Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is due to deliver his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) to a joint Senate and House session of Congress. What is he going to say? What is he going to claim? What achievements are he planning to present to the duly-elected “representatives” of the Filipino People?
Twelve months ago, Aquino delivered his first SONA to Congress. It was a laughable speech that…
[...] devoted 1,558 words out of the 4,055 words in his 35-minute [speech] to whining about the plunder of the National Budget (whatever that means exactly) and the salaries and bonuses of some Government employees.
So bad it was that the Inquirer.net top headline of the following day, We can dream again, came across as a sad “report” that “pathetically pleads for [that first Aquino] SONA to be perceived by the public to be a forward-looking solutions-focused message.”
Will the President step up and come up with a speech befitting a true statesman this time around?
Last Sunday, June 12, President Aquino delivered a speech on the occasion of the day marking the 113th year of Philippine “Independence.” The speech was in the previous day trumpeted by Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte as one that “is expected to be a preview of [the President's] upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA).”
Unfortunately, for Aquino, Valte’s fearless forecast, it seems, was dead on target anticipating the renowned Presidential style of “communicating.” In his June 16, 2011 column Is he losing it?, Rigoberto Tiglao weighed in on Aquino’s “Independence” Day speech, describing it as “beneath the dignity of both the occasion and his office” and delivered “in the manner of a grade-school bully.” Tiglao was referring to Aquino remaining pretty much consistent with his juvenile style of demonising his predecessor, stringing up his “enemies” for lynching, and off-the-hip quips that he would like to believe makes him come across to the Filipino masses as a down-to-earth kind of guy.
And, just to reiterate, this would be the speech that, according to Valte, is supposed to be our “preview” of Noynoy’s 2011 SONA on the 25th of July.
This is disturbing to say the least considering how important a speech such as the SONA is. Back in July 2010, Ilda wrote an article anticipating Aquino’s first SONA where she highlighted how critical it would be to setting the theme of his presidency…
As economic expert Winnie Monsod had warned: “The President must be specific in his budget message during the SONA so that both houses of Congress can clearly understand what government plans to undertake annually for realizing such agenda.” For his part, blogger Benign0 also offers key performance measures for evaluating how successful the President is in meeting his corruption eradication promises. Obviously, people are waiting for P.Noy to speak clearly and realistically about how he is going to tackle the economy.
And as such.
P.Noy has to look at the big picture and not just Gloria Arroyo’s picture to delete vengeance from his agenda. So many times before P.Noy has been quoted criticizing former president Gloria Arroyo for overspending, something he claims resulted in a P340 billion budget deficit. It should be stressed here that the huge spending done by the former administration was not all for travels and huge dinners. As Senator Edgar Angara said, expensive dinners and too many travel entourages notwithstanding, if former president Arroyo did not pump-prime the economy, it would have contracted like other European nations did.
Even that time in 2010, Aquino sought to highlight in his SONA then the untenable national situation he “inherited” from former President Gloria Arroyo’s administration by focusing on revealing “shocking” figures showing her government’s budget-blowing expenditure that left his own government empty coffers. This strategy backfired when he seriously bungled the use of basic accounting terminology in his speech…
In at least a thousand words, [Aquino] tried to tell us that his government is broke. But he did it in a way that would make anyone with even the most basic understanding of accounting principles cringe. Bottom line is that the concept of budget is not logically compatible with the concept of depletion. Whoever supplied the President with the fodder for yesterday’s SONA should step up and clarify.
I wonder what his communication “strategy” is going to be in this coming second SONA and, for that matter, in the next 12-month fiscal year of his government? Is his next SONA another one of his world-renowned gaffes in the making?
As the ABS – “Cojuangco Broadcasting Network” – CBN say: Abangan ang susunod na kabanata.
totoo nga na ang sona ni pnoy kulang sa ingredients. Pero iyan ang totoo! Why not accept that our country had suffers too much! Bakit gusto nyo si pinoy magdeliver nmg kanyang sona na maraming mga flowers katulad nina Ramos, Arroyo na puros lang mga pangako ngunit napako ang bayan sa krus.
