Here’s the full text of the SONA 2010 speech of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, which he delivered today, July 26, 2010 at the Batasang Pambansa (House of Representatives). President Noynoy Aquino cited several alleged anomalies involving the previous administration and the Aquino administration’s plans and projects. President Aquino SONA 2010 full text also cited the Mindanao peace process and sent out a challenge to the CPP NPA NDF. Read the Noynoy Aquino SONA 2010 full text below: (thank you to Manolo Quezon III)
State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines to the Congress of the Philippines Session Hall of the House of Representatives July 26, 2010 [Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City]
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in government; Mga minamahal kong kababayan: Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap tayo sa isang sangandaan. Sa isang banda po ay ang pagpili para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan. Ang pagtanaw sa interes ng nakakarami; ang pagkapit sa prinsipyo; at ang pagiging tapat sa sinumpaan nating tungkulin bilang lingkod-bayan. Ito po ang tuwid na daan. Sa kabilang banda ay ang pag-una sa pansariling interes. Ang pagpapaalipin sa pulitikal na konsiderasyon, at pagsasakripisyo ng kapakanan ng taumbayan. Ito po ang baluktot na daan. Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot. Araw-araw po, lalong lumilinaw sa akin ang lawak ng problemang ating namana. Damangdama ko ang bigat ng aking responsibilidad. Sa unang tatlong linggo ng aming panunungkulan, marami po kaming natuklasan. Nais ko pong ipahayag sa inyo ang iilan lamang sa mga namana nating suliranin at ang ginagawa naming hakbang para lutasin ang mga ito. Sulyap lamang po ito; hindi pa ito ang lahat ng problemang haharapin natin. Inilihim at sadyang iniligaw ang sambayanan sa totoong kalagayan ng ating bansa. Sa unang anim na buwan ng taon, mas malaki ang ginastos ng gobyerno kaysa sa pumasok na kita. Lalong lumaki ang deficit natin, na umakyat na sa 196.7 billion pesos. Sa target na kuleksyon, kinapos tayo ng 23.8 billion pesos; ang tinataya namang gastos, nalagpasan natin ng 45.1 billion pesos.
Ang budget po sa 2010 ay 1.54 trillion pesos. Nasa isandaang bilyong piso o anim at kalahating porsyento na lang ng kabuuan ang malaya nating magagamit para sa nalalabing anim na buwan ng taong ito. Halos isang porsyento na lang po ng kabuuang budget ang natitira para sa bawat buwan. Saan naman po dinala ang pera? Naglaan ng dalawang bilyong piso na Calamity Fund bilang paghahanda para sa mga kalamidad na hindi pa nangyayari. Napakaliit na nga po ng pondong ito, ngunit kapapasok pa lang natin sa panahon ng baha at bagyo, 1.4 billion pesos o sitenta porsyento na ang nagastos. Sa kabuuan ng 108 million pesos para sa lalawigan ng Pampanga, 105 million pesos nito ay napunta sa iisang distrito lamang. Samantala, ang lalawigan ng Pangasinan na sinalanta ng Pepeng ay nakatanggap ng limang milyong piso lamang para sa pinsalang idinulot ng bagyong Cosme, na nangyari noong 2008 pa. Ibinigay po ang pondo ng Pampanga sa buwan ng eleksyon, pitong buwan pagkatapos ng Ondoy at Pepeng. Paano kung bumagyo bukas? Inubos na ang pondo nito para sa bagyong nangyari noong isang taon pa. Pagbabayaran ng kinabukasan ang kasakiman ng nakaraan. Ganyan din po ang nangyari sa pondo ng MWSS. Kamakailan lamang, pumipila ang mga tao para lang makakuha ng tubig. Sa kabila nito, minabuti pa ng liderato ng MWSS na magbigay ng gantimpala sa sarili kahit hindi pa nababayaran ang pensyon ng mga retiradong empleyado. Noong 2009, ang buong payroll ng MWSS ay 51.4 million pesos. Pero hindi lang naman po ito ang sahod nila; may mga additional allowances at benefits pa sila na aabot sa 160.1 million pesos. Sa madaling sabi, nakatanggap sila ng 211.5 million pesos noong nakaraang taon. Beintekuwatro porsyento lang nito ang normal na sahod, at sitenta’y sais porsyento ang dagdag.
Apart from renewing my Philippine passport and applying for a new e-passport, another thing that I did this week was renew my Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) permit. I’ve had mine for 5 years (how fast time flies, eh?) and it’s now time for me to renew it and ensure that the name of my business as well as my services are duly registered and legally recognized by the DTI.
