Presidentiables Reactions To Arroyo’s SONA 2009
we will be posting here reactions of presidentiables to president arroyo’s SONA 2009.
if you find one, please post in the comment section, quote it and give us the link.
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posted july 30:
BGen. Danny Lim Statement
July 27, 2009This fateful day is now upon us, a day when we should all stand together to thwart, once again, another effort of this evil administration to trample upon our rights and perpetuate itself in power.
We have all grown wise, after nine editions of Mrs. Gloria Arroyo’s purported report of accomplishments, to her lies and false claims of economic prosperity and a “strong republic”. Since 2001 when she usurped power, and since 2004 when she stole the ballot, the country and our people have seen nothing but their impunity in committing crimes at the highest level, with a cabal of legislators and government officials covering it up, and an Armed Forces and National Police leadership co-opted to silence or inaction.
What is the true State of the Nation? It is this: a nation bleeding from the excesses of no less than her own fake President, the poor denied justice and a decent means to life, the critics and opponents to this cruelty either behind bars or in their graves crying out for justice.
Enough is enough. This day signals the beginning of that end. When the scourge that is the House of Representatives, whose majority have had their pockets lined already by loot from the Palace, persist in convening a Constituent Assembly to tear apart the basic law of the land that is the Constitution, then they shall have sounded the death knell for their unlawful and unjust hegemony.
RESPECT THE FILIPINO PEOPLE, ITS CONSTITUTION, AND ITS RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY!
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posted july 29:
erap estrada:
Estrada said that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s claims of economic gains in her Monday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) were “fiction,” charging that she “either lied or was gravely mistaken.”
“Arroyonomics is a kind of economics that is out of touch with reality and real facts,” Estrada said in a statement.
click here: the SONA after – estrada says its ARROYONOMICS, bishop says macro is not down to earth reality
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posted here july 29, 2009.
here are the twits posted on the MARoxas twitter account (http://twitter.com/MARoxas). click to also view pictures sent to him on the SONA. mar roxas seemed to be twitting while he was at the rally.
A few friends sent me pictures from #sona. Traffic was really bad so I thought I’d help out. Thanks for the pictures guys http://is.gd/1RiA1about 7 hours ago from Ping.fm
@gangbadoy try emailing me at mar@marroxas.com. will have someone get back to you. have to check schedule thoughabout 7 hours ago from web @neenyah as long as it’s properly implemented, GMA can take all the credit she wants. thank you though.about 7 hours ago from web funny that GMA would call house version of meds law better. if she really thinks so, why didn’t she veto my version which has become law?about 7 hours ago from web surprised with reaction to #sona response. logged in last night to see overwhelming number of RTs. didn’t expect it. thank you, all.about 7 hours ago from web Gloria, I have to say bad words in public because of bad deeds done in secret. #sona2:10 AM Jul 27th from mobile web police blockade preventing crowd from going any further. Decided to help traffic in the meantime1:34 AM Jul 27th from mobile web good thing phone didn’t get wet during the downpour. Still marching with walden, erin, risa, randy11:33 PM Jul 26th from mobile web ka randy arrives to the tune of jim paredes’ handog ng Pilipino sa mundo’10:34 PM Jul 26th from mobile web just saw jun lozada in the crowd. People are singing ‘tie a yellow ribbon’
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Senators unimpressed by Arroyo’s tirades
By Maila Ager
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 20:20:00 07/27/2009MANILA, Philippines – Senators expressed disgust and frustration over President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s tirades against the opposition during her State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, saying she should have instead focused on how her government addressed the country’s problems.
“It’s unbecoming of the President… a cheap shot. I thought there should be no politics?” said Senator Pia Cayetano, the lone member of the new opposition group in the Senate who attended the Sona.
Senator Loren Legarda agreed, saying “It’s unnecessary. Hindi statesman yun e [That wasn’t statesman-like].”
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr., who boycotted the Sona, said Arroyo’s assault on the opposition only showed her insecurity.
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posted at Chiz Nation, chiz escudero’s facebook account:
“It was ‘glass half-filled’ speech with scant mention of the ‘glass half-empty’ part of the picture. There was no mention of corruption in government and the human rights situation. I would have wanted a more balanced presentation to complete the picture of the true state of the nation.
