REACTION ON PNOY'S SONA

       

                                      REACTION ABOUT PNOY'S SONA 2013


         President Benigno Simeon “PNoy” Aquino III delivered his fourth annual State of the Nation Address in Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 22, 2013 with the theme, “Sa Gitna ng Daang Matuwid.”
         The midterm SONA marked his third year in presidency and opened the 16th Congress in a joint session of both houses. The annual address started at exactly 4:03 PM and ended at 5:46 PM. It was the longest SONA he had given so far, earning 88 rounds of applause from Senators, Congressmen, government officials, local and international media and other dignitaries and important personalities in the country. PNoy’s speech was very comprehensive, covering a lot of areas which include theaccomplishments of his administration in political and economic aspects, praises for public servants and government departments who made outstanding services for the country, and also strongly-worded criticisms against corrupt public servants and erring government agencies.
         The President mentioned the success of his Pantawid ng Pamilyang Pilipino Program.Of course, we all know that the President cannot reform the country all by himself, and his theme of ‘beginning the change’ and enjoining the citizenry to work arm-in-arm with the government in achieving these goals is very laudable. We must support PNoy’s programs so that we can fully feel the trickling down of economic gains of his administration. And also, we must remain active in urging the him make true to his promise of curbing corruption that is consuming most of our government’s coffers.