SONA 2014

State Of Nation Address 2014

       President Benigno Aquino III has delivered his fifth SONA last July 28, 2014 at Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City.

In the president’s speech, he made some personal statement and become emotional during the last part of it. He stated that, “The Filipino is worth dying for; the Filipino is worth living for. He narrated how the government endured the corruption and hardships. He has also cited that he’s already contented with the accomplishments of his administration. But the question is, are this accomplishments satisfied the many Filipinos?

During his speech, some people were protested outside the event area, they said that Aquino is the Pork Barrel king as they showed “holDAPer” which pertains to the president’s DAP. They were trying to protest about the controversial DAP. But the president explained about this issue. President PNoy explained the importance of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as he defended his stance, despite the controversy surrounding its implementation. He showed all the projects funded by DAP that came from the savings of the national government. The Pres. noted that because of DAP, it was able to help TESDA scholars achieved their goals even showcasing a testimonials from beneficiaries of the program. He also noted that the employment rate of the country had increased and reflects how his administration handled the labor policies.

As most Filipinos know, every SONA was the speech of the president in which he will deliver all his plans and improvement of the country especially on economy. But many were dismayed because some of the promises were not granted so they protest.