na mo
16:28sa una
16:28or sa
16:29pikas
16:29magi.
16:30Sa,
16:30diha sa SRP,
16:31there was a time
16:32nga,
16:32kananggi,
16:33mag-traffic
16:34ban sila,
16:35o nag-ihaapon,
16:35kay,
16:36there is may
16:36plan sa,
16:36ato sila
16:37mag-park,
16:38kay,
16:38mag-uha
16:38until
16:38makalabay,
16:39traffic,
16:40yhaapon.
16:41So,
16:41tinong,
16:41bala siya
16:42nag-solve
16:42o problem,
16:43unless there's
16:44an inter-local
16:45government nga,
16:47kuwan,
16:47kanang,
16:49management ba?
16:49Actually,
16:50may buong bitaw
16:52ta panag sa Mildred,
16:53kanang,
16:54if you go to
16:55the US,
16:56ato ka so big,
16:57kanang,
16:58naagoy consultant
16:59ni ngon na ko,
17:00and siya,
17:00you know what,
17:01Mayor,
17:02no matter
17:03how big is the highway,
17:06there is no room
17:07for Filipino drivers.
17:09So,
17:09in other words,
17:11naasa kultura na to.
17:13Dito sa infrastructure.
17:15Yeah,
17:15usan na,
17:16usan,
17:16well,
17:17usan ang infrastructure.
17:17Yes.
17:18Yes.
17:18Pero,
17:19naasa itong mga,
17:21kuwan,
17:21kanang disiplina,
17:23di'ta gusto magpaawahi,
17:25kanang,
17:26di'ta mo tuman sa traffic rules,
17:27pero may buong taba.
17:29O,
17:29nagtutas laing lugar,
17:30nganong musunod man ta.
17:33Even without,
17:34kanang,
17:34Yes.
17:35Naamay ilang ito ka tong
17:37no apprehension,
17:38kuwan,
17:39no,
17:39policy.
17:40Ang camera raimu,
17:41kuwan.
17:42Take note sa ibuhang plaka.
17:43Pero,
17:44nganong musunod man ta.
17:45Why traffic?
17:46Why traffic light?
17:47Muhunong yun sa inter-
17:48section.
17:49Pero,
17:50nga rin sa ato,
17:51magpatuyang lang.
17:52Mugukod pa,
17:53beating the red light,
17:54no,
17:54di ba?
17:55Is it,
17:56is it because,
17:58sa gawas,
17:58tinudun yung gaong dakok?
18:00That's it.
18:01That's it.
18:01Dinisa ato,
18:02kaya pwede na to,
18:03pasailuon.
18:04Naamang pari,
18:06kumpari,
18:07si,
18:07ko,
18:07ano?
18:08Nga,
18:09kanang,
18:09prina,
18:10dakpan ko,
18:10pwede paluopwasan dito,
18:12no?
18:12I think,
18:12ang kultura na nato,
18:14din hi sa sulod.
18:15Actually,
18:15we're to a certain extent,
18:17between carrot and stick,
18:18di ba?
18:18That's a motivator.
18:19I also have the impression nga,
18:21the motivator for us generally,
18:23is the stick,
18:24not the carrot.
18:25So,
18:25pasabot ni mo,
18:27ang Pilipino,
18:28mas effective kung i-martial law.
18:31Oh,
18:31dili,
18:31saan.
18:32Kualang enforcement lang,
18:33follow through.
18:35I think,
18:35dako,
18:35djog kaayo ang enforcement.
18:37I think,
18:37huwag kita nagkuhang
18:38ugbalaod,
18:39mayor.
18:40Yeah.
18:40Mau ginig-emphasize ni Lee Kuan Yew,
18:43nga kita ay nag-una nila sa Singapore.
18:45Yes,
18:45still not.
18:46Pero,
18:46naligsanta sa other countries sa Asia,
18:50because of discipline.
18:52In fact,
18:52Lee Kuan Yew did that.
18:54He sent scholars,
18:56Singaporean scholars,
18:57to other countries to observe,
18:59and when they came back,
19:01iang ipangustan na,
19:02unsay naan nila,
19:03nga wa na to.
19:05Common answer,
19:06discipline.
19:08Mau na iwa na to.
19:11And,
19:11and,
19:12and,
19:12asa niyo?
19:13Mau na bitaw nga,
19:14akong isigihag koan,
19:16nga,
19:17maayot eh,
19:18huwag anong di man ta magsugod,
19:19o kanang small area,
19:21kanang discipline,
19:22morag core,
19:24city core,
19:24o na niya.
19:25Atong,
19:25atong nga,
19:26magbantay,
19:27isla,
19:27ayaw pagbantay mo dia,
19:28as my city o lagi,
19:30stricto,
19:30kandakop,
19:31sa patakagpanglabay.
19:32Atong palapdan ba,
19:33ako sa Langingnan,
19:35atong usbon,
19:37ang kultura sa taga-Mandawe,
19:38na magmat mo na sila.
19:40Mau bitaw na iato ron,
19:41nga,
19:42sense of ownership,
19:43nga,
19:45apel ni,
19:46ang mandawi,
19:46mani ako,
19:47ang mandawi,
19:48dili sa uman,
19:50kundili among tanan,
19:51no,
19:51taga-Mandawe.
