State of the Nation Address
of His Excellency
Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
to the Congress of the Philippines
Session Hall of the House of Representatives
July 26, 2010

AQUINO DELIVERS FIRST SONA

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in government;
Mga minamahal kong kababayan:
Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap tayo sa isang sangandaan.
Sa isang banda po ay ang pagpili para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan. Ang pagtanaw sa interes ng nakakarami; ang pagkapit sa prinsipyo; at ang pagiging tapat sa sinumpaan nating tungkulin bilang lingkod-bayan. Ito po ang tuwid na daan.
Sa kabilang banda ay ang pag-una sa pansariling interes. Ang pagpapaalipin sa pulitikal na konsiderasyon, at pagsasakripisyo ng kapakanan ng taumbayan. Ito po ang baluktot na daan.

GOV’T HAS LONG STRAYED TO THE CROOKED PATH
Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot. Araw-araw po, lalong lumilinaw sa akin ang lawak ng problemang ating namana. Damang-dama ko ang bigat ng aking responsibilidad.
Sa unang tatlong linggo ng aming panunungkulan, marami po kaming natuklasan. Nais ko pong ipahayag sa inyo ang iilan lamang sa mga namana nating suliranin at ang ginagawa naming hakbang para lutasin ang mga ito.

RP’S PROBLEMS WIDE-RANGING; TRUE STATE OF THE NATION KEPT SECRET FROM THE PUBLIC
Sulyap lamang po ito; hindi pa ito ang lahat ng problemang haharapin natin. Inilihim at sadyang iniligaw ang sambayanan sa totoong kalagayan ng ating bansa.

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This is CRAZY!

Who on earth will allow their son to smoke like a chimney at the tender age of 2 YEARS OLD!????

This boy from Indonesia was reported to smoke 40 cigarettes a day! His parents told reporters that the boy throws out tantrum and will just stop if they handed a stick of ciggies to their son! I just can’t believe that there are parents who will allow their kids to do such things at that young age! If this kid can get what he wants now, what more can he do in the next coming years? I’m not surprised if this boy will start smoking pot 3 months from now.

Crazy! Crazy!

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Is Villar trying to be John McCain in his recent speech conceding for the Presidential race to Benigno “Noy Noy” Aquino?

If you concede, make sure your concession speech is as good as this and not just this:
“For the rest of my life, I will remain the champion of the poor. Ang aking pangarap na tapusin ang kahirapan ay di pa nagwawakas.” Manny Villar

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Did you think Erap betrayed Binay for not voting his running mate for the position of Vice President?

Now who’s winning? Erap is still on the second place for the Presidential position (Filipino’s can’t just move on!) and Binay is leading for Vice Presidential race!

What can you say?

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Grabbed this from Ms. Chuva!

What would you do if this just happened to us!?

I just can’t imagine! To think I am working in the heart of the Marikina fault line… Eastwood Freakin’ City!

Eastwood City is just a river away from Marikina. With the fault line running the entire city, imagine the damage it will give to a small section of Quezon City that is jammed with both business and residential buildings. I’m sure investors and family are aware of this and I hope that they are thinking ahead of time with some safety precautions, life and business insurances.

It is so sad to know that Manila is not yet ready to face some challenges like this but I hope this won’t happen to us. We’ve just had Ondoy and Pepeng.. the next thing we need is a better place to live in and a government who can provide us what we need.

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