Tama ang sona ni pnoy, simple ngunit nasa reality. Iyong mga critics (except those who are opposition in congress) walang magawa kundi mga negative remarks..eh kung magaling sila bakit why help our country…maybe we can move forward….maski sino pa ang presidente natin kahit si rizal magdeliver ng sona mayroon mga negative remarks. dyan tayo magaling. shame in those fellows who always criticised instead of helping….iyan ang mga pinoy walang asenso.like monsod kung magaling ka di you must help instead of always criticising. ..lol
Typical. There is criticism because there is something to criticise. It’s as simple as that. If you don’t want to be criticised then either be perfect or don’t do anything. Strive for perfection at the very least and you reduce the amount of criticism you get. Simple maths at work. Then again simple minds cannot get even the simplest of maths. And that is the tragic story that is the Philippines.
Sana lahat maisip naman na walang perfect na tao, lahat magaling mag puna lahat puro advice, puro sana … dapat… Oo magaling na kayo ! bat nlang kayo ang manungkulan kung kaya nyo, anti o pro sana maisip nyo ang presidente isang tao din, wala na kayo magagawa nakaupo na yan ang dapat lang natin gawin ay makiisa ay suportahan, puro kayo daldal wala rin naman kayo nagagawa, meron nga dyan nagkaugat na sa senado puro lang din salita, wala naman nagagawa dami kasi mga inggitera at inngitero e,nag iingay ang nasa goverment kasi d na tulad dati puro bonus, biyahe at kung anu anu pang libre nakukuha nila, ngayon kasi wala na yun masasarap na buhay nila, mabuti nga … Oo may mga systema na wala pang pagbabago pero sa pag gastos ng pera ng bayan nahigpitan na Ito, mahigpit narin sa immigration ngayon, sa budget ng mga officials, budget ng brgy.. Atleast ang pangunahing problema na coruption ay nababawasan na.. Sayo P-Noy naway gabayan ka ng maykapal , bigyan ka ng lakas, ay mahabang pang unawa sa mga taong mapang husga at inngitera…sayo Saludo ako!
kasi yung iba dyan ,,sinisiraan lang si PNOY,pero mabait aman sya,i think ..:)tama;kung may perfect na tao,si GOD lang yun,puro paninira..tsk tsk
PEACE BROTHERS & SISTERS!!!
BAKIT DI NALANG TAYO MANAHIMIK LAHAT AT MAGTULUNGAN NALANG…HAYAAN NA NATIN SI PRESIDENT Ang DUMALDAL..
CGURO MAGKAKAROON TAYO NG PEACE UNITY & IMPROVEMENT
SA SARILI AT SA BANSA,,..
ndi din .. dapat din nating iexpress yung mga view natin bout it .. we should speak as one
yes I agree on you! sabi nga niya na tayo ang kanyang boss.so we should express whatever we want to say para malaman niya ang ating saloobin. tnx!
the speech of noynoy is very nice but i cant understand the wangwang part =)
sna magawa nman nya ung mga cnav nya ndi puro salita………….tama hehehehehe
aaaaaa gets ko na
dapat sana pagtounan pansin ang mga mahalagang problema ng bansa.
seriously? guys? u would actually let that SONA judge the way u look at PNoy?
“ACTIONS SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS” . a ‘common’ saying that speaks it all.
identify ur objective. are u actually comparing him to the past presidents or what? then that’ll be the perfect time to rate him according to that objective.
though… giving your opinions is also “goooood”…
Trouble is, Noynoy has no words of any consequential substance to begin with and, on top of that, applies no of any significant effect. The whole point of the SONA is to showcase what the administration has achieved and has planned for the future. So, yes, I think it is fair to judge PNoy on the basis of his SONA.
when you say FUTURE you are now taking an action.. to prove that right..
But if you did not show anything proof na gumagawa ka ..wala kwenta wa epek na .. basara ang ibig sabihin nun
Ang gulo nyu. Ang hirap sa ating mga Pilipino mahilig sa instant. Kala nyu nman kayang nyung maresolve ng isang click lang ang problema ns bansa. Ambobo ng mga ngsasalita ng gnun.
sige nga dane, hanapin mo nga yung mga na-solve ni noynoy sa LABINDALAWANG TAONG panunungkulan niya bago maging presidente. malamang makikita natin diyan kung, more-or-less, gaano katagal bago malutas ni pnoy ang mga problema ng bansa.
dali i-research mo tapos balik ka dito and tell us about all of his accomplishments.
