President Rodrigo Duterte is known to be a simple and humble person to others, aside of having a simple life even now that he is the leader of the country, He still mingle with the minorities or other groups in the communities.
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In recent reports, it was cited by GMA News Online that President Rodrigo Duterte has invited the farmers of Lapanday to have dinner with him at Manila Hotel, on Thursday, May 4, he invited the farmers from Mendiola.
Duterte said to them, “Kumain na kayo ng hapunan? Ilan kayo lahat dito? Bong, reserve ka ng 200 sa Manila Hotel. Doon ko kayo pakainin. Ayaw ninyo? Bong, 200 sa Manila Hotel. Gusto nila Manila Hotel.”
Duterte was referring to his special assistant, Bong Go. He added, “Basta ‘yung nakabarong lahat don, huwag ninyo pansinin ‘yun. Hindi tayo magkakilala. Sabi ni Mayor, dito kami mag-kain ng hapunan… Manila Hotel… para makatikim kayo.”
About 200 banana plantation farmers went to Mendiola – which was near the official residence of Duterte – to ask Duterte to command the Lapanday Foods Corporation to “follow the government orders to turn over the lands to agrarian reform beneficiaries.”
Lapanday farmers got the opportunity to meet the members of the House of Representatives when the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) conducted an initial inquiry with Department of Agrarian Reform officials and Lapanday to investigate incidents of violence.
The farmers are under the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Inc. (MARBAI) in Lapanday Foods Corporation in Tagum, Davao del Norte. The farmers revealed that they are only earning 50 to 70 pesos per day. They demanded the following in their complaint submitted to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR):
“Immediate installation of farm workers and agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) to their lands, rescind of the onerous agribusiness venture agreement between the ARBs and Lapanday, end the violence and attacks against farm workers. Pull-out and punish armed security guards and goons of Lapanday. Implement genuine agrarian reform.”
When Duterte met them, he reminded them that they should refuse from consuming illegal substances – drugs. Duterte, being the anti-narcotic man that he is, vehemently told them to stay away from drugs.
In a statement, Duterte said, “Wag kayong pumasok ng droga kasi pumapatay talaga ako… Ngayon trabaho lang. Ang trabaho ko maghanap ng oportunidad para tayong lahat mabuhay. Wala ng violation ang lahat.”
Duterte also promised that he would give the farmers what they wanted and that, no corruption should pervade under his administration.
Source: GMA News Online
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