Aired (March 30, 2025): Ayon kay “Jef,” magmula nang itayo ang bagong bahay na may tindahan sa tabi ng kanilang tahanan, hindi na raw sila nagkaroon ng katahimikan sa kanilang bintana na tinakpan umano ng mga taong naninirahan sa bagong bahay. Panoorin ang video.
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00:00Juanito Feca, Jeff is your lawyer, correct?
00:03What happened to your situation?
00:05I went to the C.I.A. to ask for help and legal advice.
00:10Because we were given permission
00:13when someone built a house next to our window.
00:18There was no end to the demolition.
00:20How long have you been there?
00:24Since 1983.
00:25We were the first to build a house there.
00:29So you were there since 1983 and you were on vacation?
00:33Yes, I was on vacation.
00:34So when did you build it?
00:35It was during the pandemic of 2021.
00:37So when you built it,
00:39initially, you thought it was going to be a house.
00:42It was a small house.
00:43So when I saw it being built,
00:45it turned out to be a store.
00:46When it was being built,
00:48I asked him why it was so small.
00:50He said,
00:51this is our place.
00:53They can do whatever they want.
00:55So that's what I was wondering.
00:57How did it become their place?
00:59How did that side get through?
01:01So initially, you had a question
01:02whether it was private,
01:03or an easement,
01:05or a sidewalk,
01:06or a part of the public?
01:08Yes.
01:08So,
01:09when the store was built,
01:12they didn't care about knocking.
01:14My youngest son wanted to rest.
01:16Even I wanted to rest in the afternoon
01:18because we could hear the knocking.
01:20Sometimes, their dogs were tied to their store
01:24when no one was there.
01:25The dogs would bark and howl.
01:28If it wasn't the dogs,
01:30they would knock in the morning.
01:33They were loud.
01:34In the morning,
01:35when it was night,
01:37they would drink.
01:39So that was my uncertainty
01:42about what was happening.
01:45Our house was not safe.
01:49And you said,
01:50your windows were also covered?
01:52Yes.
01:52They covered our windows.
01:55Our bathroom had no privacy.
01:58There were always people there
01:59because you could hear voices.
02:01Someone was talking.
02:02You could take a bath.
02:03You could look out the window.
02:05Maybe someone was peeing.
02:08Our kitchen window was also covered.
02:12We lost ventilation.
02:14Another thing I was concerned about
02:16was that the owner of the store
02:19was still barking.
02:21His barking
02:22reached our room.
02:25Our window was right next to the store.
02:29So even if you smoke,
02:30you would still be next to our window.
02:33That's why it went inside our room.
02:36So your first complaint,
02:38you confronted him.
02:39And that was their answer, right?
02:42I didn't do anything.
02:44From there, did you complain to anyone?
02:47To the barangay, to the city, to the police?
02:49I just blathered.
02:51But when I blathered to the barangay,
02:53the barangay told me
02:54that I can't forget that
02:56it was already there.
02:57They wouldn't let me leave.
03:00So if someone is noisy,
03:02just call the barangay
03:04so that those who smoke...
03:06Let's go back to that.
03:07I'll just remind you.
03:09Whether it's the public officials
03:11who were mentioned
03:12or if it's one party,
03:14the owner of the store,
03:15you are welcome to the show.
03:17So Jeff is asking for help and advice.
03:21If you also want your side to be heard,
03:23open the show
03:24and we will continue to invite you.
03:27So Jeff, let's go back to that.
03:28Okay.
03:28So after that, did you complain
03:30about the smoke, the noise?
03:32I didn't blather anymore.
03:34Sometimes, they just go to the barangay.
03:37So when they go to the barangay,
03:38I'm assuming that's the drink, the noise.
03:40Yes, at night.
03:41Do they just notice that it's noisy
03:43or do you have other neighbors
03:44who complain too?
03:45Maybe there are other neighbors
03:47who complain too,
03:48but they just don't have the guts
03:50because it's embarrassing
03:51if there are other neighbors.
03:54But this one,
03:55I just have the guts
03:56because there's a lot of permission
03:58especially if my son is affected.
04:01Sometimes,
04:02there's even a lawsuit.
04:04Then my children hear
04:06words that shouldn't be.
04:08Cheap words.
04:09Actually, your complaint is mixed, Jeff.
04:11You said that you notice
04:13that even kids
04:15can buy cigarettes there.
04:17There are students
04:20who buy cigarettes.
04:21They complain before,
04:22but when I was gone,
04:24I noticed it.
04:25So that's it.
04:26The drink at night.
04:27Because our show
04:30wants to help everyone,
04:31I'll tell you the basics.
04:33First of all,
04:35fellow countrymen,
04:36parents,
04:38if there's a construction
04:39that your neighbor
04:41is in front of you,
04:41near you,
04:43don't think
04:44that you don't care.
04:45Why?
04:46The mentality of the community
04:48should come back to us.
04:50He's just a stranger.
04:51He has a family.
04:52He has friends.
04:53If that bothers you,
04:55or in our law,
04:56it's a nuisance.
04:58For example, here in Taguig,
04:59Mayor Lani doesn't miss
05:02reminding the barangay,
05:04as long as there's a construction,
05:05check if there's a permit.
05:07Why?
05:08Because like you said,
05:09it's too close to you.
