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00:39 At the moment, I'm not considering higher office,
00:41 so no.
00:42 It's tough.
00:43 It's a tough job.
00:45 Even if you have the right intentions,
00:47 they say you might be good, right intentions,
00:50 but there's the issue of money and machinaria.
00:52 And that's the reality of things.
00:54 Luckily, that is not my dream in life.
00:56 My dream is just to make a difference in the spaces
00:58 that I've been given.
00:59 At this moment, it's just the city.
01:01 So my goal is just to really improve the lives
01:04 of the people in this city, give them
01:06 what they deserve, the kind of service that they deserve.
01:09 I want to leave the city healthy financially.
01:12 I want to leave the city where more people have choices
01:15 in life, where the youth are able to study,
01:18 get better education, people-- women
01:20 have better opportunities.
01:22 I want to make this an innovative city,
01:24 the center of innovation.
01:25 I want this also to be the most inclusive city.
01:28 I want everybody to feel at home in this city,
01:30 that they are in a safe space when they're in Quezon City.
01:33 I want this to be the center of good governance.
01:35 I want it-- my dream is that when people say,
01:38 what is a well-governed city?
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02:29 Yeah, there's this notion of [SPEAKING IN TAGALOG]
02:34 But at the end of the day, I say we're all human.
02:37 And I think it's really part of life
02:39 to just showcase your emotions.
02:41 There is a time and place to do that.
02:43 I think we just have to get rid of that stereotype
02:45 that, you know, guys shouldn't show their emotions.
02:48 I guess it really depends.
02:49 It really depends per person.
02:51 There are people who are more open to being
02:54 super vulnerable and transparent to a lot of people
02:57 around them.
02:57 But there are those also who choose to, like, cry alone.
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03:02 And then talk to their friends about it or whatever.
03:05 So it really doesn't matter how you do it.
03:08 But it is very important to be in touch with your own emotions
03:11 and know how you feel.
03:12 And talk to people about it, you know?
03:14 A lot of the times, that's why people get anxious.
03:17 And that's why they feel lonely, is because they just
03:19 keep it bottled up.
03:20 Just don't be afraid to talk about it.
03:22 Because at the end of the day, people
03:23 are also going through it.
03:24 It's not just you.
03:25 And there are so many things we tend to overthink
03:28 that isn't really reality if we don't talk about
03:31 or, like, keep in touch with our emotions.
03:33 So it's very important.
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05:02 If you ask me personally, it's really my commitment
05:05 to the craft, the dedication and the passion for it.
05:08 I didn't know I was cut out for it.
05:10 I didn't know I was going to last this long.
05:12 When I moved to the States, I thought,
05:14 I already left the Philippines.
05:15 I already left Manila.
05:16 I tried it out many times.
05:17 I never broke out.
05:18 When I was in the States, I would audition.
05:20 I would save up so I could do workshops.
05:22 And I would still audition.
05:23 So I could feel in my heart that there
05:24 was something else for me.
05:26 So I quit my job in the States.
05:27 I moved back here.
05:28 I said, ma'am, five years lang.
05:29 And then I'll go back there again just
05:31 to, of course, keep my citizenship.
05:33 And then it just dragged on from five to 10, 20, now 30 years.
05:36 I guess I've always had so much respect for my craft,
05:40 so much passion for what I do and what it can give me
05:43 and how it can make me grow, not just as a person,
05:45 but as an actor.
05:47 I've seen myself lose my temper.
05:50 I've seen myself be victorious.
05:52 I've seen myself feel defeated as an actor, as a producer,
05:56 as a businessman, and just keep on going while I can.
05:59 I don't want to waste it.
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06:41 I think the Western concept of genius
06:43 is an individual who excelled in his fields or her fields.
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06:51 All kinds of things.
06:53 And therefore, that individual genius--
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06:57 --Nobel Prize, award.
06:59 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
07:02 Although [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] cultural clashes,
07:05 people like Rizal, I consider him one of our Indio genius,
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07:11 But it is a cultural influence that
07:19 made the genius of their indigenous ways came out.
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07:36 It supports people.
07:38 It's food security for all these Cordillerans.
07:42 And that's what we have to acknowledge.
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07:45 Just because we want to be like them in New York.
07:49 How can we understand the Filipino psyche?
07:51 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
07:53 Let's look for a methodology to study the Filipino psychology
08:02 based on our core values.
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08:08 It's central Filipino core value that distinguishes us
08:13 from other cultures.
08:16 Any decision we make, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
08:19 Letting the Indio genius be the engine.
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08:28 So that we can become a respectable nation in the world.
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