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President Aquino is expected to wear a
new barong Tagalog made by designer Paul Cabral. President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his
3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) during the Joint Session of the 15th
Congress of the Philippines at the Plenary Hall, House of Representatives
Complex, Constitution Hills in Quezon City on Monday (July 23).
"President PNoy's 3rd Sona was
extremely satisfying.
After the recent SONA ( State of the Nation
Address ) of our Hon. President Benigno
“PNOY” Aquino last July 23, 2012, some of the issues were discussed:
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President Aquino mentioned perks for GOCCs, PAGCOR ‘coffee scam’,
and secondhand helicopters sold to PNP as brand-new.
-Aquino cited economic achievements, including the $1 billion loan the
Philippines granted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Free education - 4.57 million students who could not go to school
before due to poverty are now able to study.
· - 85% of Filipinos are now Philhealth members.
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Government expanding health services; PhilHealth extends coverage to
cancer and leukemia patients.
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Backlog of over 2 million chairs to be addressed by 2012; backlog
of over 66,000 classrooms to be addressed by 2013.
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The president received applause, standing ovation upon mention of
responsible parenthood bill (or RH Bill).
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State universities and colleges will get a 43.61% budget increase
in 2013.
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President Aquino tackled electoral reforms for the 2013 polls.
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Aquino: Filipinos made change possible; change comes from the
citizenry.
As
expected, mixed reactions, depending on which side of the fence is observing
from."Sona brought back
pride and dignity in public service.We must believe and realize that we all
have an obligation in making our country great again."
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