SONA 2015 Reaction
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Filipino
people are really looking forward for every SONA the President of our country
will make. Starting from the first SONA down to the last SONA, people are
really making an effort to listen to the promises and to know what has changed
in the past 5 years of being the president of our country.
President
Noynoy Aquino had his last SONA as a president of our country last Monday, July
27,2015 after handling the Philippines for almost 6 years. SONA or State of the
Nation Address is a yearly event made by the President to tell the citizens of
what are the things and actions made by the government to improve the situation
and solve the problems of our country. Also it is one way for the President to
show off what he has made for our country, to communicate to us and to tell us
the situation of our country in terms of progress. It is really a must for us
to listen not only because it is our duty as citizens but because
we should be aware of what is really happening to our country that will greatly affect us, our daily living.
In the
said SONA of President Noynoy, each one of us has our own impression and
reaction to what our President mentioned in his speech.
IS
THERE A CHANGE?
The
biggest question every Filipino people have been asking. We are voting people
whom we think are worthy of being elected on that situation and will make our
country a progressive one. I can really see the effort invested by President
Noynoy to make sure to lift our country in a higher pace.
He does
a lot of things that helped not only those who are in need but also benefited
by the citizens in the Philippines. We cannot say that he does nothing because
as what we can see and hear on television and other medias, he does wondrous
things that make our country progressive maybe in some little way but still it paved way to the progress of our country. President
Noynoy may not able to solve all problems that we Filipino are facing but at
least he lessens the burden we had.
I don’t
really understand people, complaints here, there and everywhere but they are the
ones responsible for electing such government officials in their position then
after how many months, if the officials being elected will not be able to give
what the people want, rallies and protest will be pushed through. President
Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino was elected by most Filipino people to be the
father of our country, but how come after several months of his term, rallies
rose up telling him to go down from his position. Will it make a difference in our situation if President Noynoy will go down? They should also bear in
their minds that presidents are still human they still commit mistakes, they
don’t have supernatural powers that could instantly solve all problems that are
going on. Ruling a whole class with more or less 50 students is a very tough one,
how about ruling a whole country with billions of people living in there?
We
should not solely blame President Noynoy for the awful things happened in our
country, people and the situation is not in his control, he may be the
president but he cannot force people not to do something bad and the happenings
not to occur. We should not only focus on the negative side, that’s the problem
because we people are too blinded for our own desires, if that will not be
satisfied then we tend to be pessimistic. He still contributed a lot of things to
the progress of our country, let’s not only focus on the bad things but also
see the bright side of his term. The following are President Noynoy’s
contribution to our country;
- · Destroying corruption inside the Government. He dismissed those corrupt leaders and put them into jail.
- · Supporting the Filipino families who can’t sustain their daily expenses and needs through the “4P’s” or known as the “Pantawid Pilipino Pamilya Program”. Through this program a lot of children was able to attend school and also families are able to give basic necessities to their families.
- · Another one was, he also took action to the places and people devastated by natural calamities most especially in places destroyed by typhoons and earthquakes. Through the housing program, people are able to stand again after the dreadful incident in their lives. Also giving relief goods and physical and emotional aid was given to the people for faster recovery not just the place but also the people living in that area.
- · He also supported for the enhancement and renewal of military apparatus used by the soldiers, police and other law officers in our country.
- · Modification of our educational system.
There’s a lot
more, if we are not too blinded we might be able to see that behind those
negative incidents happening there are more good things that we should be thankful of
that contributed in the growth of our country.
Have you ever
wonder that in the past decades our country was still consider as one of the 3rd
world countries in the world? No Presidents will be able to bring our country
into success if its people are not with him or her. Change cannot be stop, it is
either in a good or bad way. The change is not only at the hands of President
Noynoy nor in the hands of other presidents but it also relies on the people
living in that country or in simply saying “Change is at our hands; me, you,
them, all of us is an entity of change. We should not blame all misfortunes or
negative things that happened to our country to whoever president is in term but
we should also blame our selves. We keep on pointing our fingers to the leaders
up there but not pointing ourselves for all that happened.
Before we
question “Does President Noynoy became a good
presidents?” First we should question ourselves “Did we became a good citizens of our country?”