05:11You know, in the law,
05:13the light,
05:13the noise,
05:15the smoke,
05:17the easement,
05:18so that you can't cover your rights,
05:21it should only be checked
05:22in the building permit.
05:23So even if it's a wall,
05:25it has a fencing permit.
05:26So it shouldn't be built
05:27without a permit.
05:29You're questioning
05:30if it's all private.
05:32So if there's a permit
05:34in a municipality or city,
05:36you know that it's private,
05:39that it's allowed.
05:40But if there's no permit,
05:42it should be stopped right away.
05:44The barangay stopped it,
05:45the municipality stopped it.
05:46One of our biggest problems
05:49when it's already built,
05:50because it's already expensive.
05:52It's always about prevention.
05:53When it's just being built,
05:55let's see if there's a permit,
05:56if there's a problem.
05:57Because when it's already built,
05:59it will fight,
06:00and it will really be fixed.
06:02So Jeff, what we'll do here,
06:04we'll look at it one by one.
06:06What's the violation?
06:07Because it's easier to complain
06:10if the violation is clear.
06:12The law on anti-smoking is very heavy now.
06:15And Ate, for the last 15-20 years,
06:18her effort to fight smoking in general
06:23and second-hand smoke,
06:25there are penalties that will be heavy
06:26if the law is not followed.
06:28Our lawyers will talk to the barangay,
06:30and let's see then,
06:32if your neighbors also want to talk to you.
06:34But number one there,
06:35they will stop the violence
06:37that is coming to you.
06:39This is my personal opinion,
06:41it's painful to see a person being charged,
06:45being jailed, being demanded.
06:46But if it's really being sold to minors,
06:49if it's really spreading there,
06:52it's the same with drinking, right?
06:54It's prohibited to drink in public,
06:56and to make noise.
06:57Jeff, the law,
06:58is it applicable?
07:00It depends on the facts.
07:01So if you say, for example, in the law,
07:02you have an easement in the light,
07:04but that assumes that you are in the right building.
07:08So we will measure it and fix it.
07:10So assuming all of your stories, Jeff, are true,
07:16immediately, you should stop drinking there,
07:19smoking,
07:20and then, I hope it won't reach,
07:22but if it reaches the court,
07:23the question is,
07:25can it be built?
07:27Can there be a sari-sari-sari store there?
07:29But the last point I want to make to you is that,
07:31I don't want to be afraid,
07:33I don't want to reach the point
07:35that we are talking about criminal or administrative penalties.
07:39But I'm not referring to your barangay per se.
07:42I'm referring in general.
07:44The police, the barangay,
07:46the mayor, all of them,
07:48have a responsibility in the law.
07:50So the so-called dereliction of duty,
07:52or you didn't do your job,
07:54or neglect,
07:56not just fine, not just suspension,
07:58that comes with dismissal.
08:00So if we don't do our job,
08:02the public,
08:04especially the aggrieved,
08:06has the right to complain.
08:08So the question is, where are you going to file?
08:10In the Sanggunian Bayan or Sanggunian Panglutsud?
08:12In Ombudsman?
08:14In the fiscal?
08:16Let's recap,
08:18after our lawyers and staff
08:20go back to your house.
08:22So, again,
08:24better prevention,
08:26but it's also good that we know our rights,
08:28we know our responsibilities,
08:30but in the barangays,
08:32we shouldn't reach
08:34the point where we will be fined.
08:36It's better if we do it right from the start.
08:38So, Jeff, actually,
08:40I know that
08:42your New Year is not happy
08:44while everyday there's a fuss.
08:46Why are we thanking
08:48Kuya Boy and Ate Pia?
08:50Because it's people like you
08:52who are strong-willed to complain.
08:54You know, if no one complains,
08:56the Philippines won't change.
08:58We really need people like you
09:00that will come forward and will complain.
09:02CIA with BA, we will definitely do our best.
09:04But if we need a sample,
09:06we will do it.
09:08Because you can't go there alone
09:10when you're still stressed.
09:12We should all go there,
09:14preferably to your house.
09:16That's your palace.
09:18No matter how small or humble your place is,
09:20that's your palace.
09:22So, Jeff, thank you very much.
09:24But,
09:26this is not just advice.
09:28As you said, you asked for help.
09:30I learned a lot.
09:32I learned a lot here.
09:34The Cayetano in Action team
09:36accompanied Jeff to lead the barangay market.
09:38They immediately joined
09:40to examine
09:42the store that was being complained about.
09:44Jeff again made a new formal complaint
09:46or blotter
09:48that included how
09:50the health of the children
09:52is affected by cigarette smoke
09:54and the repeated spraying of insecticide.
09:56Noise
09:58that is prone to knocking
10:00and the barking of dogs.
10:02It was also in the blotter
10:04that Jeff wanted to know
10:06if there is a landowner
10:08who built the store.
10:10So, the first step
10:12is that we should
10:14follow the proper procedure.
10:16It's either they will complain
10:18to the authority of the market
10:20or they will complain
10:22to our barangay police officer
10:24investigator.
10:26After that, they will decide
10:28and we will endorse
10:30both sides.
10:32Thank you very much
10:34to the C.I.A. and Kuya Alan
10:36for giving me clear instructions.
10:38The fight is just starting
10:40because
10:42we will talk here in Lupon
10:44and I hope
10:46everything will be fine.