REACTION ON PNOY SONA

REACTION ON PNOY SONA



President Benigno Simeon “PNoy” Aquino III delivered his fourth annual State of the Nation Address in Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 22, 2013 with the theme, “Sa Gitna ng Daang Matuwid.”
The midterm SONA marked his third year in presidency and opened the 16th Congress in a joint session of both houses. The annual address started at exactly 4:03 PM and ended at 5:46 PM. It was the longest SONA he had given so far, earning 88 rounds of applause from Senators, Congressmen, government officials, local and international media and other dignitaries and important personalities in the country.
PNoy’s speech was very comprehensive, covering a lot of areas which include theaccomplishments of his administration in political and economic aspects, praises forpublic servants and government departments who made outstanding services for the country, and also strongly-worded criticisms against corrupt public servants and erring government agencies.

On the part of his cabinet, Aquino mentioned the achievements made by Sec. Armin Luistro of the Department of Education (DepEd). He said that the shortage of classrooms, textbooks, and other problems of the DepEd will be addressed next year with the help of his able Secretart Luistro...