Sona 2013 Reaction Paper
| SONA 2013 | Reaction Paper | | By: Arnold Gerard D. Lim | Gr.VIII |
I. Introduction
July 22, 2013. President Benigno Aquino III gave his fourth State of The Nation Address with the Name of “Sa Gitna ng Daang Matuwid” at Session Hall, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City. You might ask “What is SONA”, or “Why do we need to have this”. Well, SONA is an acronym for “State of The Nation Address” wherein it is annual address by the President to a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines and is held every fourth Monday of July. It is a way to inform the public about the status of the country and the accomplishments an promises of the President for the Country.
II. Summary
This Year Mainly focused the achievements during his term such as the Sin Tax Reform Law and Responsible Parent Law (or the RH Law). increase in number of TESDA graduates, increase in Philhealth enrolles from 62% to 81% and improved benefits, allocation of P6.2 billion for flood control in Metro Manila, completion of 9,377 housing units for Typhoon Sendong victims, 63% reduction in number of private armed groups, 21.4 increase in foreign tourist arrivals in 2012 and 7.8% GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth during the first quarter of 2013. Pnoy said the need to reform pension scheme is necessary to avoid depletion of SSS funds in the next 28 years. He also explains that fare hikes in MRT and LRT will be implemented. The government subsidizes each passenger's fare by as much as P45 and said to be unfair to residents from Visayas and Mindanao who never set foot on the trains but fund the train operations. Inspite of the gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2012 and various economic reform programs of Aquino government for his three years in the Palace, Philippines is still has the worst unemployment rate in Asia. More than 11 million Filipinos are jobless according to SWS and IBON Foundation survey results on the first quarter of 2013. This was President’s
I. Introduction
July 22, 2013. President Benigno Aquino III gave his fourth State of The Nation Address with the Name of “Sa Gitna ng Daang Matuwid” at Session Hall, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City. You might ask “What is SONA”, or “Why do we need to have this”. Well, SONA is an acronym for “State of The Nation Address” wherein it is annual address by the President to a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines and is held every fourth Monday of July. It is a way to inform the public about the status of the country and the accomplishments an promises of the President for the Country.
II. Summary
This Year Mainly focused the achievements during his term such as the Sin Tax Reform Law and Responsible Parent Law (or the RH Law). increase in number of TESDA graduates, increase in Philhealth enrolles from 62% to 81% and improved benefits, allocation of P6.2 billion for flood control in Metro Manila, completion of 9,377 housing units for Typhoon Sendong victims, 63% reduction in number of private armed groups, 21.4 increase in foreign tourist arrivals in 2012 and 7.8% GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth during the first quarter of 2013. Pnoy said the need to reform pension scheme is necessary to avoid depletion of SSS funds in the next 28 years. He also explains that fare hikes in MRT and LRT will be implemented. The government subsidizes each passenger's fare by as much as P45 and said to be unfair to residents from Visayas and Mindanao who never set foot on the trains but fund the train operations. Inspite of the gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2012 and various economic reform programs of Aquino government for his three years in the Palace, Philippines is still has the worst unemployment rate in Asia. More than 11 million Filipinos are jobless according to SWS and IBON Foundation survey results on the first quarter of 2013. This was President’s