"Eh bakit nawala 'yung Nutribun?" he asks his colleague, an older man.
"Kasi ganito," the older man began. "Sinimulan ni Marcos 'yang Nutribun. Tapos tinigil."
He pauses for a bit, as the people settle in and the elevator door closes.
"Masyado raw kasing tumatalino 'yung mga bata," he continued. "Eh ayaw nilang tumatalino 'yung mga bata. Gusto nila, bobo. Gusto nila, sunud-sunuran lang."
"Tapos 'yung pinalit nila 'yung pandesal na may malunggay?"
"Oo. Ayun naman, kasi naging sobrang bobo yung mga bata, binigyan nila ng pandesal na may malunggay, para lumakas, lumusog sila."
"Oo, gulay rin 'yun, pampalakas ng katawan."
"Oo. Gusto nilang maging malusog ang mga bata noon. Pero, ayun, bobo pa rin."
2/03/2016
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