I. Introduction The State of the Nation Address (SONA; Filipino: Talumpatî sa Kalagayan ng Bansà) is an annual address by the President of the Republic of the Philippines to a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines. It is mandated by the 1987 Constitution‚ and must be delivered every fourth Monday of July at the Plenary Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills‚ Quezon City‚ Metro Manila. II. Content The Philippines have the highest GDP growth under Aquino administration
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Alvar‚ Jingo L. BS-AC3B SONA 2013 ANALYSIS Last July 22‚ 2013‚ President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivered his fourth annual State of the Nation Address or simply‚ "SONA"‚ in Batasang Pambansa Complex. For the record‚ it had been the longest SONA that Pnoy had given with almost 2-hour span of time‚ yet it had been also one of his less applauded SONA among his previous SONAs. This year SONA catered the achievement of Pnoy Administration during the year 2012 and some parts
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STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS of PNOY 2013 The President began his SONA by recalling how‚ nearly four years ago‚ a group of well-meaning people persuaded him to run in the 2010 presidential elections‚ assuring him that while serious problems hound the country‚ they expected him only to start laying the groundwork at least for permanent resolution of those problems. They assured him they would help him face the challenges all the way. He hesitated‚ but knew that he wasn’t raised to evade responsibility
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President Benigno Aquino III on Monday delivered his longest State of the Nation Address (SONA) so far‚ but has been applauded less frequently than last year. Facing the joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives‚ Aquino delivered a 102-minute‚ slightly longer than last year’s 91-minute SONA. More than three years after accepting an urgent challenge to lead a crisis-ridden nation‚ President Benigno Aquino III said Monday he has done everything possible to solve many of the country’s
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The Philippines has achieved change‚ and the Filipinos themselves have made it happen. President Benigno Aquino faced a joint session of Congress Monday to deliver his third State of the Nation Address (Sona). He did not claim credit for the improvements in national life in the past year. All credit he gave to the Filipinos. He thanked them for the achievements. He said that in the 25 months that he has been President‚ he learned that “nothing is impossible because if the Filipino people see that
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coming in‚ roads and buildings constructed‚ health‚ education and insurance growths. Believe me when I say I have heard it all. Pnoy’s SONA is pretty much the same things I have heard other presidents say. They boast numerous and countless achievements in their term but still I have never yet to hear a truthful lay down of the Philippines in pretty much every SONA. For once in my lifetime I really want a president to say where and what the Philippines is at. A person can already know what the President
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REACTION PAPER Francis Angelo C. Erigbuagas The “Tuwid na Daan” is a phrase by President Benigno S. Aquino III‚ repeatedly mentioned on his 3rd SONA last July 23‚ pertaining to his governance and direction for the country. The basic concept of “Tuwid na Daan” is the battle cry “Kung Walang Corrupt‚ Walang Mahirap.” He vows to end culture of ‘wang-wang’ as also the end of the corruption. His administration believes that corruption is the root cause of the country‘s grief‚ and eliminating
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SONA 2013 (Reaction Paper) In a nutshell‚ there are at least 25 key points that President Noynoy Aquino tackled in his fourth State of the Nation Address or SONA: (1) Expansion of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (2) Strengthening of the agricultural sector (3) Appeal to fishers (4) Distribution of Hacienda Luisita land (5) Extension of PhilHealth coverage (6) Protecting Filipinos from natural calamities (7) Solving the problem of floods (8) Housing for cops and soldiers (9) Amendment
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and expedient." The first SONA was delivered by President Manuel L. Quezon on 16 June 1936 at the Legislative Building in the City of Manila. The dates of the SONA were fixed on 16 June of every year at the start of opening sessions of Congress‚ by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 17. However‚ CA 49 changed the date of the opening of Congress to 16 October. In 1937‚ 16 October fell on a Saturday‚ and the opening of Congress was moved to 18th‚ when Quezon gave the second SONA. The opening date of Congress
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COMMENTS/REACTIONS ON 2014 SONA July 28‚ 2014‚ President Benigno S. Aquino‚ delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address and tackled the matters for government’s contribution in terms of education‚ health services‚ defense‚ public works and many more. The President first mentioned about the controversial “Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)”‚ and still convince his bosses (Filipinos) of the good achievements of DAP. As an example‚ he cited Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
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