I seriously doubt and will check her figures on the construction of 95,000 classrooms, 60,000 teachers, eight million jobs, and two million hectares of irrigated lands. I disagree with still ‘reactionary’ policies regarding Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
I agree though with the following: condonation of 42 billion pesos in obligations of CARP beneficiaries; continuation of the hunger mitigation program; concentrating on revenue collection efficiency; a knowledge-based economy as the way of the future; and exploring the settlement of conflicts via talks instead of bullets, with exception of terrorists.
To be fair, masipag naman talaga siya (Pangulong Arroyo)…kung saan nga lang ginagamit ang sipag, ibang usapan na iyon. And I hope her last line meant goodbye.
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Direct threat
Estrada called Ms Arroyo’s tirades a “direct threat” to those who criticize her administration.
“This is an indication of the cruelty and the dictatorship that the current administration is capable of, and another attempt by the administration to stifle our freedom of speech and expression,” Estrada said in a statement released by his spokesperson, Margaux Salcedo.
Estrada said he would not be cowed and would continue to be Ms Arroyo’s critic.
‘Cries of despair’
Roxas chose to ignore Ms Arroyo’s attack.
“I don’t pay attention to such attacks. What I am concerned with is the cries of despair of our countrymen,” he said.
In a text message late Monday, Roxas said he only wanted to drastically bring down the prices of 22 essential medicines as mandated by the law that he championed in the Senate in 2007.
“She should instead fulfill her duty to bring down the prices of medicines,” he said.
Roxas went to town castigating Ms Arroyo for earlier refusing to sign an executive order drafted by the health department on June 10 authorizing the implementation of the maximum retail price on 22 essential drugs
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read other posts:
- 9 Years Of Arroyo: A Review – Cayetano Paderanga Jr.
- Budget unbalanced, injustice in tax policy – Cielito Habito
- Employment record: Good, bad and ugly – Tomas Africa
- Education: Plugging leaks, shortages – Juan Miguel Luz
- Gloria and her SONAs: Long on show, short on substance – PCIJ
- Health: Good news with lots of buts… – Jaime Galvez Tan
- Sona 2001 revisited, Performance against targets – Ibon Foundation
- Palace stinks with scandals – Eliza Victoria, Cyril Bonabente
- At Supreme Court, she won some, lost big – Isagani Cruz
- Scandals without closure overshadow successes- juliet labog-javellana
- Environment suffered badly, say critics – philip tubeza
- Arroyo’s performance, trust ratings. It’s downhill after 2004 -Minerva Generalao, Kate V. Pedroso
- 8 State of the Nation Addresses of Arroyo
- Arroyo ‘has done little or none at all’ – PDI readers
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will!!honestly lng i really apreciate president achievement to our dear country, the problem is the politicians who’s inside the malacanang lng hindi sila ang gumawa ng plano kaya insecure sila.ang mga tao din hindi nakikita ang mga achievements na ito which really produce a very high porpose for the development of our country.ang nakikita lng nila ay ang mga hindi mabuti!!yun lng ang naii count nila!sa tingin ninyo.Whoever that next pres. is, will he/she be able to solve the debt of this country which Arroyo has a little solutions na about it?will they able to give solutions about puverty state of this country?that the BIG QUESTION now!!!puro lang inooppose ang mga ginagawa but please try to count her accomplishment!i could really say that I,we need her!!!!
arroyo’s accomplishments – the number of poor increased during her term. all time hunger was reached. unemployment and underemployment remain high. the number of OFWs continue to grow that shows there are not enough jobs in the country. very little investment in agriculture. the country’s infrastructure remain the worst compared to other comparable asian countries. corruption is very high.
there are a lot more accomplishments but those are they key.
wawam, the way your giving your comments seem like your only focusing on the negative side. if you aim to make an objective comment/ info, pls try to turn the other face as well. the world (and people) are not just plain BLACK and WHITE. there are gray areas which are also worth mentioning. but i guess you dont have the time to delve into these aspects huh? you prefer to focus on where the drama is.
first question you need to answer is this – are the negatives true or not? the negatives mentioned here are very well documented and with facts and figures if not good logic.
we should not want to live in a country where all we do is “see no evil”, “speak no evil” and “hear evil”.
this is the basic problem in our counotry – too few good things are beng done, while too many bad things being done. we need to break the cycle as unless we break it generations upon generations of pinoys will suffer the samee fate.
