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SONA 2008

SONA 2008 Full Text

by reynz on July 27, 2009

ERRATUM: Our apologies. The SONA that you are seeing here in this post is the copy of the 2008 SONA. Our apologies for the inconvenience and confusion. We will update the succeeding post with the real deal 2009 SONA transcript. Thank you.
P.S. Thanks to Mel Beckham for the heads up.

As has been typical over [...]

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What advice can you give these students?

by Rainier on August 12, 2008

Heavily searched ang mga SONA entries ko mga kunichiwa. Dito ako binira ni Miss Alpay at dito na rin ako pinangaralan ni Miss Grammar at binanatang hindi magandang role model nang mga babae sa Pinas. Can you imagine?! Heheheh
Now, given the so many SONA entries I made, and given the so many students who used [...]

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How do you write a SONA 2008 Reaction Paper? Part 3 – last series, with Reynz comments

by Rainier on August 5, 2008

To all my students who had such a difficult time writing a Reaction Paper, this is the last series about SONA 2008 that I am writing. This is it, ala na. Pagod na ang lola. SONA 2008 Reaction Papers stops here. However, I am sharing you a very, very simple technique which would help you [...]

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How do you write a SONA 2008 Reaction Paper?, Part 2

by Rainier on August 3, 2008

At this point, you should have already read: Part 1.
It’s really very easy to write a reaction paper, makinig kayo sa lola. As discussed dun sa Part 1, nag-kaka-iba lang sya sa BODY of your reaction paper. Now, if you are familiar doing a Book Review Report, then walang pinag-kaiba to sa Book Report.
So, [...]

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Wanted: 120 new immigration agents for NAIA 3

by reyna24 on August 1, 2008

Tumpak ang nabasa ninyo mga kunichiwa! Nanga-ngailangan po ang Bureau of Immigration’s office sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) nang 120 new immigration agents to fill counters at the newly opened NAIA 3 once the kilometer-long terminal opens in full in the coming months.
Kelangan meron kang pleasing personality. Graduate of an exclusive school. Hahaha! Charing! [...]

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SONA 2008, Part 4: The true state of the nation

August 1, 2008

The Philippine internet world is awash with SONA 2008 Summary interpretations and reactions. However, there is one entry that I thought I would share to my readers. Apologies to Cielito Habito of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I am re-posting her article without permission. It’s so that I would have her write-up in my SONA Library. [...]

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How do you write a SONA 2008 Reaction Paper?, Part 1

July 30, 2008

Ako na nga ang nag-provide nang commentaries, ako na nga ang nag-research, ako na nga ang nag-hubo’t hubad and everything, ako pa rin ang pagsusulatin nag SONA 2008 Reaction Paper! Halllerrr!!! I$ thi$ really nece$$ary??? $ay $umthing guy$$$!
Instead of responding to each and every email that I am getting, I think it’s better that I [...]

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SONA 2008, Part 3: Promo Queeng na nabuking!

July 30, 2008

“Texting is a way of life. I asked the telecoms to cut the cost of messages between networks. They responded. It is now down to 50 centavos,” ansabi ni Gloria.
Sya na po ang bagong Promo King na nabuking or kaya Promo Queen na kelangang pukpukeen. Hehehe! Bakeet?! Promo lang pala ang timaan nang texting na [...]

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SONA 2008, Part 2: Blame it on the gods!

July 29, 2008

Continuing with the Sona… here’s the SONA 2008 Summary pointers. Let me start by giving you an example of world prices… on steel. Now, recall that the Chinese economy grew double digit for the last 10 years or more. That was consistent. Recall that even the Indian economy grew rapidly as well. Because both of [...]

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SONA 2008, Part 1: State of the Nation Address ni Reyna

July 29, 2008

Mga kunichiwa, here’s what I have about SONA 2008. Ang haba kasi nang litanya pantasya nang Gloria. Here’s the first part.

Just a few months ago, we ended 2007 with the strongest economic growth in a generation. Inflation was low, the peso strong and a million new jobs were created. We were all looking to [...]

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SONA 2008, nag-mistulang Oscar Awards red-carpet chuvalais!

July 29, 2008

Nag-mistulang Oscar Awards red-carpet chuvalais ang SONA 2008 ni Gloria Arroyo mga kunichiwa. Wag na kayong mag-tanong kung bakit naghihirap ang ating mga ka-tribu. Watch na lang kayo and drool over this one! Hahahaah! Now, para di makalamang ang mga iba, nag-bahag naman ang isang mayor. Tingnan naten ang video hindi yong ari-arian nang mayor. [...]

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SONA 2008, Full text

July 28, 2008

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO DURING THE 2ND REGULAR SESSION OF THE 14TH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, 28 July 2008

Thank you, Speaker Nograles. Senate President Villar. Senators and Representatives. Vice President de Castro, President Ramos, Chief Justice Puno, members of the diplomatic corps, ladies and gentlemen:
I [...]

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What’s happening at the SONA 2008

July 28, 2008

D day mga kunichiwa for SONA 2008 ni Gloria. Senate President Manuel Villar and Speaker Prospero Nograles Jr opened the 2nd regular session of the 14th Congress. In attendance were members of the diplomatic corps. Only Miriam Santiago and Antonio Trillanes were absent as well as Jose de Venecia, Jr. Prayer led by Angara, national [...]

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Bukas na pala ang NAIA-3

July 24, 2008

Sana parating me SONA. Hmmm..
What you’re looking at are the first passengers of Cebu Pacific bound to Caticlan at the new NAIA-3 Terminal. Nabasa ko this morning sa Malaya newspaper habang ako eh nagkakape at pini-pedicure ni Inday.
Mabuti naman. Tapos na siguro ang kurapsyon dito. Maliligaya na siguro ang mga naghati-hati! Hahaha! Charing!

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Prelude to SONA 2008

July 23, 2008

SONA 2008 is coming up mga kabisyo. It will be on July 28, 2008. Will you tune in?
Poverty.

NBN-ZTE. And the latest? Cagayan Export Zone.

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Where have all the leaders gone?!

July 19, 2008

SUMMA CUM LAUSI?!

I remember Lee Iacocca in his book (don’t have the book with me at the moment), “Where have all the leaders gone?” In there, he said that: A LEADER SHOULD HAVE CHARISMA. It’s not really being flashy. Charisma is the quality that makes people want to follow you. It’s the ability to inspire. [...]

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