Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian and the Gatchalian brand of leadership

"When you are elected to this position, the expectation is you give your whole life already. It's a 24/7 job... When I embarked on the mayorship, I already told my wife [that]... as mayor, I don't own myself anymore. The family does not own me anymore. The people, the 750,000 Valenzuelanos, own me now. And I have to be ready... to be there for them."