President Benigno Aquino 2011 State of the Nation Address
@mihama_poohbear (449)
Philippines
July 25, 2011 5:38am CST
To all Filipinos (and citizens of other countries who can relate), what do you think of President Aquino's SONA?
There were a lot of reactions from different sectors. Some were satisfied. Some were not. Some think he was no good. Others think he did a good job. As usual, there were protestors and rallyists outside. The bottom line I realized is that all of us have a role in nation building. The president can't do it alone. We don't want to just stand by and watch him do the work. We must help him do the work. He's not the only one living in the country. We do. We must be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Complaining would lead us nowhere.
God bless the Philippines!
1 response
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
27 Jul 11
I watched the President's speech about the "State of the Nation." I was not shocked at all at how much the coffee cost at Pagcor, and I did laugh when he ironically commented that the people behind the gross corruption must be wide=eyed still! 
It was typically Filipino jest.
I admire the speech writer's way of the President talking to the common tao. I think every Juan de la Cruz understood what was going on. The farmer folk or the fisher folk, or the welder or the mechanic do not need to hear grand plans. They have only to know that their government could be trusted!
It was typically Filipino jest.
I admire the speech writer's way of the President talking to the common tao. I think every Juan de la Cruz understood what was going on. The farmer folk or the fisher folk, or the welder or the mechanic do not need to hear grand plans. They have only to know that their government could be trusted!
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
27 Jul 11
It's the first time I listened to a SONA, although I wasn't able to finish all of it, I liked the content of the speech. What I liked in particular is Pnoys revelation that each working Filipino professional paid an average of only P5,764 in taxes last year and added "Naman..." which elicited some laughter from the crowd. Now comes the news that BIR will... "
"soon embark on a “name and shame” drive to get the Philippines’ highest-paying—and perennially “under-taxed”—professionals to pay the proper amount of taxes. In a recent interview with the Inquirer, Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares said the new campaign would aim to collect an estimated P90 billion in taxes from doctors, lawyers and other professionals—taxes that they were currently evading." qouted from PDI.
Now I think doctors and lawyers happy days are numbered. But then, they will just pass down the bill Juan Dela Cruz anyway by increasing their fees. sigh...
