Reaction About the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President

  President Benigno "PNoy" Aquino III delivered his 5th State of the Nation Address last Monday, July 28, 2014, at Batasan Complex, Quezon City. This years SONA of PNoy was monitored by millions of Filipinos here and abroad amid many issues this country has been experiencing.

      
    President Aquino mentioned about the Zamboanga siege and the Php 35 Billion allotted for infra projects and housing in Zamboanga. He also shared about the Philippines as one of the leading countries in Asia for its growth in GDP and GNP. Also, the employment rate had increased and that this reflects how the government handled the labor policies. He talked the very important topic of DAP was directed to. PNOy admits regarding the delay of new power plants but it needs to be managed well for future shortage issues. He then forwarded his plans on importing more rice to bring down prices in the domestic market.

   In my oinion, this was the best SONA of president Benigno Aquino III in his 5 years of being the father of our country, the Philippines. However, I felt that the speech was too long to miss on some important issues like the Php 10 Billion Pork Scam. He should mentioned the scam for anti-corruption is his main thrust in the "Daang Matuwid" platform.