First 2 years of Aquino Administration

[piscesboy]

^ well kung mapakulong niya si GMA, major achivement na yun

achievement din ba ni GMA nung napakulong niya si Erap?

[piscesboy]

^ well kung mapakulong niya si GMA, major achivement na yun

achievement din ba ni GMA nung napakulong niya si erap?

[piscesboy]

^ well kung mapakulong niya si GMA, major achivement na yun

major achievement din ba ni GMA nung napalkulong niya si Erap?

[fourtheboys96]

Ok lang yan isama si GMA..para madikdik lalo pati si FG..

no matter how much people hate GMA and Mike, shaming them in the SONA won't make our economy better.

wala na sila pero meron naman pumalit -KKK

[piscesboy]

^ well kung mapakulong niya si GMA, major achivement na yun

major achievement din ba ni GMA nung napakulong niya si Erap?

[greenlyt]

major achievement din ba ni GMA nung napakulong niya si Erap?

sana kaso pinardon nya kaagad

[_Qwerty_]

took 1 hour and 28 mins..

LIVE BLOG: State of the Nation Address 2012 » SONA 2012 | philstar.com

5:29 PM

Aquino ends his third State of the Nation Address, says "SONA ito ng sambayanang Pilipino."

5:28 PM

Aquino praises government officials and public servants, adds that they are the ones who made change possible.

5:27 PM

Aquino thanks his spiritual advisers who helped him through trying times.

5:26 PM

Aquino thanks members of his Cabinet, despite meager salaries and criticism.

5:23 PM

Aquino asks his 'bosses' if the country will push through with the straight path. He says nothing is impossible and it feels good to be a Filipino right now.

5:22 PM

Aquino lauds the House of Representatives and the Senate for the impeachment process, asks the Congress to amend the anti-money laundering law.

5:20 PM

Aquino praises Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales for the reforms she has implemented, says she was an instrument of justice especially during the impeachment trial.

5:16 PM

Aquino hits critics, says 'forgive and forget' mentality is unacceptable. He adds that the plunder case filed against Arroyo and the conviction of former Chief Justice Renato Corona show justice working. Aquino says country is counting on the next Chief Justice.

5:14 PM

Aquino talks about the Scarborough standoff, says the government has been diplomatic in dealing with China. He adds that it is not right to cede Bajo de Masinloc to China since it is a part of the Philippines.

5:12 PM

Aquino says good governance translates to tangible benefits for the common people. He adds that Filipinos are now the only ones who can impede their progress.

5:10 PM

Aquino says the government will implement a perfomance-based incentive system among government workers. Bonus can go as high as P35,000 on top of the Christmas bonus, depending on an employee's performance. Aquino says this is to boost the morale of public officials and for the Filipinos who expect from their civil servants.

5:09 PM

Aquino says old age and disability pensioners will receive no lower than P5,000 a month through the Government Insurance Service System.

5:06 PM

Aquino says confiscated logs have been turned into chairs for students. Aquino warns corrupt officials condoning illegal logging: "Tapos na ang maliligayang araw ninyo."

5:04 PM

Aquino says 128,558 hectares of forests have been planted so far. Government target is 1.5 million hectares by 2016.

5:03 PM

Aquino talks about improved facilities and additional equipment for disaster risk reduction and management.

5:01 PM

Aquino talks about his his executive order on mining, asks Congress to ensure environmental sustainability and mutual benefits for the people and companies.

4:59 PM

Aquino says the government has alloted P8.59 billion for the development of ARMM.

4:57 PM

Aquino lauds Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Officer-in-Charge Mujiv Hataman for his efforts to bust ghost employees in the region.

4:56 PM

Aquino says 203 rebels have surrendered, 1,772 bandits have been brought to justice.

4:54 PM

PNP-AFP housing and health beneficiaries provide their testimonials, send their gratitude to Aquino.

4:50 PM

Aquino says P28 billion will be set aside for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program. He also boasts the 22,000 housing units which have been constructed under the Philippine National Police-Armed Forces of the Philippines Housing Program.

4:48 PM

Aquino boasts of carnapping cases being halved, says 100% police forces will have guns.

4:46 PM

Aquino says 1,520 sitios were provided electricity in a span of 90 days.

4:44 PM

Aquino promises total land redistribution through the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.

4:41 PM

Aquino hits excessive rice imports, moves on to saying that the country will be able to reduce it to 500,00 metric tons this year. He adds that the country will export rice if irrigation will be improved along with seeds program for farmers. Also talks about the improvement in coco water exports.

4:37 PM

Aquino says the Philippines will be able to achieve the 4.6 million tourist arrival target by the end of the year. By 2016, he hopes it will hit 10 million, given that "It's more fun in the Philippines." He lauds Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez for his efforts to boost tourism in the country.

4:34 PM

Aquino says the Department of Public Works and Highways have been churning out projects that do not come at the expense of increasing taxes.

4:32 PM

Aquino promises that the structural defects in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport will be fixed before SONA 2013. He also discusses infrastructure projects such as expressways, bus terminals and airports.

4:30 PM

Aquino boasts the 6.9 percent unemployment rate recorded last April, goes on to talk about the business process outsourcing industry which currently employs 638,000 Filipinos. He says the industry earned $11 billion in 2011 and is projected to employ 1.3 million Filipinos and earn $25 billion by the end of his term.

4:28 PM

Aquino says 434,676 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority students have been enrolled since he started his term.

4:25 PM

Aquino says remedial math classes should be offered to students who protest about budget cut, says budget for SUCs in 2013 (P37.13 billion) is bigger than this year's P21.03 billion.

4:23 PM

Aquino says State Universities and Colleges Roadmap should be implemented as the government increases its budget for SUCS in 2013.

