Last Monday, July 26, 2010 our beloved President, President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III or popularly known as "P-Noy" gave his first state of the nation address or SONA. The intention of the SONA is to get the legislative support of congress in order that the president's agenda for the country might be fulfilled. Aside from that the President also laid out to Congress what how will realize his campaign promises, what is his platform of government and how Congress can help him achieve this. Majority if not all of the SONA was delivered in Filipino, so most foreign dignitaries there were there listening were probably just scratching their heads. As one news paper put out, the only thing they probably understood were the applauses. :-) Anyway it was a great SONA and I love how our president spoke plainly and straight from the heart. I've featured the full transcript of President Noynoy Aquino's 2010 SONA here in a previous post as he has delivered it in Filipino. In this post … [Read more...]
President Noynoy Aquino’s 2010 State of the Nation Address (SONA) full transcript
This coming Monday, July 26, 2010, all eyes will be glued to their television sets and the entire Philippine nation will literally come to a halt as people will be listening to President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino’s 2010 State of the Nation address. (Or Commonly referred to as the Noyoy Aquino SONA 2010) on television or in live streaming through the internet, or probably wait for the videos uploaded to youtube or the various video sharing sites. This is the first SONA of President Aquino since assuming office last June 30, 2010. What makes this SONA very special and very well anticipated is the fact that the office of the president has declared that the SONA of President Aquino will have “shock and awe value” as it will reveal “shocking” anomalies aside from the depletion of the P1.54-trillion national budget and calamity fund. Well the office of the President clarified that it will not be all expose or accusations but that the SONA will be educational and “truth-telling” and is … [Read more...]
Philippine elections 2010 results & updates
Voting in some precinct has just been completed. Other precincts have already transmitted the results while the other Precincts are just about to transmit the Philippine elections 2010 results. They must have some trouble with the receipt printer in their PCOS machines. They say that before 1 a.m. today, May 11, 2010, we will have the complete results of the local elections and in within 24 hours more or less we will hopefully have the complete results for all national positions if not 80 % to 90 % of it. I will be posting updates or the partial unofficial results of the Philippine elections here from time to time. However this is only for the President, Vice President and the top 25 Senators. If you want to view the details by precinct visit the official COMELEC website at http://electionresults.ibanangayon.ph News flash: Manila City has just completed its results. Mayor Lim has been proclaimed as winner at about 12:00 a.m. plus. Update: Partial Unofficial Tally as of … [Read more...]
Ten things that make the Philippine 2010 elections unique – Part 2
Isang tulog na lang ! The Philippine election 2010 will finally kick off tomorrow ! We hope and pray for a generally peaceful and smooth election tomorrow. Its judgment day for the candidates! I’ve said in “Ten things that make the Philippine 2010 elections unique Part 1” that the Philippine election 2010 is unique and that it deserves a prominent spot in our history books. I gave the first five reasons in the first part; here are the last five reasons on what makes the Philippines elections 2010 unique. 6.) Possibility of failure of elections – The fear of failure of elections is probably at its highest in the Philippines 2010 elections. This is probably because it is the first time that the country is trying out the automated elections. 7.) Most unpredictable outcome – The Philippines 2010 elections has definitely the most unpredictable outcome. Although surveys shows one candidate having a big lead among other candidates, it still remains to be seen as to who will win as … [Read more...]
Top ten Philippine elections 2010 spoofs & parody
Election is such a colorful time in the Philippines. I don’t think any other country can match the colorful and vibrant democracy that we have. That’s because the colors that come with the election is not abstract but literal. Literally, the entire country is covered with the colors of the respective candidates running for their desired post. When election time comes, all Filipinos agree that the circus has indeed come to town. Without a doubt Filipinos are the one of the most creative in making political ads, jingles and election related materials. Those making spoofs also would not want to be left behind. Since the Philippines is not only the “texting” capital of the world but also without a doubt the “social networking” capital, thousands of Philippines elections 2010 spoofs & parodies be it video or pictures has been uploaded to the web. I wish somebody would make a “Election spoofs and parody awards” in the near future. Anyway, to help you sort through the rubbish, here is … [Read more...]
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