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Ben Contreras

MANY of the fruit trees I have planted in my small plot of land in Libertad have withered and died. More than a year of El Niño made it impossible for them to survive. But all is not lost because through a “bayanihan” effort, our neighbors there have decided to help put up a small reservoir, tapping the water from a small spring within my area.

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Through the kindness of barangay chair Alex Namocot who contributed 10 bags of cement and a few cubic meters of sand and gravel, complementing my own 10 bags, we hope to see this “patubig” a success that would provide water to anyone in the area.

For our combined effort, we were able to get a water pump coupled with my 2,000 liter plastic water tank and a few smaller ones. Soon, we would be able to provide water to anyone who may need it at no cost. The water came from that spring, a gift of God, thus it comes free.

With water, I plan to raise whatever animal that can be raised there. I already have ducks, chickens, and soon, a pair of geese to given by a good friend. (My friend just called–the geese are ready for pick-up.) No, I am not going to reveal his identity unless he allows me to.

More fruit trees will adorn this land and plots for vegetables. The veggies would be free for our neighbors. More animals like turkeys, pigs, goats and whatever my hands could get. If all these become a reality, I expect to spend more time there than in the city. My retirement, you may call that.

Oh, yes, my dream to have a tiny farm house. That’s going to be my surprise for my children and siblings when it’s done.

The prospects of a delayed election is alarming. Who’s pulling strings here? The perception that the Supreme Court ruling on the disqualification case against Grace Poe was political than legal contributes to a scenario relayed to me last year by a former military man.

Delayed election, no election, failure of election, they’re all the same that would fulfill a desired end. By whom would that be? That’s the bigger question.

Going back to the task given me by this former military man, most of the people I asked were unanimous in saying, “Then let’s go for Mindanao independence.”

I thought then that it would be farfetched. Today, I have second thoughts. The desire for drastic change is getting strong. Those who play with fire will get burned first!

Our group will soon put in place posters across the whole province of Misamis Oriental and the cities. We have more than three thousand posters of “DuCay” (Duterte-Cayetano). The estimated cost for this endeavor is around P180 thousand. Die-hard “Dutertards” have pledged their support in cash and in kind. We do the legwork.

Of course, we are not alone. Many groups have their own kind of activities in support of Duterte. The rich and the poor, the young and the aged, men and women, they are Duterte’s machinery.

And, oh, the kites! They’re so lovely fluttering in the air, made by youngsters signifying their support for a man who they believe would bring about a better government, a better country and a better people.

Their dreams will not be in vain!

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