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Tag: State of the Nation Address

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    Categories Editor's Pick SONA 2022 Promise Tracker

    SONA 2022 Promise Tracker

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 17, 2023 11:45 AM

    In his inaugural State of the Nation Address (SONA) a year ago, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ended his speech with a declaration that “the state of the nation is sound,” even as the country was still grappling with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Off target: By Aquino’s own numbers

    Jul 27, 2015 12:58 AM

    By YVONNE T. CHUA WHEN he delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on Monday, President Benigno S. Aquino III will predictably present a glowing report of his accomplishments, what with only a year left of his presidency. To be fair, Aquino has delivered on a number of his promises.  To name […]

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    People’s SONA: Boss ‘fires’ PNoy

    Jul 28, 2014 11:59 PM

    By JANE MAREN DASAL (Photos by Mario Ignacio IV and Mario Espinosa) As the rains poured on Monday, sentiments of discontent from the protesters also poured when President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives. “If we were his ‘boss,’ then he’s fired,” 18-year-old […]

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    Aquino’s Third State of the Nation Address

    Jul 23, 2012 6:12 PM

    Video and full text of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s State of the Nation Address
    Ito po ang aking ikatlong SONA, at parang kailan lang nang nagsimula tayong mangarap. Parang kailan lang nang sabay-sabay tayong nagpasyang tahakin ang tuwid na daan. Parang kailan lang nang sinimulan nating iwaksi ang wang-wang, hindi lamang sa kalsada kundi sa sistemang panlipunan.

    Benigno Aquino III, SONA, State of the Nation Address

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