i want to throw back the question to you – are the positives true as well? i agree we must not live in a country of “see no evil and “speak no evil”. and i dont think we are. the fact that we have interactions like this means we are aware of what’s happening around us. but just because i am optimistic (and you’re not) doesn’t mean i am indifferent. sometimes we just have to see good in people. after all, seeing bad in others won’t be better for us in the end. national success is a matter of teamwork – leaders and public. as they say, “it’s take two to tango”. if you look at yourselves and evaluate introspectively, i guess you would know there are still a lot of things you haven’t done for the country. but others are not judging on you or saying harsh words about you – they’re giving you the chance to prove yourself. you can at least pay it forward by being a little trusting and appreciative of what has been provided to you. as an example, the fact that you’re righting blogs and comments like this is because of democracy and freedom which has been bestowed AND PROTECTED by our leaders (it may not necessarily be GMA). you should at least to appreciate. this is also the basic problem of our country (quoting your words huh?) – there are many people who keep on complaining and didn’t even have a sliver of good deed to pay the philippines in return. most of those who complain are even those who have done nothing – plain words; no action.
these are the truths:
based on government data the number of poor families have increased during the arroyo administration.
based on surveys the incidence of hunger have increased and in fact reached an all time high during the arroyo administration.
based on eco data, those living under the poverty line have increased.
sorry!! i don’t agree with that,, dahil kaya maraming filipinong OFW kasi sa hirap ng buhay dito sa pinas… maraming napipilitang mag-abroad pra tumaas ang antas sa buhay at dahil narin sa mgandang sahod.
one thing: mas matindi ang corruption sa pinas compared to other country… and that’s the truth!!! well its my opinion kasi un ung nakita ko eh.
hey. I’ll ask for your permission about printing your opinion about the sona. Its for our reaction paper in Social Studies. I really thank you for your opinion.
yes you have my permission. please acknowledge author (wawam) and blogsite in the printed material (http://2010presidentiables.wordpress.com/).
what school do you go to?
That’s the problem with the type of politicians we have, whoever sitting their in malacanang, the opposition normally is blinded of good things, all they can see is the bad things, why? they will use those in their personal gain during election campaign. I’m pretty sure whoever sit in malacanang after 2010 election and whatever failure in her/his management and leadership it will be blame to the previous administration as an scapegoat of their failures to address the issue. Expect lot of “kasi” “dahil”, “Becuase” the previous administration left this, left that, “minana”, etc., blah, blah,..ay naku ko mga kandidato sawang -sawa na kami sa inyo, imbis na magtulungan kayo paano hanapan ng solution ang problema ng bansa sinisira-an nyo para maymagamit kayong isyo. tanda-an nyong lahat kayo ay inihalal para sa lahat at hinde para sa kakampi lang.
I agree with clarisa, those who are callous with the president cannot count, see or acknowledge those accomplishment she have done. I would not say she have done best but she have done better than her predecessor.
bkit magpabulabulagan nlng ba ang mga pilipino beyond any mestake…. surely hindi pwede yan!!!we need to correct amministration regem,,,because for me i realize more much defficulties in our present time!!!
every SONA, many promises arrise. how many will come true?
I hope all the policies and laws being implemented and planned by the incumbent administration to effect will be for the benefit of the citizenry and not for the interest of few people in the position. Philippines doesn’t need charter change, what is lacking is the characters exhibited by those incumbents that are disadvantageous for the whole country. We need the so called “CHARACTER CHANGE” and not Charter change!!!!!
there are many examples of those. the most recent one is HR 1109, con-ass which the ongressmen rammed through congress and approved the measure at close to midnight.
Arroyo is just using the figures to cover up the corruption issues of her Administration. She and her officials are raking so much money from her SONA and pump priming projects. A lot of the jobs fair initiatives especially those initiated by non-employment generating agencies are shams. The figures are overstated. Recycled workers – after 3 months of employment they become out of job and they are rehired again by the same program/company. The same persons but they are counted twice. Listed hired workers during the jobs fair are not real. They are either existing employees or invented names. Panloloko sa bayan ang ginagawa.
There’s more….just look into the agency initiatives. they implement all the impossible orders of the President.
most of the employment generated specially in the last months are what others have called to be “street sweeper” types. these are very low paying temporary jobs.
you could be right about that – they are probably counted more than once.
arroyo is just using the good things that she have done to cover up the corruption of her administration…
For a woman, I admire her for being strong and not declaring emergency powers despite the harshest criticisms that bordered to country’s destabilization.
i hope that the next pres. will do his\her best for the seek of the people…
don;t leave promises if can;t do…….