19:53And,
19:53kada mandawi,
19:54we should be proud to say,
19:56nga,
19:56I am part of the problem,
19:58and part of the solution.
20:00Dili,
20:00ang mga officialist mo ito bag,
20:02sa problema,
20:03kundili,
20:04ang tanang mandawihan nun,
20:05nga magtinabangay.
20:07Facilitator lang,
20:08ang elected officials.
20:08We've discussed about your vision
20:26for Mandawi mayor,
20:28no,
20:29curious lang ko,
20:30because you've also served the city long,
20:33no,
20:34kung na ay personality ba,
20:36kung tao ang Mandawi city ba,
20:38what do you think is its personality?
20:42Ugtaw?
20:42Ang Mandawi.
20:44What's the personality niya?
20:47Palaway,
20:48masinaptan nun.
20:52Ang mandawihan nun,
20:53mapinanggaon,
20:54gyan,
20:55no,
20:55na ay na ay kuhan gyan,
20:57na ay hapon ang kuhan.
20:58Na mag-i badlungon,
21:00na may taong mo,
21:01mag-uag yung kuhan,
21:02pero mag-uag yun ang pagka-Mandawehan nun,
21:05nga mapinanggaon.
21:06Mabitaw,
21:08di kausa si Regal niya,
21:10nag-storming attorney ni Regal niya,
21:12mayor,
21:12ikaw bang,
21:13kadaot ni mo,
21:13no?
21:15Butan na kaya ka.
21:16Ang ko Regal,
21:17wak mamay magdako,
21:18Regal,
21:18akong amahan,
21:19yung maumahin um-dum,
21:20yung kumayun to nga,
21:20sayop,
21:21dili,
21:21matubag,
21:22uglaing sayop.
21:23Ang siya,
21:23ako,
21:24lahi kuna siya,
21:25kay fighter siya.
21:26Ang siya,
21:26you should be a fighter,
21:28ano ba?
21:28Bitao,
21:29no?
21:29How can you be a lover?
21:31Ako may gugmaon ko sa tagaman daw eh.
21:32How can I be a good lover
21:36if I don't fight for my love?
21:39For what's due for Mandawe.
21:41For Mandawe.
21:42Muna inongdan nga,
21:43ni Barogyo ko ane,
21:44kaya I could have,
21:46ko ane,
21:47mo,
21:47mo,
21:47pahuay na lang ko,
21:48kaya grabe kayong unos akong nagian.
21:51But again,
21:53magmakita ninyo ang suporta,
21:55ang kadasig sa Mandawe,
21:57ma,
21:57ma,
21:57kuhan yun ka,
21:58Mildred,
21:58no?
21:59DJ?
21:59Muna,
22:00with all the challenges nga akong nagian,
22:03grabe yung suporta
22:04ang ipakita sa tagaman daw eh.
22:06Kaya na siya.
22:07Muna akong next question,
22:09kanang,
22:10na,
22:10na-suspended,
22:12na-dismissed,
22:13and there are,
22:13kanang,
22:15psychologically,
22:16o mentally,
22:17kung anong,
22:18disturbed magig ka,
22:19o makiha ka,
22:20kanang,
22:21mo ginay,
22:22mo ginay pinaka,
22:23ang mental,
22:24the mental,
22:24for me ba,
22:25the mental torture kay,
22:26like,
22:27ikiha ka,
22:27ah,
22:28asap mo siya pa doong sa kaso,
22:29kanang,
22:29it's,
22:30walay,
22:30walay ano ba,
22:31but how did you manage na,
22:33despite all these challenges,
22:35sige lang,
22:36you keep on going,
22:37going to the Supreme Court,
22:38until,
22:39you know,
22:40make sure nga,
22:40naagigyapon ka sa balota.
22:42What,
22:43what motivates you,
22:45to continue the fight?
