Baguio City Mayor Magalong cites Singapore's best practices in governance
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong says Singapore exemplifies best practices in governance through 'people-to-community' conversations that strengthen sectors, especially the business sector. He shared this during the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) conference on corruption in Taguig City on Aug. 13, 2025. Magalong said the Philippines struggled with good governance because Filipinos did not know how to choose the right people to lead. Magalong also said Baguio City was working to adopt similar practices and was engaging in conversations with other mayors.
VIDEO BY JAMES DANIO
Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net
00:00Thank you, Benji, for sharing this information and thank you for fighting for the Filipino people.
00:06Sir, you've been recognized internationally. You've given awards for good governance and also your movement.
00:14And for sure, you interacted with international leaders and who are also doing the good governance in their own respective countries.
00:24Which country or countries do you think, sir, has the best or at least doing a good governance model?
00:34And can we actually emulate them? What are the best practices that they are doing which we can do it here?
00:43And can it be done here and how can it be done here? Thank you.
00:47Probably one of the best and it's something that we can actually, I would say, comfortably share our experience is with Singapore.
01:00Because many times I've been visiting Singapore and talking to distinguished individuals, especially in the business sector.
01:11At doon ko natin naiintindihan talaga yung mga kanilang mga people-to-people approach, people-to-community approach, yung kanilang people-to-government approach.
01:23Andami nilang mga concepts that I would think that would be applicable to the Philippines.
01:31The only problem with Filipinos is that we just simply do not know how to choose the right leaders for this country.
01:37Because at the end of the day, good governance always starts with choosing the right leaders.
