'It's not enough to have dreams, but to be inspired to take that step to make your dream a reality is what matters.' Such was said by incumbent Mayor Alexander Magpantay who hails from Cuenca, Batangas.

As the newly elected mayor of the municipality, Alex Magpantay, mayor of Cuenca, Batangas has big dreams to revive the local bakery industry in what he calls his town — Home of the Bakers.

Prior to running for office, Mayor Magpantay had decades of experience as an entrepreneur within the local bakery industry in the country.

In 1992, he saw the potential of putting up a bakery at a time when community bakeries were a big hit.

'I was an industrial engineer by profession in 1992. I was inspired by two of my uncles who were already in the bakery industry back then. And I thought to myself, why don't I give this a try? It piqued my interest, and with my mother's help, I put up my first-ever bakery — Albeth Bakehouse. And from there, I already knew I wanted to focus on that even if I still had my engineering career,' mused Mayor Magpantay.

After three years, he had already established four bakeries.

'As an entrepreneur, I knew with the expansion I was doing together with my family, I was creating more jobs for the local community, and helping family and friends who are unable to invest and are afraid to start a business on their own, and that's how I started to think deeper and ask myself how I could further help and serve more,' he added.

To date, Mayor Magpantay's family manages a total of 38 community bakeries that can be found mostly in Manila, with branches also in other provinces like Bulacan and Laguna.

In Batangas, he particularly opened one in Lipa, Agoncillo and Calaca, Batangas.