22:46my family,
22:47my family,
22:47and,
22:49ah,
22:49ang tagaman daw eh,
22:50no,
22:51ah,
22:51maugin na ikuan,
22:52in fact,
22:53akong amahan,
22:54maugito iiya,
22:55no,
22:55akong may numdomgi,
22:56kumanyunto siya nga,
22:58before you help others,
23:00help your family,
23:02ayok pasagdi mga pamilya,
23:04and when this,
23:05ah,
23:05pagbutog yung aning mga cases,
23:08ilang dibuat,
23:08suspension,
23:10ah,
23:10disqualification,
23:11yeah,
23:12again,
23:12karun,
23:12alasad sila,
23:13gifile ng a criminal case,
23:15ah,
23:15pariha mong ginming,
23:16my krama,
23:17no,
23:17among sitwasyon,
23:19ah,
23:19akong yung gilingkuran,
23:20akong duha ka anak,
23:22and,
23:22ah,
23:22I told them,
23:23ayaw mo kagool,
23:25this is not a case of corruption,
23:27I promise yung,
23:29ah,
23:29di li ko ni Conan,
23:30di li ko ni Talikdan,
23:32kay gusto silang,
23:33ah,
23:33maundang nalang ko,
23:34para at least,
23:35naay time sa family,
23:36pero ako silang gifasabot,
23:38I have to do this,
23:39for my bigger family,
23:40which is Mandawi,
23:42and nakasabot naman,
23:43said sila,
23:44no,
23:44nga,
23:46mo na,
23:47nga,
23:47atog yung buhaton ng tanan,
23:49kay,
23:49di ko makuang DJ,
23:51Mildred,
23:52no,
23:53sa,
23:53this is not a case of corruption,
23:55why hinungdan nga kaso,
23:57and,
23:58ah,
23:58in fact,
23:59the very reason nga,
24:00nikuang teoryo sa,
24:01ang,
24:01ang Supreme Court,
24:02kinakakita sila ba,
24:04it's truly unfair,
24:06no,
24:06nga,
24:06tangtangon lang kadi ha,
24:08why due process,
24:09nakita mong ginato,
24:10ang angkoan nga,
24:12political persecution,
24:13with the observable growing disillusionment ba,
24:21on politics in the Philippines in general,
24:23mayor ba,
24:24what also,
24:26what do you think is the reason why,
24:28Mandawi people would believe that,
24:31you are the leader of this generation,
24:33who can truly make that difference,
24:37no,
24:38well,
24:38sa tinudan nai lang,
24:40nakita,
24:41nahihikap nila,
24:42ang mga programa,
24:43nga,
24:43atong-atong nahatag sa taga Mandawi,
24:45and,
24:46makita sa ginila nga,
24:49ang mayor sa Mandawi,
24:50si Jonas Cortes,
24:52andam nga,
24:53maminaw,
24:53in fact,
24:54this,
24:55character nga,
24:56nako,
24:57kinaiyan nako,
24:58nga,
24:59gigamit dis atong kaatbang,
25:01for the longest time,
25:02nga si Jonas Cortes,
25:03di makamao,
25:05si Jonas Cortes,
25:06sigig pangonsulta,
25:08si Jonas Cortes,
25:09nai advisors,
25:10mga,
25:10ana ba,
25:12you know what,
25:13consultation,
25:15is not a sign,
25:17of weakness,
25:18consultation,
25:20is a sign,
25:21of maturity,
25:23ngang mayors man dawi,
25:24andam,
25:25maminaw,
25:26andam mo,
25:27action,
25:28andam mo,
25:29deliver sa mga programa,
25:30og,
25:31proyekto,
25:31nga,
25:32ikinanglan sa katawan.
25:35Tinud na,
25:36kay,
25:36like,
25:37for example,
25:38it's not just in public,
25:39but in private corporations,
25:41naman sila yung consultants,
25:43DJ,
25:43ako walang ko yung consultant.
25:45Nabi tayo gingos mga ba tanon,
25:47a leader ko no,
25:49who has a heart,
25:50knows how to listen.
25:52True.
25:53No,
25:53nai sa radio,
25:55ana,
25:55makaabot,
25:55nakaabot ana,
25:56mayor,
25:57katong sa DYBU,
25:58katong,
25:59listening,
26:00listening is the beginning of understanding.
26:04Sa radio na,
26:06makaabot ana,
26:06DJ.
26:07Mawa,
26:07naibawaan eh,
26:09nang edad na to.
26:11Sabi naman na,
26:12listening is the beginning of understanding.
26:15Dili man mo ka magkasinabot,
26:17ipadakanay lang kay Timog,
26:18explaining,
26:19ah,
26:19I know better,
26:20diba,
26:20tinudin na siya niya.
26:22Kanang,
26:22dili sad ni mo mapagamay,
26:24ang tingog sa usaka,
26:26usaka simple na tao,
26:28kay,
26:28you know,
26:28bisantug wala siya'y taas,
26:30nga education level,
26:31naman siya'y experience,
26:33DJ,
26:33nga wala sad niya experience,
26:35nga mo'y basihanan.
26:36So,
26:37kanang,
26:38sige,
26:38on the lighter side of listening,
26:41mayor,
26:42kung samay na sa iyong playlist,
26:44no?
26:45That you listen to,
26:47no?
26:47Si,
26:47si mayorama,
26:47ako 80's,
26:48si mayorama,
26:49na ay 30,
26:50apag ingo na mag 30 songs,
26:52siya'y siya 40 na.
26:53Ikaw,
26:53do you have your own playlist,
26:55or songs nga ka nang,
26:57mo'y yung mong go-to ba?
26:58Kanang,
26:58you know,
26:59mo'y ka nang kapoy na kaya kasi mong adlaw,
27:01mo'y rin na siya nga.
27:03Ako 80's,
27:04yun ko nga,
27:05koan.
27:0780's,
27:07yun.
27:07Oo.
27:08Nag-ipaila na sa mga edad,
27:10DJ.
27:11So,
27:11on sa ba na mga type of music ni siya,
27:15mayor?
27:16Ang yung mga,
27:17nasa yung 80's nga,
27:19playlist?
27:19Mellow.
27:20Ah,
27:20Mellow.
27:22O,
27:22nang kalmatin ngay,
27:23pakalmas ako ang DJ.
27:24Pakalmas do'y ko.
27:25And this is also what you sing,
27:28no?
27:28Just in case you would also be requested.
27:31Ah,
27:31wak man ting nga lima ay yung nga singer sa,
27:33Cortez.
27:35Wak yung mime kanta.
27:36Muragas ang pagpanaguit.
27:38Pero,
27:39kanang,
27:39kanang,
27:39kanang,
27:39kanang,
27:39kanang,
27:39kanang,
27:40kanang,
27:41tsugod na ganing kampanya.
