Sunday, August 17, 2014

SONA 2014 Reaction Paper


Satisfying Article XII, Sec. 23 of the Philippine Constitution, the President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, 2014, in the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City.
We have become a better Philippines as to summing up P-Noy’s constitutional address.  I undoubtedly without any disinclination quite satisfied with his SONA. Assured he should've underscored some disputes further (FOI) but this is what the situation calls for, as to adjudicate its message to his bosses. It was delivered genuinely well and felt by every hearts of the people in the Philippines. It has been a message of improvement and a new hope for the posterity of the Filipinos.
A third world country could never be transformed into a 1st world country in a span of 4 years. Evident progress is what counts. Small things are often the big things, step by step is a good process of change.
            In the last few months, the President of the Republic of the Philippines got a lowest rating approval, three impeachment complaints and bashers in his administration on some social networking sites. In his 5th SONA, the Presidents started it as he did in the previous years, enumerating his bureaucracy’s accomplishments and achievements with video clips of success stories of everyday people. But this year is different, he does not mention his predecessor, instead he lashes out at his detractors with evidences of statistics and files of his feats.
            Cutting-edge his SONA, Aquino mentioned the benefits from the DAP, but does not talk about the Supreme Court or the judiciary branch that pointed out the Disbursement Acceleration Program as unconstitutional. He stated how and what DAP reimbursed and how people benefit from it.The Disbursement Acceleration Program contributed 1.6 billion pesos to TESDA’s Training for Work Scholarship Program. This amount enabled the graduation of 223,615 beneficiaries. 66 percent of these—or, 146,731 graduates—now have jobs. As for the remaining 34 percent, TESDA is helping them find employment.” –P-Noy
            The DAP is not about pocketing the money but it is questioning the how process or its legalization. It is the transfer of account from Executive to another department. Though part of it is unlawful but Filipino people benefit from it. Maybe the Supreme Court can make motion of reconsideration of it. As also updated in the newspaper (Manila Bulletin) wherein solons will pass a bill seeking to limit the fiscal powers of the President or to frontier it’s power to impound pounds learning their lessons from the controversy surrounding the Disbursement Acceleration Program.

            “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” In the given saying of P-Noy, the TESDA gave a dynamic result. The government allocated 7,155 for every scholar. Every year, he will ear 234,000 pesos and guaranteed the maximum tax deduction, his annual income will 7,900 pesos. In this case as explain by P-Noy the government invested in him will be paid back and there will even be a profit. It is in the man itself to help himself. The TESDA result is one of the good accomplishments in his year. It is one way of educating and helping Filipinos who can’t afford to go to college and pursuing its career in life.
            Moreover, it was appealing to hear that in 27.9 percent poverty rate during the first semester of 2012 went down to 24.9 percent for the same period in 2013. The three percentage point is equivalent to 2.5 million Filipinos who have crossed the poverty line. This data give the impression of some people living in the Philippines confrontational but many are really crossing to the line and are felt by many. It is just people are not contented of what they have and want more than enough of what they need. As my favorite motto says, “happiness is when you find contentment.”
            It is also pleased to catch in President Aquino’s SONA that Philippines is in the limelight in the global stage as we successfully hosted the World Economic Forum on East Asia and indeed a great opportunity to host next year’s APEC Summit. No doubt as he said that Philippines is more open into business world, because when you talk for business it is key for numerous Filipino to find job and build their own business and shape or reconstruct Philippines into a first world country.
            I remind everyone: we did this without adding any new taxes, apart from the Sin Tax Reform, which is focused on health, while we maintained our allowable deficit, and with our debt-to-GDP ratio continually declining. –Pnoy I considered this also a noticeable point in his address. It is very good to hear that we have paid our 40 Billion debts fully and with our economic growth growing upright and as we also improved our infrastructure that will entice businessmen and will help us guarantee that we can drive head to head with foreign and external markets as we doubled our budget for infrastructure from the 200.3 billion pesos of 2011 to 404.3 billion pesos this 2014.
            Apart from the doubled budget for the infrastructure it also worthy to hear that roads were fixed, widened, or constructed in a total of 12,184 kilometers and to visualize 12,000 kilometers is from Laoag to Zamboanga City and that’s for the national roads only. This benevolent achievement without increasing its tax and heaps of trial in his administration is a product of good governance. Good governance despite of numerous bosses of him who debased and degrade his management and bureaucracy.
            Now, let’s go to his SONA which part talked about the ongoing modernization of AFP. Security equipment we need is quiet expensive. We need this in order to protect the people living in this Philippine State and all the natural resources we have for the people’s benefit and welfare. We all know that we are down when it comes to security equipment not like America, Japan etc. who have more advanced weapons to protect their land. With this, it maybe we’re far from the weapons and technologies to protect ones state but it’s already a great step and an assurance to us Filipino citizens that our government is having its best to cope with other country.
            The transformation we are experiencing now, we can make permanent with the guidance of God. As long as your faith remains strong—as long as we continue serving as each other’s strength—we will continue proving that “the Filipino is worth dying for,” “the Filipino is worth living for,” and if I might add: “The Filipino is worth fighting for.”-PNoy It is indeed well said from our President that we Filipinos are worth fighting for. Perhaps in our prayers and in our own little way we could help our country. But the thing is we don’t have this “TRUST” in our government for we are all poisoned in the past administration and all the politicians who enriched and benefit himself only. We cannot all blame this Filipino people who dig himself in this political analysis for we saw this dirty political experience before and possibly is a bit happening now. But maybe, if we all educate ourselves and have a positive outlook with what is happening in our country and be happy that our three branches in our government is being independent , we could change our views and together with that is to help also ourselves and have patience that all of this will be resolve step by step.
It is undeniably a prolific year in President Aquino’s governance, though there are still issues that need to be resolve but it does not come promptly and instantly. We also need to help our own. The problem with us Filipinos is being a fault finder. We should stop blaming the government. True change comes from within us. We should also help the government to progress and not be one of the reasons of the government problem. The president have already done much part in his 4 years in public service but he has still up until 2016 to accomplish more and more projects for the benefit and good welfare for all of his bosses in this state Philippines.








