July 28, 2008, another historic event for the Pilipino people as President Gloria Arroyo delivers her 8th State of the Nation Address (SONA). Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the President will center on subsidies, electricity, food production and infrastructure, specifically “to what extent these have been achieved.”
The President’s Ten-Point Agenda are as follows:
1. The creation of six million jobs in six years via more opportunities given to entrepreneurs, tripling of the amount of loans for lending to small and medium enterprises, and the development of one to two million hectares of land for agricultural business;
2. The construction of new buildings, classrooms, provision of desks and chairs and books for students and scholarships to poor families;
3. The balancing of the budget;
4. The “decentralization” of progress around the nation through the use of transportation networks like the roll-on, roll-off and the digital infrastructure;
5. The provision of electricity and water supply to barangays nationwide;
6. The decongestion of Metro Manila by forming new cores of government and housing centers in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao;
7. The development of Clark and Subic as the best international service and logistic centers in the region;
8. The automation of the electoral process;
9. A just end to the peace process; and
10. A fair closure to the divisiveness among the Edsa 1, 2 and 3 forces.
I have also included the highlights of PGMA’s past SONAs
2001 ‘Bangkang Papel’ (Paper Boats)
“Kamakailan, may sumulat sa aking tatlong batang taga-Payatas, sina Jayson, Jomar at Erwin. Ginawa nilang paper boats ang liham at pinalutang sa Pasig River patungo sa Malacañang.”
2002 Strong Republic
“My working agenda for the coming year will focus on creating and improving job opportunities. Citizens with rewarding jobs paying decent wages constitute not just a stone in the edifice but the very foundation of a ‘Strong Republic.’“
2003 Post Oakwood Mutiny
“Just as I will do everything to make sure that the future will be kind to Mikaela (granddaughter) and her generation, so must we all strive to turn our fears into a resolve to do right not just by ourselves, but by our children and grandchildren.”
2004 ‘Mamamayan Muna’/ Release of truck driver Angelo dela Cruz in Iraq
” Pinapangako ko ang isang bagong direksyon: MAMAMAYAN MUNA. Ang taong bayan ang pinakamalaki nating yaman. Ngunit madalas, kaunti lang ang atensyon na binigigay sa kanilang pag-unlad. ‘Di tuloy matawid ang agwat ng mayaman at mahirap. ‘Di tuloy mapa-abot sa lahat ang biyaya ng demokrasya.”
2005 Two Republics / Post ‘Hello Garci’ controversy
“Ours is a country divided; the story of our nation is a tale of two Philippines; almost, as it were, two countries under the same name.
One is the Philippines whose economy, after long years of cumulative national endeavor, is now poised for take off. The other is the Philippines whose political system, after equally long years of degeneration, has become a hindrance to progress.
2006 Strong Republic/ Post Lebanon crisis
“For those who want to pick up old fights, we’re game but what a waste of time. Why not join hands instead? Join hands in the biggest challenge of all, where we all win or we all lose: the battle for the survival and progress of our one and only country.”
2007 Post Elections
“They say the campaign for the next election started on May 15, the day after the last. Fine.
I stand in the way of no one’s ambition. I only ask that no one stand in the way of the people’s well being and the nation’s progress.”
For the complete video of PGMA’s SONA please visit SONA 2008 - State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo complete footage.
You can also view the complete list of Licensure Examination for Teachers or Professional Teachers Board Exam Result for September 2008 by clicking this link. Thanks.
on Jul 28th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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on Jul 28th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
All I can say is that the this year’s SONA was just a “make believe”… Sa speech ni PGMA,hindi niya ipinakita sa mga Pilipino ang tunay na kalagayan ng bansa…Sana naman sa susunod maging makatotohanan naman yung SONA niya…
on Jul 29th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Of all the problems sa bansa natin, bakit yung Text msg pa yung inuna niya?hay nako.. makes no sense talaga..
on Jul 29th, 2008 at 2:45 am
everyone deserves the chance.
on Jul 29th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Tinapang chance yan! Lagi na lang natin binigyan ng chance yang pangulo na yan. Biruin mo wala na ngang nagawa, binola pa tayong lahat. Lahat ng mga sinabi niya ay hindi naman sya ang gumawa. Nakiki-sakay lang sya sa pinaghirapan ng iba.