27:43Naagid ng mga tao,
27:45di gud ma,
27:45di gud ma,
27:46makuan ba,
27:48o gwalay mga song,
27:50dance numbers.
27:51Tinuod yun na.
27:52Di ba?
27:52I agree.
27:54Kaya,
27:54gabi ilang,
27:55pag humana ko sa'yo,
27:56yung nangyong sa kategorin siya,
27:57may yun,
27:58nag-ana mo kadugay,
27:59nag-ana mo kahumok yung mong lawas.
28:02Hing ko aking,
28:03manang,
28:04ako nangyong ipangandam.
28:06Para,
28:06wak na kong politika,
28:07mag-entertainer na lang ko.
28:09Kung na'y mga festa mo,
28:11dawat ko,
28:11kanang,
28:12kanang,
28:12kanang,
28:13kanang,
28:13kanang,
28:13mo nangyong,
28:14future na trabaho.
28:16So,
28:16kanang,
28:17kanang,
28:17kanang,
28:18kanang,
28:18kanang,
28:18tanang ako,
28:19you're a very private person,
28:21pero,
28:21abot ang gudung pangampanya.
28:23Wow,
28:23gawas,
28:24gud ang talent,
28:25yung gita-go-taguan.
28:26Malipay masad silang makakaya,
28:28oh,
28:28kay bawah din mo sa'yo.
28:29Kay bawah din mo,
28:30gantay mo na.
28:31They see the other side.
28:32Yes,
28:32yes.
28:33So,
28:33kanang,
28:34kanang,
28:35kanang,
28:35kanang DJ,
28:35mo ni akong last na question.
28:37Kay,
28:38you know,
28:39running a campaign,
28:40and,
28:40you know,
28:41when you were also in City Hall,
28:43un sa amasad i mong,
28:45kanang,
28:46physical regimen
28:47to keep you,
28:48to keep you,
28:50koan ba,
28:50kaan,
28:50fit?
28:51Ako,
28:52mo bike yako.
28:54Mountain bike,
28:55path bike,
28:56stationary bike.
28:58Maggi akong ko.
29:01DJ,
29:01naigubba nitong bike.
29:03Pwede siya,
29:04butang ni DJ.
29:05Pang-release,
29:06balagot na kayo.
29:08But anyway,
29:09last question,
29:10DJ.
29:10So,
29:13in a nutshell,
29:15Mayor,
29:15no,
29:16if there's something
29:17that you would like
29:18to share,
29:19no,
29:19as of this time,
29:20that is not a common knowledge
29:22to the people of Mandawi,
29:25no,
29:25what would be the new thing,
29:26no,
29:27that you can share this time
29:28to them?
29:29new thing
29:33about you
29:34or what you do
29:35or what you
29:37plan to do?
29:39Well,
29:39actually,
29:41naatay good practice,
29:43no,
29:44sa kuhan,
29:44katong,
29:45what we,
29:46I told you about
29:47katong damsite.
29:48It's one of our
29:50success stories,
29:52nga,
29:52gwan nga.
29:53Gusto yung kong
29:54ugwa na ko
29:56sa katongdanan,
29:58mutabang yung
29:59sa bahin,
30:00sa kalikupan,
30:01sa environment.
30:02Because this is
30:03the lasting legacy,
30:04nga,
30:05atong ikabilin
30:06sa nagsunod na to,
30:07no,
30:07anak,
30:08atong apo,
30:09nagsunod nga
30:10generations to come.
30:11Ang,
30:12ang,
30:13ognakita,
30:14ognaka-ad to mo,
30:15Mildred,
30:16nindot kayo,
30:16makatanong,
30:17sad mo nga to,
30:17kay,
30:18we're planting,
30:19mga cherry blossoms,
30:21and mga bamboos,
30:23sa border.
30:25Nindot kayo,
30:26if,
30:27New York,
30:28they have their own
30:29central park,
30:31sooner,
30:32Mandawi will have
30:33our very own
30:34green learning park.
30:35It's going to be
30:36a perpetual
30:37open space
30:39for Mandawi.
30:40And it is
30:41so strategic,
30:43in a sense,
30:44nga,
30:45naagid siya kilid
30:46sa fourth bridge.
30:48Pugasa,
30:48to kuron,
30:49ang kanang fourth bridge.
30:50Kanang,
30:51in the pipeline,
30:52naman,
30:52sa JICA nga,
30:53projects,
30:54katong coastal highway
30:55sa Mandawi,
30:57moosan na yung
30:57mutabang,
30:58sulbad sa traffic ko.
31:00It's going to be
31:01from Mandani Bay
31:02to Umapad,
31:04katong fourth bridge,
31:05niya.
31:06From there,
31:07Consolation to Liload.
31:09So,
31:09mauna siya,
31:09dako,
31:10kigtabang.
31:11Pero how big,
31:12ganini nga,
31:12ang,
31:13this is the Umapad
31:14landfill, right?
31:15How big is the landfill?
31:17That's more than
31:1710.
31:1810 hectares.
31:19Karun,
31:20wala naman tanaglabay,
31:21di na.
31:21Wala na.
31:22Since,
31:22how?