RP President: 5th State of the Nation Address


In Partial fulfillment of the Requirement
For the Political Science


                                                                                                August 4, 2014

Submitted to: Marife Varela
Submitted By: Nina B. Gako


Thursday, March 6, 2014

Hi! I'm here again. Well, inspired ko, that's why I am updating this blog again.

*Listening to, "Starting Over Again"
Ouch! Sakit no? This song makes me cry talaga, pano namn kasi, naalala ko si French eh. Iniwan ko lang siya ng basta basta, without valid reason. :'( ayon tuloy! Pero after that, eh. Nalaman ko n, TinwoTime nya ako! Akalin mo nga naming buhay to oh! May silbi pala yung paghiwalay ko sa kanya. Honestly, hiniwalayan ko lang naman siya kasi, gusto kong malaman kung pano siya, umayaw, yun bang, sasabihin nya na? Ererecall nya yung promises namin, na hindi kami mghihiwalay pero, ginusto rin pala yun lahat. Ang sakit talaga! Parang, anlabo. Hindi ko ma-expalin yun nararamdaman ko. Pero? Tanong ko lang talaga? Minahal ba niya talaga ako? Para kasing, ramdam ko noon, wala nang hiwalayan, pero? Iba pala ang kahahantungan! Ang sakit talaga! SWEAR. :'(
Well, I'm here again. I'm 4-month single! Honestly, I miss him so much. If I didn't broke up with him, we'll be having our anniversary next month, April 23. </3 I guess, I moved on, but there is still this thing that really made me sad, you know? THOUGHTS OF HIM. I still believe, time heals, and that's why I still manages myself to smile :) Of course, I shouldn't be look like undomesticated just because of him. I just missed him, anyways this wouldn't last, because I know, God has plans for me. I'm not in hurry naman talaga eh. I can wait naman talaga. You know? Love shouldn't be on rush, cuz maybe It wouldn't last.


BYE. NEXT TIME NAMAN ! hehe :)


Thursday, February 27, 2014

Hi. I created this blog because I want to express everything in here. This is my place of saying what I feel. Well, pretty obvious, awhile ago that I'm sad about the result of the qualifying exam. David Lexis Nino didn't pass. I feel sad about it, but God's will eh. so? crush? okay lang yan ah? smile :) jan ako nahulog eh :) Accountancy isn't for you. God has another plan for you. :) 

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

"Marco, there are three words I've been wanting to say to you for five years. I am sorry. I'm sorry dahil hindi ko kinaya na sabihin sa 'yo ang totoo. I’m sorry dahil iniwan kita. I'm sorry na nasaktan kita. I'm sorry kasi natakot ako. I’m sorry for giving up on us."

 this line

Saturday, January 25, 2014


Isn't my Idol, but at least she's famous. Aly ko yaaaaa :D
It hurts to recall how the people I had trusted with my life flushed that trust down the toilet. 
Oh hi There! Know Me? I guess you really don't :D well, since you don't know me, lemme introduce my beauty. Char1 I'm Nina Gako, a product of Bais City's beauties and a Political Science student of University of Saint La Salle.

I'm 17 years young and is never getting old ( age only ) Kidding. I'm sporty. Joke! I only play chess and I love writing articles. :* That's for now only. Mwa :**