There are still many things which need to get reviewed and revised about the legalities of land ownership, but still, the President’s pronouncements at the launch of the Comprehensive Reform and Development Agenda at the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao and regions 9, 10 and 12, last Saturday, October 29, is a good sign of things to come. Duterte questioned the mandate requiring farmers to contribute to a counterpart fund just to get tractors from the government.
“Kind of stupid at hindi ko talaga maintindihan. Why would you come up with a program which would be asking a counterpart? Binibigyan mo na nga kasi mahirap.” he said.
He also lauded the Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol saying: “Wala yan siyang ano ano, wala kaming ano, bigotry na ganitong tribu, Ilokano. Pareho kami niyan. Wala. Diretso diretso ang tingin namin sa kapwa tao namin.”
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