PLS,,PAKI EXPLAIN NGA KUNG ANO IBIG SABIHIN NG WANG WANG.ANG ALAM KO LANG MANG-MANG,,,
ambulance.. haha
wang wang! para sa mga cheaters na gusto mauna sa daan advantage yun sa kanila.
anuh puh ung 10 points agenda..
pki-post nman puh plz..
i need it for my project.
thanks
All I want to hear is about Hacienda Louisita. Land Reform! Five years is very long to linger. People of the Philippines are drowning fast in poverty and suffocating in deep illiteracy. We can’t say “one year palang naman, may five years pa”, we can’t always blow the whistle on GMA. Its all over, Abnoynoy should give straight direct command to all government sectors specially DECS to continue filing up the empty bricks of GMA’s wall. I will echo what Bonifacio said in Tejeros Convention, the SONA 2011 is a null!
agree. Sa sobrang ganda, yung P1B coffee expose eh pumalpak. Hahaha.
para saken naman kc it,s to early to judge president noynoy aquino,sa tingin ko maganda namn ang nagagawa nya sa ngyon. although my mga pangako pa syang hindi natutupad. sa tingin ko may panahon pa para gawin nya yon. siguro naman wala syang balak sirain ang pangalan ni tita cory aquino. kaya malaki ang tiwala ng karamihan ng mamayang filipino sa kanya…
di poh ba MR. PRESIDENT?…
too early to judge? hello? Sona was full of fail. Are you sleeping? And watch his interview with jessica soho after sona.
yes. tama na… magtigil tayo sa pag.critize kung paano ipinapatakbo ang ating bansa…. KAILANGAN din tayo kumilos.. dahil kapag cila lng palagi.. wala ring epekto or bisa ang gustong mangyari ng ating pangulo…
LETS WAKE up
WE need to start FOR a better CHNAGE…
can we stop?even just for once? secede from our mistakes, learn from our past, and come out spiritually functioned?
we have a lot of professionals and geniuses here in our country but we never progress! why focus on politics and avenge instead of putting ourselves in a one united view where all of us Filipinos would do the same? To draw our country together as one without blaming each other, instead helping each others!
how about time will come where a foreign country, stronger than us would try to colonize us in the near future? Would the big tarps of politicians could help us in defending our country? Definitely not! And its not just our president, but for the citizens of this country. Defend the freedom and elevate our country just as our heroes did. Its for us all..for our good, with the Divine Intervention. I hope, the Phil. Preamble would help every one who would likely to read my comments..
“We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, to promote the common good, to conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law, and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality and peace, do ordain, and promulgate this Constitution.”
if I would be given the chance to talk to our president, the only thing I could say is that, never be pressured by criticism, be steadfast and stand up without listening to those who would only destroy the reputation of this country. Stop that divorce bill and the RH bill for the preservation of the basic unit of the society, the FAMILY. Just as the Father, the Son and the holy Spirit, 3 personas but considered as ONE. Its the same concept with the family. Filipino people needs reformation, stop corruption. Just like in management, apply autocratic style at first but never absolute. Maturity counts more than immaturity, better stop those bills before its too late where destruction of spiritual lives of Filipinos will become rampant. Remember, teach the youth with goodness and the right path. Thanks and God bless for your administration in succeeding its goals without stepping others shoes.
Agree. Pnoy is full of vengeance, which is why filipino unity will always be a dream. Need video links? Hehe.
no need..all we have to do is to encourage him to be a stronger leader of this country. nabaon na nga tayo sa hirap, ibabaon pa natin ang iniupo sa pwesto na tao rin nman. Tulong tulong na lang talaga ang magiging solusyon s lahat nga mga problema ng bnsa, eh kaso, puro daldal ang halos lahat, wala ng kumikilos.
In short, pwede na yan, right?
HOW is “encourage him to be a stronger leader of this country” the same as “pwede na yan”?
do you know what pwede na yan means? its means no need to be stronger. its the opposte of what the commenter said.
Hey I’ve got an idea, GabbyD. How about we run an online experiment that goes like this:
(1) I put all comments of yours subsequent to this in the Spam queue.
(2) You go off and get up on your soapbox elsewhere (say, somebody else’s blog) and announce to the world how the Admins of GR Post don’t practice “free speech” here.
(3) We both sit back for the next couple of weeks (or years) and see if:
(3.a) anyone out there actually cares about what you have to say about our Admin practices here; and,
(3.b) anyone of the regular commentors here in GR Post actually miss your presence and clamor for a reinstatement of your comments.
I think the above little experiment will be good for a few laughs.
What do you think?