4:22 PM

Backlog in education now being dealt with, next thing to talk about is responsible parenting. Aquino receives a long applause.

4:20 PM

Aquino says he wants the sin tax bill to be passed to cut down vices and to increase government revenues.

4:12 PM

Aquino cites the success of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the expanded coverage of Philhealth.

4:10 PM

Applause as Aquino talks about greater-than-expected economic expansion and Philippines now being a creditor nation.

4:09 PM

Aquino talks about the credit ratings upgrades and the successful Philippine Stock Exchange index.

4:08 PM

Aquino talks about positive change now being a common trend in the government.

4:04 PM

Aquino talks about the "nightmares of the lost decade," citing the anomalies in the Northrail Project, excessive bonuses among government-owned and controlled corporations and the problems surrounding the procurement of helicopter in the Armed Forces.

4:01 PM

Speaker Belmonte introduces President Aquino. Aquino speaks in Filipino, greets government officials and guests and refers to Filipinos as his 'bosses'.

[Monseratto]

Did he mention anything about investors who built factories?

[piscesboy]

sa mga nakapanood ng SONA ni Pnoy ano naman bago?

[Verbl Kint]

5:10 PM

Aquino says the government will implement a perfomance-based incentive system among government workers. Bonus can go as high as P35,000 on top of the Christmas bonus, depending on an employee's performance. Aquino says this is to boost the morale of public officials and for the Filipinos who expect from their civil servants.

I wonder what the performance metrics will be and whether the appraisal process will be automated.

Leaving these in the hands of the bisors and direks of gov't offices will open a pandora's box of corruption, nepotism, and cronyism, not to mention lots of ass-kissing on the side.

[Monseratto]

Obviously KKK group...kissing sound....

MANILA, Philippines—Senator Teofisto Guingona III on Monday said that President Benigno Aquino III’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) surpassed his expectations.

“I was surprised at the statistics. It was holistic and all-encompassing and I’m very, very impressed,” Said Guingona in an interview after he listened to Aquino deliver his third SONA at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City.

Guingona said he was hopeful for the next years as Aquino proved that he was able to improve the country and that his reforms bore fruit.

Guingona added that Aquino did well in pointing out the issues of education, health, environment and illegal logging in his speech.

“The strongest point in his speech is the message of confidence that we are doing what we said we would do and we are achieving it,” Guingona added.

[niky]

Mixed bag. The economic development and education sound bites are nice, but looking over the current DepEd curriculum, it's still badly in need of an overhaul.

Nice of Aquino to come out publicly and say he's in support of both the RH Bill and CARP. Now put your money where your mouth is.

Aquino specifically chose not to address certain issues. Some workers groups were asking about contractualization. Fug that. Leave it as it is. Business owners also have rights, and the right to not rehire a worker who doesn't meet performance metrics is one of them. I'd agree that workers' rights under contractualization be reviewed, but not that the practice should be disallowed. Because that would cause even more capital flight.

He said nothing about manufacturers closing shop. Obviously, damage control. But there's really nothing he could do about the Ford decision, since that was in the works for a long time. That plant has been producing nothing but outdated Escapes since long before he came into power, and no changes made within these last two years would ever affect that decision, not unless the Government guaranteed to buy 20,000 locally-manufactured vehicles a year from Ford, to entice them to build previous-gen Rangers and Everests here.

Actually... that's probably what they should do... ...but the question is money. The government already buys lots of vehicles from the manufacturers with facilities here, like Toyota, Mitsubishi and Ford. I'm sure if they had the budget, they'd do more.

[donbuggy]

Wala nang ginawang matino etong mga leftist.



Naval themed protest against Pnoy and Uncle Sam. Bakit wala ang China?

[chua_riwap]

Wala nang ginawang matino etong mga leftist.



Naval themed protest against Pnoy and Uncle Sam. Bakit wala ang China?

sinira garbage trucks.
sinira police cars.
pati yung island fence nagiba.

tapos pang front nila mga minors, na nakasuot ng oversized shirts, for them to look matured.

oo nga pala, bakit walang fire trucks.
kung may bubomba sa kanila ng tubig di makakaporma ang mga kups na yan eh.

pero missing sila sa police line.......

[wowiesy]

sinira garbage trucks.
sinira police cars.
pati yung island fence nagiba.

tapos pang front nila mga minors, na nakasuot ng oversized shirts, for them to look matured.

oo nga pala, bakit walang fire trucks.
kung may bubomba sa kanila ng tubig di makakaporma ang mga kups na yan eh.

pero missing sila sa police line.......

Pagkatapos itong CHR ang tinitignan lang yung side ng rallyist na nasaktan... Okay sana kung CHR na rin ang magbayad ng mga damage na to...

[vinj]

Wala nang ginawang matino etong mga leftist.



Naval themed protest against Pnoy and Uncle Sam. Bakit wala ang China?

Ah yes, the people who think they can save our country.

Cant they all just go to China and leave us alone?

[Monseratto]

Occupy Gotham? Saan si Bane?







Looks like somebody's head ran smack into someone's riot shield...

[piscesboy]

alam ba ng mga leftist na yan pinaglalaban nila o binabayaran lang sila para manggulo?

[oliver1013]

These anti gov't people, they all look the same..

[timrev]

ang gusto ko sana marinig kay Pnoy ay--

itutuloy na ang northrail project, sisimulan LRT 1 cavite extension, naiaward na ang naia expressway, malapit ng buksan ang TPLEX...nextyear sisimulan na ang MRT 7...maglalaan ng pondo sa panay-guimaras-negros bridge...pagaaralan ang superbridge ng cebu at bohol, discount sa fertilizer sa mga magsasaka...