Sona

Julan Ryan Guinto  GROUP 13

ALF KEVIN DE GUSMAN

KRISTINE JOY SAMBILE

Speech about sona 2013 negative side about sona in our administration and some highlights introduction :July 22, 2013. President Benigno Aquino III gave his fourth State of The Nation Address with the Name of “Sa Gitna ng Daang Matuwid” at Session Hall, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City. You might ask “What is SONA”, or “Why do we need to have this”. Well, SONA is an acronym for “State of The Nation Address” wherein it is annual address by the President to a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines and is held every fourth Monday of July. It is a way to inform the public about the status of the country and the accomplishments an promises of the President for the Country |

Half way through his administration, President Benigno S. Aquino III delivered yesterday (July 22, 2013) his 4th State of the Nation Address. In front of many Congressional Representatives and Senators of the Republic at their joint session in Batasan Complex, President PNoy reports the gains of his government and policies that needed to be addressed in the next half of his presidency.

FIRST SPEAKER

I have witnessed all his 3 previous SONAs and one thing that makes me happy about his speeches is the consistency in delivering it in our native language. From the 1st SONA up to this latest one, he delivered it all in plain Filipino. For me language is one important factor in every SONA of the President because that is his bridge to the people. It should be clear and easily comprehensible for the people to easily get what the government is doing for their welfare and what are its plans to uplift their standard of living.

The SONA as always is not a perfect report. There will always be hits and misses considering the large scope of government work. And for this year here are the hits and misses that I have observed.

The...