THE PENULTIMATE SONA
OF PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
The latest
State of the Nation Address of the President became so emotional and less
firing. Even the opposition spokesperson agreed with the analysis and
considered this 5th SONA of the president as the best among previous
annual addresses. The audio-visual presentation became more evident and comprehensive
this time as it involved testimonies from the recipients who benefited from
TESDA schooling program which is one of the agencies that was funded by the
so-called economic stimulus or popularly known as the Development Acceleration
Program (DAP). Although DAP has its tangible and intangible benefits for boosting
economic growth of the country, still many critics of the President have qualms
about its existence prior to its repeal.Another, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Conditional Cash Transfer) was also underlined in the speech as this program has helped alleviate the effect of poverty and extend relief to the destitute families.