President
Benigno S. Aquino III, despite the raucous non-supporters outside the Batasan
Pambansa in Quezon City, successfully delivered his last State of the Nation
Address on Monday, July 27, 2015
President
Benigno S. Aquino III highlighted several important points in his last State of
the Nation Address including the passage of key legislations, appointment of
competent officials and public posts, fast economy growth and a jab at the
previous administration’s false achievements and anomalies.
BBL all the way
Pnoy
said on top of his list is the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law or the BBL
which is currently a pending case in the Congress. He appealed for the support
of the strong critics of the said bill otherwise they should begin suggesting
good alternatives to it.
Crooked
He
warned against the “crooked path” in the light of the upcoming elections saying
that he will not let his reforms be undone by a single election. Moreover, he
wished for the pursuance of his Liberal Party’ reforms beyond the coming
election.
Competitive
The
President also cited the country’s improvement in global competitiveness as
well as high investment grade credit ratings. He noted that the country has
been referred to as “Asia’s Rising Tiger. He took pride in saying that domestic
investments had reached P 2.09 trillion from the third quarter investments of
2010-2014 also noting that all these are the result of reforms under “Daang
Matuwid”.
The litany
Like
his previous SONA’s, Pnoy puts the blame again on his predecessor, former
President now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and comparing his
administration’s achievement to that of Arroyo’s scandals and anomalies like
the 700 million fertilizer scam and the NBN-ZTE scandal, to mention.
Success
He
ended his speech with the recognition of noteworthy leaders and citizens who
have contributed much to this country. In one silent moment, he asked for forgiveness
amid the shortcomings of the administrations which led to some serious mishaps.
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