Reaction Paper on SONA 2015
Name: JEROME D. LAGOS Year and Section: 3-1
Major: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY Date: August 4, 2014
REACTION PAPER
FIFTH STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
“Hangga’t buo ang ating pananalig at tiwala, at hangga’t nagsisilbi tayong lakas ng isa’t isa, patuloy nating mapapatunayan na, “the Filipino is worth dying for”, “the Filipino is worth living for,” at idadagdag ko naman po: “The Filipino is definitely worth fighting for.”
This is the highlight of the fifth State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Benigno Simeon Aquino III. The stand of believing in the democracy, believing that people with the government can make a change within his term. Since the death of his parents, the legacy still continues and I guess the legacy is in his heart believing that it’s not too late for changes in the Philippine government setting and also the economic and social status of the country.
Based on the past State of the Nation Address of President Aquino, critics said that, this State of the Nation Address is not clearly stating the change that they expected to be. The changes within his term is expected to be evident and must lift the Philippines from being the “Sick Man of Asia” to the “Rising Country in Asia”. But for me, I guess for about 5 years of his term, I find him and his works in making everything possible is evident through his achievements.
For the past five years, the system of education through his leadership is I guess changed and globally leveled the foreign and international standards. An example of this is the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). The Disbursement Acceleration Program contributed 1.6 billion pesos to TESDA’s Training for Work Scholarship Program. This amount enabled the graduation of 223,615 beneficiaries. 66 percent of these—or, 146,731 graduates—now have jobs. This is just one of the amazing changes that he and his
Major: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY Date: August 4, 2014
REACTION PAPER
FIFTH STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
“Hangga’t buo ang ating pananalig at tiwala, at hangga’t nagsisilbi tayong lakas ng isa’t isa, patuloy nating mapapatunayan na, “the Filipino is worth dying for”, “the Filipino is worth living for,” at idadagdag ko naman po: “The Filipino is definitely worth fighting for.”
This is the highlight of the fifth State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Benigno Simeon Aquino III. The stand of believing in the democracy, believing that people with the government can make a change within his term. Since the death of his parents, the legacy still continues and I guess the legacy is in his heart believing that it’s not too late for changes in the Philippine government setting and also the economic and social status of the country.
Based on the past State of the Nation Address of President Aquino, critics said that, this State of the Nation Address is not clearly stating the change that they expected to be. The changes within his term is expected to be evident and must lift the Philippines from being the “Sick Man of Asia” to the “Rising Country in Asia”. But for me, I guess for about 5 years of his term, I find him and his works in making everything possible is evident through his achievements.
For the past five years, the system of education through his leadership is I guess changed and globally leveled the foreign and international standards. An example of this is the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). The Disbursement Acceleration Program contributed 1.6 billion pesos to TESDA’s Training for Work Scholarship Program. This amount enabled the graduation of 223,615 beneficiaries. 66 percent of these—or, 146,731 graduates—now have jobs. This is just one of the amazing changes that he and his