In Havana, a cycle of exchanges with municipalities ends, but not a working method 

With the visit of the President of the National Defense Council, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, to the Municipal Defense Councils of Cotorro and Habana del Este, a phase of exchanges between the country's leadership and those who lead in each of Havana's 15 municipalities concluded Wednesday afternoon.
This round of visits has concluded, but this method of analyzing the problems that most impact the lives of Havana residents, and of doing so from the perspective of these scenarios that are like miniature countries, is not ending. There is no end because, as the dignitary stated in both municipalities, new exchanges will take place soon.
This will be the case, to continue understanding a life that faces colossal challenges caused, essentially, by a war to the death that the empire is waging against those who live and seek well-being on the Island.
This Wednesday it was easy to see that, just as there are particularities in each Municipal Defense Council, there are also issues that connect territories like Cotorro and Habana del Este.
The distribution of electricity and the urgent need to guarantee water service, for example, are equally pressing concerns for the authorities in both areas, and this was explained to the country's leadership in a meeting that also included the participation of Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.
Other shared challenges involve assisting vulnerable individuals and increasing food production and ensuring its accurate distribution. This was made clear during a meeting that also included the participation of Liván Izquierdo Alonso, President of the Havana Provincial Defense Council, and Yanet Hernández Pérez, Governor of Havana, among other leaders.
Stemming public sentiment remains one of the most effective tools for political work. This truth was strongly evident in both meetings, where the Head of State inquired about the number of retirees; the number of people who are neither studying nor working; the number of vulnerable individuals; and the potential for developing solutions offered by emerging economic actors within society.
Because the Family Care System (SAF) is where vulnerable individuals seeking specialized food assistance come together, the way this system operates once again piqued the President's interest. Likewise, the path to increasing the use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) occupied a prominent place in the discussions, with the country's leadership emphatically calling for a continued effort to ensure that an ever-increasing number of entities operate using this type of resource.
This Wednesday afternoon, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba posed several questions: How many retirees are still waiting to receive their pensions? Are food fairs being held? How is the Community Youth Network progressing? Authorities from each Municipal Defense Council shared information about everything being done to make life easier for citizens. It is a colossal battle being waged meticulously, day after day, with an intensity that seeks to keep pace with the problems people face.
The municipality, as President Díaz-Canel Bermúdez reflected, is the place where battles are won and will be won, especially those that have to do with unleashing all the forces capable of creating well-being, and with that great opportunity that we call autonomy and that is now at the center of many debates, especially as Cuba embarks on the bold path of 176 transformations in the economic and social order.