President Noynoy Aquino delivered his SONA 2011 on Monday, July 25 with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
The president made his speech at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, in Filipino language.
Top local politicians including former Pres. Fidel V. Ramos and Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada, Vice President Jejomar Binay, senators and congressmen attended his SONA.
On the start of his speech, PNoy mentioned his previous vow during his inauguration, "Walang wang-wang sa ating administrasyon." (There is no "wang-wang" in our administration).
Pres.Aquino refers "wang-wang" as graft and corruption, abuse of power, and other illegal activities of some government officials and even from the private sector.
Later in his speech, P-Noy announced the plans of his government to improve the country’s economy, job allocation, and to stop corruption, and later mentioned some of the achievements of his administration.
He also announced the appointment of former Supreme Court Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales as the new Ombudsman, where he received the loudest applaud from the audience.
As President Noynoy Aquino noted, Morales will serve as a watchdog of the government to stop "wang-wang", which word was mentioned about 20 times in his speech.
On the latter part, the president thanked the Catholic Church and his cabinet members for all the support he received. He also suggested his countrymen to be thankful to their fellow Filipinos. /MP
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