PNOY’s SONA
State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President Benigno Aquino III
was on July 23, 2012, Monday. The President delivered his SONA very well. The
SONA was very comprehensive and it tackled all aspects of his governance. The
SONA includes the things that have been done and what will be done by the
president. It also a part report card and part marching orders. However, the
thing to do now is not to acclaim the achievements but to consider the
challenges. Our journey along the “Tuwid na Daan” which the president told us
has been fruitful so far and there are miles to go before we can rest. In the SONA,
he failed to mention all what other people would want to hear but we must
remember that it would be impossible to cram all solutions to our problems in
just one speech. The Scarborough shoal or panatag shoal was also included on
the President’s SONA. We must fight for our right because it belongs to our territory.
Even though there are some who are not contented on the speech delivered by the
President, but still, we know that there is some of our countryman who is happy
with what President Benigno Aquino III laid down. In the past SONA of the
president, for me, the most realistic speech was the latest, the third SONA.