31:22It's,
31:23nahimaw na ginasyag ka
31:24ng park na giyod,
31:26ugmato ninyo.
31:27From open,
31:28dam site,
31:29baho ka ayo.
31:31Karun,
31:32limpio na.
31:33Nausab gin na ito,
31:34transformation.
31:35And karun,
31:37we're going to improve it
31:39to make it better.
31:41Turning lemons
31:42into lemonade,
31:43na said.
31:44Great.
31:45So,
31:45okay,
31:45thank you,
31:46Kaayu,
31:46Mayor Jonas,
31:47for that
31:48glimpse,
31:50for that,
31:51allow us to pick
31:52a little of
31:53Mayor Jonas
31:53and his dreams
31:54of Mandawi City.
31:55When we come back,
31:58we'll proceed
31:58with the questions
32:00on the five core questions
32:02for Mayor Jonas Cortes.
32:04Welcome to the second half
32:14of our Beyond the Ballot
32:162025 interview series.
32:18In this segment,
32:19we will ask five core questions
32:21to our visitor today,
32:24Mayor Jonas Cortes,
32:25for the five core questions
32:26that includes problems
32:28on traffic congestion
32:29and infrastructure challenges,
32:31flooding and drainage problems,
32:33solid waste management
32:34and pollution,
32:35housing and urban development,
32:37and crime and public safety.
32:39Now,
32:39for the first question,
32:40Mayor Jonas,
32:42heavy traffic,
32:42especially on major roads,
32:44remains a daily struggle.
32:45Ongoing road widening
32:46and drainage projects
32:48cause battle necks.
32:50The need for better
32:51public transportation options
32:53like modernization
32:54of jeepneys
32:55remains a challenge
32:57at this time.
32:58If we elected
32:59as Mayor,
33:00how will you address
33:00the traffic congestion
33:03and infrastructure challenges?
33:05Okay.
33:06Thank you, Mildred,
33:07for my questions.
33:09And I'm just going to
33:10get to the information
33:13from these two.
33:14You know,
33:15Mandawi is the
33:16gateway
33:18or rather,
33:19it's the corridor
33:20of Metro Cebu.
33:22Ang taga-konsolasyon
33:23and as far as
33:24bantayan,
33:27mo agi
33:27sa Mandawi
33:28kung mo atoog Cebu.
33:30Mausad
33:30ang Cebu City,
33:33taga-talisay,
33:34huwag na ituyo
33:34nga rin sa norte,
33:36mo agi yun sa Mandawi.
33:37So, in other words,
33:39agianan
33:39ang dakbayas Mandawi.
33:41Traffic,
33:43while alis,
33:44that's one
33:45of our biggest problems.
33:46Sukad ka niyan to,
33:47ang tod ka ron.
33:49And in fact,
33:51we tried
33:51doing interventions
33:53para pagpangita
33:54o solusyon
33:55sa mga problema.
33:57And di li kumusaad
33:58na masulbad
34:00na to ang problema,
34:01diha-diha-dayon,
34:03but I can assure you
34:05that Mandawi
34:06is doing something.
34:07In fact,
34:08sa inay-hinay,
34:09nakita na to
34:10ang improvement
34:11sa traffic
34:13o sa dakbayas Mandawi.
34:14Atong ipadayon,
34:16ang widening
34:16sa atong mga kadalanan.
34:19Atong ipadayon,
34:20ang pag-implementar
34:21sa 3-meter easement
34:23sa atong mga kadalanan.
34:26Ipadayon sa na to,
34:27ang abatement
34:28of noisence,
34:29ang pagtangtang
34:30sa mga
34:31struktura,
34:32sa mga
34:33sidewalks,
34:34kadalanan,
34:35waterways
34:36sa atong
34:37atong
34:37sa within
34:39the territorial
34:40jurisdiction
34:41of Mandawi.
34:43Unyan na atay,
34:44akong ipasalig
34:45sa through
34:46sa traffic
34:47management board,
34:49we will
34:49truly cooperate
34:50with our neighboring
34:51city,
34:52Cebu City,
34:53Lapu-Lapu,
34:54and the municipality
34:55of Consolasyon.
34:56Okay, sooner
34:57or later,
34:58whether we like it
34:59or not,
35:00ang problema
35:00sa imong tapad,
35:02mahimos
35:02ang imong problema.
35:04So,
35:05there is
35:05a need
35:06to work together
35:07as one.
35:10Now for our
35:11second concern,
35:15this time
35:15on poor drainage
35:16system
35:17and clogged
35:18waterways
35:19that worsen,
35:20flash,
35:21floods,
35:22even with
35:23light rains.
35:24Delayed drainage
35:25projects also
35:26contribute to
35:27the issue.
35:28So,
35:28if re-elected
35:29as mayor
35:30of Mandawi City,
35:31how would you
35:32solve the flooding
35:33and drainage
35:34problems?
35:35Well,
35:36nalipay kog
35:37dakok nga
35:38ang atong
35:38master drainage
35:39plan sa
35:39Dakbayos,
35:40Mandawi,
35:40pasado na
35:41through the
35:42help of
35:43Dr.
35:43Hake,
35:45and
35:45kani,
35:46atong
35:46nang ipasalig
35:47sa itong
35:47makiksunan
35:48nga atong
35:48gamiton
35:49as a
35:50kon,
35:51mga atong
35:51tamdanan
35:52sa tanang
35:53drainage,
35:54whether
35:54internal
35:54or external.
