That's no thirty nine minute tear eyed speech!

Philippines
July 25, 2016 5:28pm CST
At least I thought that was promised by the President's communication staff when they said that it's not going to take long. It seemed that this was the first time a President didn't follow his own script and starts explaining every goal in his speech. Which later I didn't realize it's lunch and we had to stop watching. People were happy with his first SONA, though It was still a bit lacking. Earlier protesters who weren't protesting him the first time, said he lack plans for macro-economic goals as private-public partnerships didn't work during the last Administration. What's even annoying is that hours later, CNN only showed increase of vigilantism under his Presidency, not to mention young turks also focused only on this. In my impression, I think the west literally didn't like a working President that's also criticizing the US, but that's another story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hldiOsIt05Q
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 Jul 16
It's interesting to get a look at politics in other places. I think they're all the same, when you get down to it.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
26 Jul 16
@Letranknight2015 I always want to think it's different.
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• Philippines
25 Jul 16
well, I wanted to think that's different this time @peavey i just rant on how long the speech was
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
4 Aug 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker I can understand the problem, but it's hard to know what is right sometimes
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
Didn't bother watching the SONA. I just plan on watching it online and reading a summary of what the President said.
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• Philippines
25 Jul 16
I don't know what made us watch it @allen0187 but I maybe I got bored that afternoon that I've decided to listened to it. I'll watch last part of it later.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
@Letranknight2015 did the SONA inspire you?
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
@allen0187 i don't know, but i was just intrigue.
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@AmbiePam (86124)
• United States
26 Jul 16
I'm not good on waiting out speeches.
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• Philippines
29 Jul 16
Next time, I won't watch it live @AmbiePam v
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
No mention of the continuation of the AFP modernization that PNOY started, how boring but let's give him a chance and more time
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Jul 16
@Letranknight2015 maybe he will go on with his plan to jet ski up to the Kalayaan
• Philippines
29 Jul 16
Yeah, There was no mention of that or his comments on the Trial results on the South China sea. I should have known better @louievill
@cacay1 (83237)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
26 Jul 16
There is other president who could fix our dirty and shaky country, except President Duterte.
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• Philippines
29 Jul 16
Who could that be? @cacay1 right now maybe it's too early to judge we will see after six years.
@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
Our president today is really unique. He has his own original way of doing things.
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• Philippines
29 Jul 16
Well, that's why they voted for him in the first place @cacay1 Im not sure how his uniqueness can keep up
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@cacay1 (83237)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
29 Jul 16
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
It's actually the first time most people like our President. Let's see for how long.lol.
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• Philippines
25 Jul 16
They liked Pnoy too back in 2010, and just how that quickly changed after three years @cherriefic