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For his farewell State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Noynoy Aquino said a lot of things that people have pretty much associated with him and his administration.
However, it remains to be seen if PNoy himself and the rest of us have followed his words of wisdom. Nevetheless, here they are anyway.
1. HE’S PROUD ABOUT STOPPING THE ‘WANG-WANG’ PRACTICE. “Mahigit limang taon na ang lumipas mula nang tinigil nating ang wang-wang at mula nang natuto muling mangarap ang Pilipino.” (“It’s been more than five years since we stopped the ‘wang-wang’ practice and since Pinoys learned to hope again.)
2. HE STILL BLAMES FORMER PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO. “Uninterrupted growth ang ibinida ng ating sinundan. Pero malaking bahagi rito ay remittances (from OFWs).” (“Our predecessor boasted uninterrupted growth. However, a big part of that was from the remittances of OFWs.”) He also added, “Sunod-sunod nadiskubre ang kalokohan ng ating pinaltan (Our predecessor had a series of shenanigans).”
3. HIS FORMULA FOR SOLVING THE COUNTRY’S PROBLEMS IS LOOKS GOOD…ON PAPER. “Katiwalian ang ugat ng pagdurusa. Political will at tiwala sa Diyos at kapwa ang kailangan.” (“Corruption is the root of suffering. Political will and faith in God and our fellow men are needed.”)
4. HE HAS A TIP FOR MOVING ON. “Makaka-move on lang tayo pag nakamtan ang katarungan.” (“We can only move on when justice is achieved.”)
5. HE WANTS TO THINK POSITIVE. “Malinaw po, kaya nang makipagsabayan ng Pilipino. Dinadala na din dito ang mga high-tech na pagawaan.” (“It’s clear that Filipinos are at par with the rest of the world. The high technology factories are here.”)
6. HE REALLY, REALLY WANTS TO THINK POSITIVE. “Noon ang mga signage, ‘No Vacancy.’ Ngayon, nagkalat ang mga anunsyo na ‘For Immediate Hiring.'” (“In the past, all the signage read, ‘No vacancy.’ Now, there are so many announcing, ‘For Immediate Hiring.'”)
7. HE NOW RESPONDS TO HIS CRITICS USING THE WORDS OF AIZA SEGUERRA, BACK WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD STAR. Referring to PhilHealth critics, Aquino said, “Ito po yung pagkalingang tinatawag ng iba na palpak at manhid. Ang tugon ko, sabi nga ni Aiza Seguerra: ‘I thank you, bow.'” (“This is the care that was branded as a failure and insensitive by critics. My response, as Aiza Seguerra put it, ‘I thank you, bow.'”)
8. THE MRT PROBLEMS ARE NOT HIS FAULT. “Nung 2008, dapat nagkaron ng general overhaul ang MRT. Pero halos pagpipintura lang ang ginawa.” (“In 2008, the MRT was supposed to have been overhauled. But all they did was pretty much have it painted.”) ?
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