35:56Mga yung
35:56kog internal
35:57sa atong
35:58kaparanggayan.
35:59We need to
36:00have
36:00interconnectivity
36:02sa atong
36:02drainage
36:02system.
36:03gikan sa
36:04source
36:04nga
36:05to
36:05sa
36:05outfall.
36:07Mausan
36:07ang atong
36:08kasilinganan.
36:09Nga naman.
36:11A good
36:11example
36:12is ang
36:12kanang
36:13baha
36:13sa
36:13Banilan.
36:14Most of
36:15it is
36:15not
36:15from
36:16Mandawi.
36:16gikan na
36:18as far as
36:19Maria Luisa,
36:20Doña Rita,
36:21Holy Family,
36:23pero
36:23huwag matay
36:24choice.
36:24We have,
36:25kita'y
36:25modawat,
36:26kita'y
36:26recipient
36:26sa tubig.
36:27Kaya huwag
36:28pag yung
36:28nakinbinto
36:29traffic light
36:30para sa
36:30tubig.
36:31Dita
36:32modawat,
36:33ato
36:33nang
36:33dawaton,
36:34isip
36:34atong
36:34silingan.
36:35But
36:35we need
36:36to
36:36improve
36:37the
36:38drainage.
36:39Ang
36:39culverts,
36:40cooperate,
36:41coordinate
36:41with
36:42DPWH
36:43sa
36:43tanang
36:44nga
36:45mga
36:45drainage
36:46system
36:47nga
36:47ilang
36:47implementar
36:48sa
36:48Dakbayan
36:49sa
36:49Mandawi.
36:50Gikinahanglan.
36:51It's
36:51about
36:51time
36:52napadakaan
36:52na
36:52ito
36:53ang
36:54atong
36:54drainage
36:54system
36:55sa
36:55Mandawi.
36:56And
36:56we
36:56will
36:57continuously
36:57declub
36:58the
36:59present
36:59existing
37:00drainage
37:00system.
37:03Okay.
37:04If
37:05given
37:05another
37:06chance
37:06to
37:07serve
37:07the
37:08residents
37:09of
37:09Mandawi
37:09City,
37:10how
37:10do
37:10you
37:11plan
37:11to
37:11solve
37:12the
37:12problem
37:13on
37:13solid
37:13waste
37:14management
37:14and
37:15pollution?
37:17Well,
37:18sa
37:18management,
37:19solid
37:19waste
37:19management,
37:20nasayog
37:20ng
37:21tulunig
37:22component
37:23sa
37:24pasura.
37:25One
37:25is
37:26ang
37:26organic
37:27composed
37:29of
37:2927%,
37:31ang
37:31residual
37:32is
37:3236%,
37:34and
37:34ang
37:35recyclables
37:3735%,
37:392%
37:40ang
37:41special
37:41waste,
37:42ang
37:42medical.
37:42Now,
37:43we
37:44did
37:44something
37:45na
37:45dili
37:46makatu
37:46ang
37:47urban,
37:48atong
37:48itransform
37:49ang
37:49atong
37:49open
37:50dump
37:50site
37:50into
37:51a
37:51green
37:52learning
37:52park.
37:53Yung
37:53sa
37:53man,
37:54listen,
37:55it took
37:55us
37:56years.
37:56In
37:56fact,
37:57ang
37:58experience
37:58na
37:59ako
37:59was so
38:00sad
38:00na
38:00naabot
38:01ko
38:01laing
38:01syudad,
38:02naabot
38:02ang
38:02baho
38:02nga
38:03to
38:03sa
38:03pika
38:04syudad
38:04sa
38:04lapo
38:04lapo.
38:05So
38:05that
38:05made
38:06me,
38:06nakaingon
38:06ko,
38:07it's
38:08alarming.
38:08We
38:12have
38:17to do
38:17something.
38:18No
38:18segregation,
38:19no
38:19collection.
38:21Apan
38:21dugay
38:21kayo,
38:22kay
38:22morisis,
38:23ang
38:23atong
38:23mga
38:24kapitan,
38:25kay
38:25lagi,
38:25muna
38:26inaandan,
38:27kultura
38:27na,
38:28mixed
38:28use,
38:28mixed
38:29garbage.
38:30So
38:30ako
38:30yung
38:30isugdan
38:31by
38:32sending
38:34a
38:34strong
38:34message.
38:35Nagupisin
38:36na
38:36ko
38:36nga
38:36to
38:36dump
38:37site
38:37for
38:37one
38:38week.
38:39Onya,
38:39dito
38:39ko
38:40magpameeting
38:40and
38:41napot
38:42yung
38:42kapitan
38:42nga
38:42sinsiro
38:43ang
38:43mayor.
38:44So
38:44sa
38:44hinay-hinay,
38:45no,
38:46pilakabuan
38:46nga
38:46na
38:46ni
38:47maho.
38:47So
38:47again,
38:48sending
38:49a
38:49strong
38:49message
38:50ako
38:50sa
38:50naging
38:50nan,
38:51na
38:51we
38:52should
38:52send
38:52a
38:53message
38:53to
38:53each
38:53mandawi
38:54hanun.
