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State of the Nation Address

Gloria flies to Washington DC

by reynz on July 30, 2009

Photo Harbat: Inquirer
Gloria flies to Washington DC kasama ang pamilya nya pati na isang batalyon nang langaw. At ang sabi nung junakees nya, “It’s an honor to the country!” Huh?! What country?! Pampanga?!
Washington DC is about 2.5 hours away from my Barrio Siete, Philadelphia. At kung andun ako sa Philly, I would have driven para [...]

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Chiz Escudero: Social climbing in the dark?!

by reynz on July 30, 2009

Gulantang ako kanina before I headed to work. There was this email I received about Chiz Escudero. It said:
Reynz, ang pers lab mong si Chiz is social climbing in the dark!

HUH?! Social climbing in the dark?! Ano yon?! Latest version nang social climbing?! So, I called up the the person who emailed me while driving. [...]

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51% of Gloria's SONA 2009 were buladas!

by reynz on July 29, 2009

Yes, 51% of what Gloria’s SONA 2009 were buladas!
As the nation and us Overseas Filipinos as well as Overseas Filipino Workers listened to the State of the Nation Address ni Gloria, what in the world was she trying to tell us nga ba? Typically, when the head of a state delivers a State of the [...]

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SONA 2009 Reaction Paper

by reynz on July 29, 2009

If you’re a regular at reyna elena dot com, you must have noticed that I love to dissect SONA and do my analintek review. Over the years, ga-wait sya nang mga students. Para kopyahin. Ang mga leche, pati ako ako napasubo sa isang titser nang isang universidad sa Manila. Pero, kiver! Typically after I digest [...]

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2009 SONA Summary

by reynz on July 28, 2009

In my SONA 2009 Summary, I offer no comments, unless napapahagikhik lang talaga ako. What I was doing was trying to understand kung ano ang sinasabi saken nang spikir. Are these all rhetorics? Spins? Chorva? Me chenalyn ever ba ang mga to o puro chika lang? And so, I must understand the speaker kung ano [...]

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State of the Nation Address 2009 Full Transcript

July 27, 2009

Note: Mga ka-barrio! Eto na ang totoong SONA! Salamat kay Mel Beckham na kinalabet kaming dalawa ni Silver dahil dun sa naunang post namen na SONA na 2008 pala! Leche! Hindi na pala SONA yun, kungdi, CHONA!
Without any further delay whatsoever, heto na ang totoong SONA 2009 full transcript. Pwede nyo pa ring magamit ang [...]

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SONA 2008 Full Text

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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SONA 2009: Live streaming

July 27, 2009

SONA 2009 will be a few hours from now, July 27, 2009. At para sa mga kagaya kong mga Overseas Pinoys at Overseas Filipino Workers, pati na rin sa mga ka-sangga naten dyan na ang Barrio Siete eh kung saan-saang lupalop nang mundo dahil nga pare-parehas lang tayong nag-lilinis nang onidoro para me mga lecheng [...]

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SONA 2009: Party time sa Batasan

July 26, 2009

Sanggol pa lang ako, mahilig na talaga ako sa SONA. Isa sa pinaka-swak na SONANG napuntahan ko ay ang Thermos Day at Thermos Night sa Amsterdam in Holland. Hehehe! Kaya nung nalaman kong meron den palang SONA si Gloria, nakahiligan ko nang bigyan nang analintek review ang bawat SONA nya. Lahat yun sinulat ko sa [...]

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Prelude to the State of the Nation Address ni Gloria: SONA 2009

July 13, 2009

Duda pa rin ba kayo kung gano ka-impluwensyal nang Barrio Siete? Pwes, bakit pina-plano ni Gloria Arroyo na mag-karon nang SONA sa Hulyo barrio-siete este bente-siete?! Ba’t nya kelangang gayahin ang aming State of the Barrio Address? Walang originality talaga oo! Hmpt!
I don’t know if you are noticing something, but pour moi? Oo. Maraming kaduda-duda-detch [...]

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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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