President Benigno S. Aquino III delivered his fourth State Of the
Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. It was good to hear
that we have experiencing economic growth during his presidency.“Many Filipinos still do not feel the economic
growth that the Aquino administration keeps on trumpeting”. I know
more Filipinos would agree to this statement since many of us,
especially those who were poor and unemployed do not feel a good
economy. I think Aquino administration should do more for the poor. His
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is relevant but there are some who
were not deserve to benefit it because there are poorer Filipinos who
should be the one to benefit it.And regarding the 4P's, though I
know it was really a good help to its beneficiaries I hope that those
people would not just depend on the goverrnment. They should be also
productive in their own. But in our town, I observed that "some" of the beneficiaries were
family related to those who are in the position of processing their
documents which was obviously unfair to those who are in needs. Maybe
they have to prioritize those who are really belong to the categories of
people who really need financial support from the government.
His fourth SONA has the longest duration compared to his
previous speeches but there are still concerns of the countries he
missed. He focuses more on accomplishments but not in his plans for the
country. But after all this, whatever status we have, we cannot blame
him directly because we all know how hard to lead a country. He was been
a good leader and I do believe that he is doing well and all we have to
do is to participate and do our part as his Boss as he said and I think
he should advice his judicial and legislative councils to follow the
straight path of governance as a trademark of his administration.