38:55Nga
38:55ang
38:55mandawi
38:56dili
38:56ako,
38:57dili
38:57ila,
38:58and
38:58we
38:58should
38:59all
38:59say
38:59that
39:00I
39:00am
39:00part
39:01of
39:01the
39:01problem
39:01and
39:02part
39:02of
39:02the
39:02solution.
39:04Our
39:05next
39:05concern
39:06is
39:06on
39:07informal
39:08settlements
39:09and
39:10rising
39:10high
39:11costs
39:11that
39:11make
39:12affordable
39:12housing
39:13scarce.
39:15Relocation
39:15sites
39:16for
39:16urban
39:16poor
39:17communities
39:17lock
39:18basic
39:18facilities,
39:20utilities,
39:20and
39:20job
39:21opportunities.
39:23Unregulated
39:23high-rise
39:24developments
39:24also put
39:25pressure
39:26on
39:26resources
39:26and
39:27infrastructure.
39:28How
39:28would
39:29you
39:29solve
39:29the
39:29housing
39:30and
39:30urban
39:30development
39:31concern?
39:33Sa
39:33pagpadayon
39:33sa
39:34itong
39:34nasugdan,
39:35modestly
39:35aside,
39:36dakbayas
39:37mandawi
39:38mo already
39:38dihimog
39:39benchmark
39:40sa
39:40housing
39:41if
39:41we
39:41talk
39:42about
39:42socialized
39:43housing.
39:44Ang
39:44dakbayas
39:45mandawi
39:45mo
39:45inaghimo
39:46o
39:46socialized
39:47housing
39:47within
39:48the
39:48city.
39:49Ang
39:49urban
39:49ilang
39:50ilabay
39:51mamalit
39:52sa
39:52nagbaratong
39:52Utah
39:53sa
39:53probinsya
39:54at
39:54tutukuran
39:55at
39:55tutapalhin
39:56samaran
39:57nag
39:57ikauwaw
39:57nila
39:58ilang
39:58mga
39:58kigsunang
39:59kabos.
39:59Pero
39:59in
40:00mandawi
40:00among
40:02dagaan
40:02o
40:02dignidad
40:03ang
40:03itong
40:03mga
40:04kigsunang
40:04kabos.
40:05Tagaan
40:05itong
40:05disenting
40:06puloyanan
40:07kaya
40:07huwag
40:08na
40:08ay
40:08disenting
40:09puloyanan
40:09dunay
40:10dignidad.
40:11Huwag
40:11dunay
40:11dignidad
40:12ang
40:12tao
40:12they
40:13can
40:13be
40:14responsible
40:15citizens.
40:16Na
40:17hihigino
40:18nila
40:18ang
40:19hagdan
40:20o
40:20gong
40:20luwag
40:21gikinanglan
40:21magkuyo.
40:23On
40:23sama
40:23na
40:23ang
40:24hagdan
40:24o
40:24puloyanan
40:25simbolos
40:26puloyanan
40:26ang
40:26luwag
40:27sa
40:27panginabuhi.
40:28Dili
40:29na
40:29itong
40:29ipalayo
40:30kaya
40:30ugatong
40:31ipalayo
40:31sama
40:32rin
40:32nag
40:32magpliti
40:33kada
40:33adlaw
40:34o
40:34niya
40:34usanas
40:35among
40:35problema
40:35sa
40:36dakbayas
40:36mandawi
40:37ang
40:37kaning
40:38trafiko.
40:39Kaya
40:40ugi
40:40mo
40:40nang
40:40ipalayo
40:40at
40:41say
40:46maghimo
40:48sa
40:48usaka
40:49pamilya.
40:50So
40:50maunang
40:50nga
40:50itong
40:50ipangitaan
40:51nasukaran
40:52tipolo
40:53residences
40:54mga
40:54condominiums.
40:55In fact,
40:56ang
40:56usaka
40:56tower
40:56na
40:57elevator
41:00for
41:01senior
41:02citizens
41:02and
41:02PWD.
41:04Maunang
41:04mo
41:04yung
41:04kong
41:05gihimog
41:05benchmark
41:06kang
41:06mandawi.
41:07Libuan
41:07kapamilya
41:08ang
41:09atong
41:09nahatagan
41:10o
41:10disinting
41:11puloyanan.
41:13Okay.
41:14Cases
41:15of
41:15theft,
41:16illegal
41:16drugs
41:16are
41:17concerns
41:17in
41:18some
41:18barangays.
41:19Mandawi
41:19City
41:20has
41:20seen
41:21efforts
41:21to
41:21boost
41:22police
41:22visibility
41:23but
41:23some
41:24areas
41:24remain
41:25high
41:25risk.
41:26Cyber
41:26crimes
41:27and
41:27online
41:27scams
41:28are
41:28on
41:28the
41:28rise
41:29also
41:29targeting
41:29residents
41:30and
41:30businesses.
41:31If
41:32given
41:32another
41:32chance,
41:33how
41:33will
41:33you
41:34solve
41:34these
41:34problems?
41:35Well,
41:36we
41:36will
41:36fully
41:37support
41:37sa
41:37itong
41:38kapulisan.
