Lewd photo on Bautista's Facebook account, allegedly a result of hacking

Bautista's Facebook account allegedly hacked after a lewd photo of a woman appeared on his page. The camp of the former mayor was quick to deny having a hand in posting the controversial photo in Facebook Stories.

August

2021

Commission on Audit demands former QC Mayor Herbert Bautista the return of P830,000 intelligence funds

The Commission on Audit has demanded from former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista the return of P830,000 out of the P20 million in intelligence and confidential funds (ICF) he received in 2010, saying that the disallowed expenditure was ?irregular and illegal.? In a decision released recently, the COA-Commission Proper reduced the amount of Bautista?s liability from the P20 million ICF that was originally covered by a notice of disallowance issued in 2015 to just P830,000. In response, Bautista stressed that the POP appropriation was provided for in the allocations for the Quezon City Police Department, QC Fire Department and Department of Public Order and Safety as reflected in the P9.42 billion city budget in 2010. He said the liquidation reports and supporting papers for the cash advances were based on documentary requirements, among other justifications.

June

2021

Bautista sued for graft over solar power project

The Quezon City Legal Office through Atty. Carlo Lopez Austria accused Bautista as well as former city administrator Aldrin Cuña and former city engineer Joselito Cabungcal of entering into a P27.62-million deal with Cygnet Energy and Power Asia Inc. for the installation of the solar panel system and waterproofing of the city hall?s rooftop.

March

2020

Plunder complaint filed against Bautista and several others before the Office of the Ombudsman

Gascon, the internal auditor of the Quezon City government?s Internal Audit Service audited the QC Smart City Data Infrastructure project which aimed to provide a citywide broadband network by deploying free internet base stations in villages that would provide residents free internet access. Gascon said Bautista released P263 million or 90 percent of the funding for the project even if no services had been delivered.

February

2020

Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) filed several complaints against Quezon City (QC) Mayor Herbert Bautista and his brother QC 4th District Councilor Hero Bautista in connection with the proliferation of illegal drugs in the city

August, 2016 - the VACC took the following complaints against the brothers to the Ombudsman: Dishonesty Neglect of duty Misconduct Conduct prejudicial to the best interest of service as public official Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act Ordinance Adopting the Anti-Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Program Ordinance Implementing The Drug-Free Workplace Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service A day after news of the complaints, Herbert sent a statement from Oslo, Norway, saying that he would never be involved in the illegal drug trade. On Hero, Herbert said that their sister Harlene has been monitoring his progress in rehab.

August

2016

Bautista accused of punching suspect for robbery-rape cases

Bautista punched and kicked Mark Soque, who was arrested earlier in the day in Quezon City, radio dzBB's Rowena Salvacion reported. Bautista has denied hitting a man tagged in the killing of a Korean woman and raping of three other women, according to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).

February

2015

Alleged Chinese Drug Dealer Receives Slaps from QC Mayor Herbert Bautista

The suspect identified as Zhen Zi Xu from his Philippine driver?s license got slapped twice from QC Mayor Herbert Bautista because he was mocking the mayor amid his arrest. He even somewhat ?videobombed? (photobomb but on video) the mayor during the interview. Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista apologized yesterday for slapping a Chinese man who was caught with 10 kilos of illegal drugs on Friday.

August

2014

Businessman named Carlos de Leon files a case of robbery against Bautista

In a short statement of the office of Quezon City Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista in response to a theft case filed against him, Bautista alleges that case filed against him is "a case of political harassment."

January

2010

Mayroong abusong nangyayari pero as a policy eh buo naman yan dapat nating tignan. I remember na double barrel yung tokhang di ba? Isang barrel is law enforcement and isang barrel is rehabilitation, education, and judicial... Nakita na natin ang kapalpakan ng law enforcement. Natututo na tayo roon. Pero kung titignan natin 6,000 [as far as local] ang namatay. Pero kung titignan natin sa rehabilitation, more than 3 million ang sumuko, more than 2 million ang nagparehab. At nagtayo naman ng rehabilitation centers. So we have to look at the drug war policy in it's collective and holistic or comprehensive perspective.

March

2022

I am in favor of [the Gender-Fair City] ordinance. I was watching the news and there was another court in America which [legalized] same-sex marriage or what they call ?equality marriage.? I look forward to the day the Philippines or Quezon City will have an equality marriage ordinance.

