There so many Presidents that make promises to Filipino Nations but this July 26, 2010, President Noynoy Aquino will have his first State of The Nation Address (SONA)...his fellow country men are waiting for what PNoy can do to his country.
The State of the Nation Address (Filipino: Talumpati sa Kalagayan ng Bayan, abbreviated SONA) is an annual event in the Republic of the Philippines, in which the President of the Philippines reports on the status of the nation, normally to the resumption of a joint session of the Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). This is a duty of the President as stated in Article VII, Section 23 of the 1987 Constitution: (Wikipedia.org)
I am hoping the the first SONA of President Noynoy Aquino will become peaceful and Filipinos will listen and become aware about the current status of the country and its people.
It is expected that President Noynoy Aquino will discuss his promises to the watchful Filipinos and to the observing foreign countries. His SONA is more expected to be focus on corruption matters among government officials.
Aquino would not only dwell on the problems left behind by the Arroyo administration, but also offer ways to solve such snags. P.Noynoy Aquino will have another opportunity to lambast the former administration and to stress that he is “not superman” and that he “hopes that the Filipino people will have ‘reasonable’ expectations of him” or something to that effect or anything to lower peoples’ expectation of his performance for the next six years. P.Noy has to prioritize the economy because the economy affects everything. Those who challenge the President to look into their causes like the environment, the Mindanao peace deal, human rights abuses, etc., need to wait until the economy has picked up before the administration can even begin to start drawing something on the drawing board.
Those groups who want P.Noy to look into the environment and climate change should not hold their breath because achieving an economic boom does not go hand in hand with being environmentally friendly. It’s sad, but that’s reality. It just “ain’t gonna happen” under P.Noy’s watch.
The Philippines is P.Noy’s oyster. He has to prioritize the things that will benefit every citizen in the long term not just those who supported and financed his campaign. It would be too disappointing if P.Noy devotes most of his State of the Nation Address to the blame game. It is time for P.Noy to put his sleeves up and get his own hands dirty. He has to make up his mind about whether his administration will be about spending to stimulate the economy or about austerity if he prefers to have an image of (false) humility. He just has to be careful not to get stuck in analysis paralysis because of his preoccupation with maintaining an image of someone who is the opposite of the GMA. It’s just plain unproductive.
What priorities do you think President Noynoy Aquino will press on his first State of the Nation Address? Hunger, education, employment, corruption, economic development or training and facilities advancement? Let us hear your side and maybe, they would know some major concerns from us.
