Nina Krizeleen T.

Montino

BSA-3A

THE SIXTH SONA OF PRESIDENT AQUINO

Sa Gitna ng Matuwid na Daan Pilipinas Kumusta Na?
July 27, 2015
What are your
expectations in
the sixth SONA of
the President?

I expect more on
the SONA of the
President. First, he
will tell us what he
has been achieved
in his plans. In
fighting the
corruption and
reforming
governance, the
reducing of the
poverty here in our
country and
growing of the
economy. Second,
he will say that
there are plans that
not yet finish or
missteps but still
need to be done.
Lastly, e will likely
emphasize that it is

What are the

possible issues
that the
President will
address on
Monday?

The possible issues

that President will
address are first,
his accomplishment
in fighting the
corruption and
poverty and the
gain in economy.
His plans in terms
of education like
the K to 12. The
underemployed
that is the problem
here in our country.
The problem in MRT.
Highlighted the
achievements of
the government in
transportation and
communications,

What are the

significant
accomplishments
of P-Noy for the
past 5years
based on the
following
aspects?
A.Economy- the
Philippines has
rebounded to
become a tiger
economy, much
sought after by
international
investors, an
achievement
attributed to
prudent fiscal
management and
good governance
by the Aquino
administration.
B.Education- he
reported that of
223,615 scholars of

Did the Filipino

people achieve
economic growth
based from what
the Pres. Brag
about?

Was there an
improvement on
progress in your
lives for the past
5years?

Yes, In a 2014
study, the World
Bank found
improvements in
health and
education
indicators among
beneficiaries.
The program has
also taken in more
beneficiaries
from 337,000
families in 2008 to
4.4 million families
or 19 million
individuals in 2015.
The country's 4Ps is
now the world's
fourth largest
conditional cash
transfer program

Yes, theres an
improvement on
the progress in the
past 5 years. The
Philippines has
emerged as one
of the fastest
growing
economies in the
world, impressively
rivaling the dizzying
growth rates of
fellow Asian
countries such as
China. Under the
stewardship of the
Aquino
administration, the
Philippines has
presided over an
unprecedented

In a scale of 1-10
with 10 as the
highest, what
rate will you give
Pres. Aquino?
Why?

I will rate President

Aquino at 7. As
what the he
addresses in the
SONA, he has many
accomplishment
and still need to be
done. Hes just the
president or the
leader of the
country and we are
the members that
need to help him
whatever he has
plans. Nobodys
perfect thats why I
only gave him 7. He
still need to do
more efforts and
finish what his

critical that this

transformation
process carries over
to the next term.

tax/revenue, labor
and wages,
international
relations,
education, budget
and finance, peace,
social welfare,
justice, disaster
preparedness,
national security,
economy,
infrastructure,
governance and
reform.

the Technical
Education and Skills
Development
Authority (TESDA),
are now employed.
Overall, efforts in
job generation
resulted in
additional 1.65
million Filipinos
employed from
April 2013 to April
2014,
C. Poverty
alleviation- Aquino
highlighted the
'Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino
Program' or 4Ps
which now have 4.4
million beneficiaries
from 786,523 in
2010. In 2008,
there were 2.9
million out of school
youth in the
country. In 2013,
only 1.2 million out
of school youth
remained.
D. Security
Measures- With
the lifting by the
ICAO of safety

based on number of
beneficiaries behind
India, Brazil, and
Mexico.
But as for the
program's aim of
solving poverty in
the long term,
Pernia said the
reduction of
poverty during the
Aquino
administration has
not been dramatic.

period of macroeconomic buoyancy

and political
stability, which has,
in turn, revived
domestic and
international
business confidence
in the Southeast
Asian nation.

plans to make the

Philippines better
and be the best.

concerns it had
previously issued
for the Philippines,
and the European
Union removing the
ban on Philippine
Airlines flights, the
tourism sector has
also begun to
surge, he reported.