Actually, a lot of newbie or aspiring entrepreneurs I know are hesitant to get a DTI permit for fear that it’ll be too time consuming or that there will be a lot of requirements.
Based on what I know about getting a DTI permit and based on my own experience, it’s absolutely easy to apply for one. In fact, there’s now a DTI resolution that makes DTI permit applications and renewals easier for Pinoy businessmen. You can even register your business name online!
If you want to know more about how to get your own DTI permit, head on down to the Business Name Registration System website.
In the meantime, what I’ll share in this entry are the steps and requirements involved in renewing your DTI permit.
First – the requirements.
What you need are:
- your old, expired DTI permit
- renewal application form (which you can download from this DTI site)
- photocopy of a valid ID
- P300.00 for the permit
- P15.00 for the documentary stamp
Tips and other details after the jump!
Here are two more photos of the newly crowned Miss US International 2009 Aileen Jan Yap, whose parents hail from Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao and Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, Mindanao. Photos courtesy of Danny Pozon.
Once again, a beautiful Mindanaoan has captured a prestigious crown! Thank you to Sir Mike of Kagay-an.com for the heads-up!
Aileen Jan Yap, whose parents hail from Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental, is crowned Miss United States International 2009 at Houston, Texas on July 10. She will represent the US in the Miss International beauty pageant in Macau on November 7. (photo courtesy of Danny Pozon)
Miss US International 2009 Aileen Jan Yap with her court following her coronation at the Stafford Conference Centre in Houston, Texas, on July 10, 2009. (photo courtesy of Danny Pozon)
Too bad for people who want to watch Mindanaoan superstar boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao share the silver screen with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger (a Filipino-American-German). Solar Films’ Wilson Tieng has confirmed that Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger has dropped out of Manny Pacquiao’s Metro Manila Film Fest entry, “Wapakman.” Sayang!
That could’ve been a great movie to watch…just imagine our fellow Mindanaoan Manny Pacquiao squaring it off with Nicole!
Also, Tieng has confirmed that Fil-Am wrestler Dave “Batista” Bautista will also not be in the movie.
I’m not too sure if this Topel Lee-helmed movie has started shooting already. In any case, I still hope that Filipinos will still watch “Wapakman” even though Batista and Nicole aren’t part of it anymore.
Here’s the trailer of “Wapakman” (pretty funny!)
Nestled along Cabahug Street, Panagdait, Mabolo Cebu City is a relatively new but not too expensive hotel in the Queen City of the South. Citi Park Hotel is conveniently located between Cebu City proper and Mandaue City, making travel time to and fro Cebu International Airport easy.
I had the chance to stay at Citi Park Hotel Cebu during the recent electoral campaigns/sorties. I was with one of the senatorial candidates that I did PR/media relations for and we stayed for two nights at Citi Park Cebu. Here’s a look at their lobby cum lounge. I arranged for a mini press conference here with some of my Cebu media friends:
Here’s the restaurant at this hotel in Cebu City. We took our breakfast here. They serve it buffet style:
A photo of one of the hotel rooms in Citi Park Hotel after the jump.
Mindanao now has its first ever wavepool! Not only does Mindanao have fabulous beaches, it now boasts of its first ever and so far the only wave pool in this side of the Philippines. A beach resort in Davao City, Mindanao is set to open its wavepool to the public via a grand event on July 25, 2010 (Sunday), 6 PM.
Check out the poster below:
The event will also showcase some of Davao City’s models, dance groups, fire dancers and local celebrities.
I just applied for the renewal of my Philippine passport. I used to have the regular green passport but since the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has now required that all new Philippine passports and renewed ones must be e-passports, I applied for a Philippine e-passport.
Before the e-passport, the DFA issued machine readable passports. That’s now kaput. The e-passport accordingly is a lot more secure since it contains this special chip of sorts. The Philippine e-passport is also known as the biometric passport since you no longer need a passport photo along with your passport renewal application form. Your photo, thumbprints and digital signatures will be taken during your passport renewal appointment.
See more below the steps on how to renew your Philippine passport and how to get that Philippine e-passport.
Step 1: make an appointment with the nearest DFA in your area. What you need to do is CALL the nearest Department of Foreign Affairs in your area. Have your old passport ready since they might ask you for your passport number. Tell them that you want to renew your passport. They will then advise you with your appointment date (usually a week later or even more) and REFERENCE CODE. Jot this reference code down.
MORE TIPS ON HOW TO APPLY FOR A PHILIPPINE E-PASSPORT AFTER THE JUMP!
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