Crystal Rose A.

Darilay H2U

Reaction Paper About SONA of President Benigno Aquino III

The first STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF President Benigno Aquino III after his election was delivered at the joint session of the Congress of the Philippines on July 26, 2010.

The SONA can be summarized into two basic parts. The first part enumerates the sins, incompetence and the alleged anomalies of the past administration which result into contributing factors why the new leader feels that he is facing problems to deliver his promises. The second part includes the solutions and strategies he want to adopt to solve the perceived problems in order to promote prosperity and peace for the nation. At the end, he enjoined the people to participate in this gargantuan task which he and the people he appointed in the different positions would carry out to make the peoples dream a reality. I feel that the address failed to convince me that we are going to the right direction. P-Noy 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.

My scale: The president should not expect the function of the Top leader of the Land to be a walk in the park. The problem can not be solved by whining. Crying over spilt milk or blaming someone for a broken glass can not make the glass whole again. As his cabinet secretary had said, look forward and plan for the future.

P-Noy On the calamity fund and MWSS payroll, benefits and other fringes. Iniimbestigahan na natin ang lahat nang ito. Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa puwesto.

My scale: He claimed that there were already investigations conducted. If it were true that these people were midnight appointees, then by all means remove them from the positions. If they were appointed before the cutoff period, then they are not midnight appointees. If they are incompetent, then performance evaluation would help determine if they stay or not. Kung walang padrino. What if the padrino is a kamag-anak or a bid campaign donor? Salary scales and fringes are not decided by the midnight appointees. They are approved by the Board. If there is overcompensation, then the solution is to talk to the Board. P-Noy Iniimbestigahan na natin ang lahat nang ito. Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa puwesto. My scale We do not wait for incompetent people to resign due to hiya. We evaluate their performance and kick them if they do not deliver. Civil service eligibility may give them job security but they can be transferred to Timbuktu or other department where they will do less harm and receive less compensation.

Reaction Paper About SONA of President Benigno Aquino III

The first STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF President Benigno Aquino III after his election was delivered at the joint session of the Congress of the Philippines on July 26, 2010.

The SONA can be summarized into two basic parts. The first part enumerates the sins, incompetence and the alleged anomalies of the past administration which result into contributing factors why the new leader feels that he is facing problems to deliver his promises. The second part includes the solutions and strategies he want to adopt to solve the perceived problems in order to promote prosperity and peace for the nation. At the end, he enjoined the people to participate in this gargantuan task which he and the people he appointed in the different positions would carry out to make the peoples dream a reality. I feel that the address failed to convince me that we are going to the right direction. P-Noy 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.

My scale: The president should not expect the function of the Top leader of the Land to be a walk in the park. The problem can not be solved by whining. Crying over spilt milk or blaming someone for a broken glass can not make the glass whole again. As his cabinet secretary had said, look forward and plan for the future.

P-Noy On the calamity fund and MWSS payroll, benefits and other fringes.

Iniimbestigahan na natin ang lahat nang ito. Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa puwesto.

My scale: He claimed that there were already investigations conducted. If it were true that these people were midnight appointees, then by all means remove them from the positions. If they were appointed before the cutoff period, then they are not midnight appointees. If they are incompetent, then performance evaluation would help determine if they stay or not. Kung walang padrino. What if the padrino is a kamag-anak or a bid campaign donor? Salary scales and fringes are not decided by the midnight appointees. They are approved by the Board. If there is overcompensation, then the solution is to talk to the Board. P-Noy Iniimbestigahan na natin ang lahat nang ito. Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa puwesto. My scale We do not wait for incompetent people to resign due to hiya. We evaluate their performance and kick them if they do not deliver. Civil service eligibility may give them job security but they can be transferred to Timbuktu or other department where they will do less harm and receive less compensation.