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Your move.
you can do whatever you want.
what i wanna know is, HOW is “encourage to be stronger” the same as “puwede na yan?”
what do you mean by “puwede na yan” anyways? borrowing from the princess bride “pwede na ya” doesnt mean what you think it means.
i’m surprised tho. i thought ur smarter than this. but at the end of the day, its your call. but if u block someone who merely challenges you, that means you dont wanna be challenged.
note also, i have never made stuff up. i always quote your own words to you. i have never used cuss words, nor have i ever name-called.
Suit yourself. See ya in about 6 months.
To give you something to hang on to, you might want to think of bookmarking this page. Consider it your case file.
benign0,
this is the funniest thing i’ve read in weeks!
see you AROUND gabbyd! mmmmwah!
(paging joe america and his bitter childhood memories! helloooo!)
ANG DADALDAL KASI EH… BAT DI NA LANG MANAHIMIK ANG MGA TAONG WALANG MAGANDANG SASABIHIN…GUSTO PA MAGPAHIYA… BAT IKAW KUNG SINO KA MAN, PERPEKTO KA? HETO SALAMIN OH. TANCHAHIN MO SARILI MO… PROBLEMA KA BA O SOLUSYON? NAKAKATULONG KA BA, O SADYANG EPAL KA LANG AT ANG TANGING GINAGAWA AY PUMUNA…PURO KA SALITA…-KUNG GANON, EH DI BABALIK SA IYO ANG MGA SINASABI MO.. “PURO SALITA, (WAPAKS) WALANG GAWA. ”
SI PNOY, AY ISANG MAGANDANG BAHAGI NG BANSA. ANG TANGING HANGAD PAGBABAGO, SA MAAYOS NA PARAAN. KAPAG NASA DAANG MATUWID KA SA MUNDO NG PULITIKA… MAHIRAP ANG TATAHAKIN MO.; SIYEMPRE NAKAGAWIAN NA EH. HE’S AIMING TO DO THINGS RIGHT BY DOING THE RIGHT THINGS…
DAPAT IKAW DIN… KUNG ANU MAN YANG PINUPUTOK NG BUTCHI MO DAHIL SA PAGKUKULANG NI PNOY, ABA EH WAG MO NG PALALAIN. WELL, NASABI MO NGANG HINDI SIYA MAGALING, OH EH ANUH NAMAN ANG NANGYARI PAGKATAPOS NUN? UMUNLAD NA BA ANG BANSA DAHIL PINANGALANDAKAN MONG MALI SIYA? DI BA WALA RIN?MAS MAGANDA SIGURONG MAGSALITA KUNG ANG LAGING ILALABAS NG BIBIG AY MGA SALITANG KAPAKIPAKINABANGAT NAKAKATULONG… MANAHIMIK LAHAT NG REKLAMADOR!!
naipit yata yung capslock. Btw, pnoy provides ammo to his critics. Makes the job easier.
Hindi ka nagrereklamo kase isa kang bulag! bulag ka sa katotohanan, binulag ka ng dilaw na propaganda ng mga Aquino! Sa simula palang, mula sa Nanay ni Abnoynoy na tuta ng kano, sinaksak na saating kamalayan na silang pamilya ay bayani, banal, may malasakit sa bayan. Isa itong panloloko, isang kahibangan na walang laman at IKAW ay agad na naniwala sa mga palabas nila. Ang payo ko sayo ay magsaliksik ka, pag aralan mo ang tunay na kulay ng mga Cojuanco Aquino.Alamin mo kung saan nangaling ng yaman nila. Imulat mo ang mata mong na biktima ng kanilang panloloko.Kung walang magrereklamo, tayo ay magmimistulang uto-uto, tayo ay magmumukhang tanga. Naisip mo ba yun? Ang rebolusyon ay para lang sa matatalino tulad ni Castro, Rizal, Lenin at Guevarra. Ang mga bobo ay hindi nagaaklas! Ang pagrereklamo ay para sa matatalino, isa itong simbulo ng pagkakaunawa sa isang sistema, isang paguunawa sa kung ano ang tama at kung ano ang mali! Kaya kung ayaw mong mag reklamo, wala namang problema, hayaan mo nalang ang sarili mong habang buhay na tanga!
grabe! kaw nang nakakakita!
what about the economic situation of the country?
well the economy of the Philippines is still deteriorated. it seems like
Pres,Aquino is not performing well. but still we have to give him a chance to prove to us that he is deserving to be our leader.