You can get the FULL TEXT and SUMMARY plus audio, video of PGMA’s SONA 2008 here:
http://pgma-sona2008.extratopics.com/
on Jul 30th, 2008 at 4:32 am
Ialis na sana ang VAT.At wag’ na sana syang gumawa ng mga pangakong laging napapako.
on Jul 30th, 2008 at 4:37 am
She mentioned about balancing the budget. Paano kaya nya mabalanse yan kung more than 50% ang napupunta sa payment of debts. Hay!naku!
on Jul 31st, 2008 at 2:10 am
well based on her sona hnd nman n mttpos lhat un kxe kulang n ung tym pra mgsilbi p xah s taong byan. . . .hope mgampanan nya lhat un bgo mgkroon ng people power. . . .
on Aug 2nd, 2008 at 9:51 am
….
pwede ba….
Lahat ng taong NAGREREKLAMO about what Mrs. President says….
Mga GAGO pla kayo eh…
Hindi nyo ba alam kung gaano nahihirapan si Gloria na magampanan yang pagiging PRESIDENT nya….
Bakit sino ba yung mga GAGONG bumoto sa kanya para maging PRESIDENT???
Diba yang mga TAONG BAYAN????na nagrereklamo ngayon na hindi manlang MAGAMPANAN ang kanyang tungkulin!!!
You can’t judge one people just by what it promises to her people….
Hindi nyo alam na kung tatanggalin ang VAT sa country natin wala na silang pera para sa budget ng PILIPINAS..
And kung kayo nagrereklamo na wala kayong TRABAHO, mga TANGA kayo!!!!
Kayo ang may kasalanan nyan!!
Hindi naman lalapit yung trabaho sa inyo diba???
Siyempre sa dami ng tao dito sa PILIPINAS na nag hahanap ng TRABAHO kulang talaga yang TRABAHO na binigay ni GLORIA…
But if you are clever, you will see that what OUR PRESIDENT did is thankful to the people that don’t have jobs..
And yung mga mahihirap na nakatira sa squarters area na nagrereklamo na wala silang job, food, and house…WTF!!!!
Mga gawain nila bulok na….
Anak sila ng Anak para yung mga anak nila ang mag trabaho para sa kanila…. Hindi nila naiisip na kung una pa lang nagsikap na silang mag-trabaho, siguro ngayon kahit KALAHATI ng PILIPINAS eh may bahay at trabaho….
Sana ang gawin nila MAGHANAP ng TRABAHO at hindi yung lagi silang nag SISIPING SA KAMA!!!!
At siyempre habang lumalaki yung mga anak nila, tuturuan nila ng mali at sasabihin na “KASALANAN ITO LAHAT ni GLORIA”..
Samantalang sila ang may kasalanan kung bakit sila NAGHIHIRAP…
Itong sinulat ko eh OPINION ko lang..
And IT’S OK for me if you have VIOLENT REACTIONS, SAMA NG LOOB and REPLY…
REMINDER:
I’m just a 14 years old girl with a simple life… NOT RICH and NOT POOR…
I’m just telling my OPINION about what OUR PRESIDENT said….And also WHAT TAONG BAYAN says…
I’m telling this information of mine to all of you for you to MIND and THINK about what you have said about SONA 2008…
Hindi ako nagyayabang….
Gusto ko lang na MALAMAN niyo ang TAMA at MALI….
*I’m so sorry about the BAD WORDS that I have said…Nabubuisit lang talaga ako sa mga sinasabi ng mga TAONG BAYAN…..^_^
and sana wag niyo kong awayin BATA pa ako….
on Aug 6th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
sAnA p0h umAlis nAh kAy0 sAh kinA uupoAn!’!’
sAnA din p0h mAawa kAyo sAh nAg hihirap nG mgA mAyhihirAp!’!'!’
on Aug 7th, 2008 at 1:21 am
tang ina kc ehhh….ayaw pa magbitiw sa pwesto amf…….bwaka ng ina……hayup….pandak na nga ang tigas ng mukha…
on Aug 7th, 2008 at 1:23 am
putang inah mo dahil sayo may projek pa kami!!!!!\
shit ka talagang PANGGULO ka!!!!