October

2014

I wish that death penalty will be revived for drug-related crimes and rape so that people will fear the law and give it some teeth

August

2014

"Well, what's ours is ours. Before the 2016 ruling of the Hague dun sa UNCLOS, walang clear, walang alam yung tao kung hanggang saan ba tayo. Until inilaban ni Presidente Noy sa Hague, nanalo ang Pilipinas. What is important there is nakita na natin yung meets and bounds natin. In fact, that decision is being held onto by other ASEAN countries who are claimants to the disputed islands of Spratleys. The point being is at least malinaw ngayon, it is a landmark decision made by the Hague in favor of the Philippines. What's our is ours, we should protect it."

December

2021

[On supporting the Cavite Community Pantries] Ang gagaling niyo. Kailangan yan di lang sa Cavite pero sa buong bansa!

July

2021

Quezon City has initiated various programs for climate change mitigation such as the creation of the Local Climate Change Action Plan. Under the term of Bautista, the city government has started to promote green transport by purchasing electronic tricycles and electronic jeepneys that reduce GHG emissions. Bautista noted the city will soon build its own waste-to-energy plant, as part of its green waste management program.

May

2019

Mahina ang Wi-Fi natin, eh diba? Kailangan i-deregulate pa natin ng onti 'yung mga providers. Kase nagtataka ako bakit kailangan national lahat pwede namang kunwari sa Visayas lang. So pagsama-samahin mo 'yung pera ng mayayaman 'dun para sila naman ang magprovide, o sa Mindanao ganun din." "Palakasin natin 'yung Wi-Fi. Siguraduhin natin 'yung backbone natin, 'yun ang hawak ng national government,"

December

2021

Bautista also implemented ordinances regulating the use of plastic bags, to reduce plastic waste in the city?s waterways and drainage systems, amounting to 719 cubic metres daily

May

2013

Bautista has signed into law a measure prohibiting the use of polyethylene or plastic-based election campaign and propaganda materials in the city. Bautista said the new ordinance is intended to strengthen the QC government?s continuing effort to regulate the use of plastic bag and poster materials in the city.

April

2013

Bautista, who was in Cebu on Friday, November 26, told reporters that those running for national positions should be "morally obligated" to take a voluntary drug test to prove that they are against the illegal drug scourge.

November

2021

"Well, if I believe in political dynasties, the person beside you would be mayor already. I think that's one thing I learned from my father, sabi ko dati sa kanya 'takbo ka na ulit, councilor dito sa district 4' sabi niya 'hindi, isa lang sa pamilya okay na yun. I'm happy that you're now vice mayor.' Fast forward, si Hero is the only among the family who is in government right now. It's his last term. If I win as senator, I'll be the only one who is in government, wala na dito. That is a principle that I hold onto based on my father's principle, but reality dictates that political dynasties are the ones that move both politics and economics in the country. I met most of them when I went to the provinces and they're my friends. Until a law is passed that speaks of regulating political dynasties, it will always be there."

December

2021

Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista says federalism requires strong institutions. He says there is a need to strengthen local government units first before adopting federalism.

June

2017

Alam mo kawawa ’yung mga contractual employees natin. Wala silang nakukuhang benepisyo, walang fixed na sahod, at any given time pwede silang alisin ano. So tingin ko dapat tigilan na natin ang endo. Unfortunately, may batas na dapat ’yan kaso na-veto. So we have to look into that as soon as possible.

November

2021

I believe candidates should also present their SALNs and I am ok with it. Transparency is key and I have nothing to hide

November

2021

"In 2001, there is a law in the omnibus election code I think that for example, if I'm councilor and "I ran for higher office I will have to resign. Which I did, I ran for mayorship in 1998, I resigned my vice mayorship. But in some [inaudible] terms, that provision of the law was taken out, parang binago yung batas na kahit sino, kahit mataas o mababa pwesto mo, you don't have to resign. Fast forward, 'yon ngayon yung pinagsasamantalahan. Extension and substitution, why prolong it when you can just do it in one week? Then substitution by surname, halimbawa nagkasakit, namatay o pinatay yung candidate tapos na-print na yung balota, pwedeng magsubstitute yung asawa o kaparehas ng apelyido?tama lang na nandyan 'yan."

December

2021

Candidate Substitution