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Solon asks 'favor' from centenarian 'lolo' in Pangasinan

Published Oct 9, 2022 12:09 pm

Pangasinan 3rd District Rep. Rachel “Baby” Arenas visited centenarian Lolo Eusebio to greet him for turning 100 years old recently, and also to jokingly ask if he can pray for her to find a life partner.

Pangasinan Rep. Rachel Arenas (left) and Lolo Eusebio (right) (Screenshot from Rachel Arenas Facebook page)

In a four-minute video posted on her Facebook page, the lawmaker showed her interaction with Lolo Eusebio who recently received the P100,000 gift from the government under Republic Act No. 10868, or “An Act Honoring and Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Filipino Centenarians, and For Other Purposes.”

Arenas revealed that Lolo Eusebio told her he campaigned for her in Bayambang, Pangasinan during the last elections.

“Talagang dinayo ko siya dito, Kap, kasi napalaking bagay na makakilala ako ng isa tao na (I really went here to visit him, Kap, because it’s a big thing for me to know someone who is) 100 years old,” she said in the video.

During their conversation, the lawmaker jokingly asked Lolo Eusebio to leave her the parcel of land that he owns in Cabayaosan and even told him to pray for her love life.

“Sabihin mo na ipagdasal niya magka-asawa ko (Tell him to pray for me to get married),” Arenas asked.

“Mapili ka siguro (Maybe you are choosy),” Lolo Eusebio answered back, to which the lawmaker said “no.”

Lolo Eusebio revealed to the congresswoman that he was part of the guerrilla activities that fought against the Japanese occupation in the 1940s.

While he doesn’t know yet what to do with the P100,000 he received from the government, he thanked Arenas for the infrastructure projects she did.

The lawmaker, in turn, gave fruits to Lolo Eusebio so he can reach the age of 150 years old.

In a separate Facebook post, Arenas shared what it was like to visit Lolo Eusebio.

“Isang pambihirang pagkakataon po na makasama, makakwentuhan at makakulitan ang isang (It is a rare chance to be with, share stories with, and to be playful with a) 100 year old na si (like) Lolo Sebio,” the lawmaker wrote.

“Hindi po araw-araw ay makakakita tayo ng taong isang daang taong gulang na malakas, matalas at nakakapag drive pa ng (It’s not every day that we get to see a person who is 100 years old who’s strong, sharp-minded, and can still drive an) e-bike!!! Kaya naman sobrang tuwa ko na madalaw siya (That’s why I am very happy to visit him),” Arenas added.

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