hayup pandak amf……..im
gloria macapagal “pandak” arroyo
^_^
on Aug 8th, 2008 at 1:29 am
PGMA SONA is mostly include her promises that never do all that…, to mrs president don’t promise if you can’t do,,
on Aug 8th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
yung isang bata jan…. meron syang point somehow but i’m sure na nasasabi nya yan dahil hindi nya naeexperience ang totoong kalagayan ng pilipinas ngayon, ok lang siguro yung mga projects pero naman…. coruption is what has been killing our country ever since. mga tanga lang talaga ang karamihan sa taong bayan dahil sa tagal tagal ng elekson na yan ay wala pang magandang resulta at lahat ay naiisisi sa ating pangulo. sana pagisipan nyo. it’s neveer a “pick the lesser evil” dahil kahit gaano pa ka “less” yan eh evil pa din yan. at kung pde eh wag na kayong bumoto kung alam nyo din na wala ding pagbabago. on the other hand, c gloria naman eh sa dinami dami ng skandalo na nangyari sa kanya eh talagang obvious na unsatisfied na ang taong bayan sa kanya. ZTE, hello garci, fert scam etc… sapat na ang mga yan para magbitiw sya sa pwesto pero talagang pati ang kapangyarihan ng laws natin eh kaya nang knotrolin ng pera. madami syang natulungan, pero, mas marami tayong naitulong sa pagunlad nya. sana mangyari ung mga projects, =.= hindi ko na iniisip ung kick back kc we all get used to it. para bang SOP na lagi na talaganag napakalaki ng kickback nila. minsan mas malaki pa ung kickback kesa sa project. thanks. reply kayo sa akin sa jackerx_05@yahoo.com
on Aug 8th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
wag na kayo magtatalunan about our president speech,,,ginagawa lang niya ang alam nyang tama……
on Aug 10th, 2008 at 9:11 am
heller ???
mahirap na nga ang bansa nten mas mrame pang nangungurakot!! esp. GLORIA !!
di ba xa pwedeng umalis nalang sa pagiging pwesident ???
duhh….
lang wntang pwesidente..
on Aug 10th, 2008 at 9:12 am
ang hirap gumawa ng project ahh !!!!!! grrr ka talagang nunal ka!!! ahmftness!!~
on Aug 14th, 2008 at 4:30 am
am,wala naman cgurong kinalaman ang pagkainis mo at ang projects mo sa SONANG ito. nais lang ng mga guro na as Filipinos, dapat tayong makialam! ayaw nila na dito ayo nakatira sa pilipinas pero wala tayong nalalaman sa kalagayan ng bansa. hindi man tayo hinihiling na maging aktibo atleast, nakikialam tayo! sabi nga ng teachar ko, “wala kang kwentang Pinoy kung hindi mo pakikialaman ang ulat ng pinuno ng bayan. hindi yon para sa kongreso or for the president herself! para yon sa atin!”
and she’s right!
on Aug 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Oh, Thanks! Really interesting. keep working!
on Aug 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Kasalanan ng taong bayan kung bakit naghihirap sila, tama yung bata, anak kasi sila ng anak. Pero may kasalanan din ang gobyerno. Kinukurakot kasi nila ang pera.
I’m a tax payer and ang sama ng loob ko pag nagbabayad ako ng tax dahil alam ko na kukurakutin lang ito ng gov’t. Hindi kelangan ng E-vat, sapat sana ang budget kung walang kurakot.
Nakakita na ba kayo sa isang baranggay na nag exert ng effort na turuan ang mga taong bayan about family planning? Etong mga mahihirap wala silang alam sa family planning kaya sila anak ng anak. Bat hindi sila magtayo ng mga livelyhood project sa bawat baranggay para sa mga jobless? at least pag may trabaho sila, hindi na sila masyado anak ng anak.
Yang mga nasa squaters, mga galing sa ibat ibang probinsya yan. Mga tamad mag bungkal ng lupa, gusto sa siyudad para dun mamalimos. In fairness, malaki kinikita ng mga namamalimos na yan. Kaya nila kitain ang minimum sa isang araw…
on Aug 18th, 2008 at 1:45 am
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on Oct 2nd, 2008 at 2:23 am
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on Oct 2nd, 2008 at 7:19 am
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