41:38In
41:39fact,
41:39we
41:39are
41:40now
41:40trying
41:40to
41:41invest
41:41sa
41:42mga
41:42gamit
41:43sa
41:43itong
41:43kapulisan
41:44mobility
41:45nila
41:45from
41:46police
41:47patrol
41:47cars,
41:48motorcycles,
41:50and
41:50as well
41:51as
41:51purchasing
41:51firearms
41:53for our
41:53police.
41:54Ang
41:54pinakaimportante
41:55yun sa
41:56tanan,
41:56ang
41:57paghatag
41:57na ito
41:58o mga
41:58handheld
41:59radios
42:00para
42:00sa
42:01kapulisan.
42:01Kaniya
42:02ito,
42:03ang
42:03lainlain
42:04nga
42:04polis
42:04mudawat
42:06sa
42:06usaka
42:06radyo,
42:07tulong
42:07ka
42:07ship
42:07ang
42:07mudawat,
42:08pero
42:09karoon
42:09itong
42:09ipanengkamutan
42:10sa
42:11mandawi,
42:12kada
42:12polis
42:12dunay
42:13radyo.
42:13Para
42:14dun
42:14yung
42:14accountability.
42:16Huwag
42:16mangunaw
42:16huwag
42:17mangunaw
42:17and
42:18he
42:18should
42:18be
42:18accountable
42:19sa
42:19items
42:20ng
42:21hatag
42:22gamit
42:22sa
42:23dakbayas
42:23mandawi.
42:24Para
42:24nako
42:25police
42:25visibility,
42:26dako
42:27kayo
42:27deterrent
42:28sa
42:28krimine
42:29dihat
42:29sa
42:30dakbayas
42:30mandawi.
42:31And
42:31we
42:31are so
42:32proud
42:32nga
42:33tungon
42:33sa
42:33tabang
42:34sa
42:34local
42:34government
42:35unit
42:35nga
42:36ang
42:36mandawi
42:36nakadawat
42:37itong
42:37mga
42:37awards.
42:38O
42:38sa
42:39nakadawat
42:39ang
42:40atong
42:40MCPO
42:41as
42:41the
42:41best
42:42police
42:42station.
42:43So
42:43that
42:44is
42:44a
42:45testament
42:45nga
42:46kung
42:46ang
42:47LGU
42:48o
42:48ang
42:49kapulisan
42:50mag
42:50tinabangay.
42:51Pag
42:51dunay
42:52kalinaw,
42:53dunay
42:54kumpiansa.
42:55Pag
42:55dunay
42:55kumpiansa
42:56ang
42:56mga
42:56negosyante,
42:57dunay
42:58trabaho
42:58ang atong
42:59makiksunan.
43:00Pag
43:00dunay
43:00trabaho,
43:01mabusog
43:02ilang
43:02pamilya,
43:03niyan
43:03ang
43:03maigingon.
43:04Kung
43:04busog
43:05ang
43:05tao,
43:06daling
43:06pa
43:06sabbun.
43:08Mayor
43:08Jonas,
43:09the
43:09residents
43:09of
43:10Mandawe
43:10is
43:11listening
43:11to
43:12you
43:12right
43:12now.
43:12Your
43:12message
43:13to
43:13them.
43:14Well,
43:15usara
43:15good,
43:15no?
43:16Eleksyon
43:17na sad.
43:18Kaneng
43:18eleksyon
43:19ang
43:19pangutana
43:20dilikin
43:21say
43:21gusto,
43:21kundi
43:22likin
43:22say
43:22gusto.
43:23Pero
43:24akong
43:24ipabot
43:24ninyo,
43:25nganong
43:25si
43:25Jonas
43:26Cortez,
43:27atong
43:27piliyon.
43:28Si
43:28Jonas
43:28Cortez
43:29tested
43:30ang
43:31liderato.
43:33Si
43:33Jonas
43:33Cortez
43:34naiklarong
43:35plano
43:35kung
43:36asa
43:36natu
43:37dadon
43:37ang
43:38dakwayas
43:39si Jonas
43:39Cortez
43:40people
43:41centered
43:42ang atong
43:42panggoberno.
43:43So,
43:44kan kaniyan
43:44to,
43:44ako
43:45nagtuo
43:45na
43:46ang
43:47Osaka
43:47participatory
43:49type
43:49of
43:49governance
43:50is
43:50the
43:51best
43:51type
43:52of
43:52governance.
43:53Kaya
43:53ang
43:54goberno
43:54para
43:55sa
43:55katauhan
43:56o
43:56alang
43:57sa
43:57katauhan.
43:58Again,
44:00akong
44:00panghinaot
44:00na
44:01karong
44:01Mayo
44:0112,
44:02malinawon
44:03ang atong
44:04eleksyon
44:05sa
44:05dakwayas
44:05Mandawi.
44:07Dagang
44:07salamat.
44:07Thank
44:08you,
44:09Mayor
44:10Jonas
44:11Cortez
44:11for
44:11joining
44:11us
44:12today.
44:12And
44:13to
44:13our
44:13viewers,
44:14thank
44:14you,
44:15and
44:15stay
44:15tuned
44:15for
44:16another
44:17set
44:17of
44:18interviews.
44:19I'm
44:19DJ
44:19Moises.
44:20And
44:20I'm
44:21Mildred
44:21Galarpe.
44:22Thank
44:23you,
44:23and
44:23good
44:23afternoon.
44:24really.