BULUAN, Feb. 12 -- Hundreds of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from this province were elated as President Rodrigo R. Duterte awarded them on Monday with lands that they can call their own.
"'Di n'yo po alam kung paano niyo po kami pinasaya dahil sa lupang binigay ninyo sa amin, mahal na Pangulo (We would just like you know how happy we are with the land that you have awarded us, our beloved President), a teary-eyed Wilson Balena, an agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) from Upi town of this province, told a huge crowd at the town gymnasium here where Duterte was guest of honor.
"Kami po ay pamilya ng magsasaka ngunit ni minsan ay di pa kami nagkalupa. Ngayon lang po, Mr. President (We are a family of farmers but not once did we own any...