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In Focus: SONA ng Bayan 2011

By Jon Benedik Bunquin
Thousands marched toward Batasang Pambansa to deliver their assessment of the Aquino administration in a People’s SONA led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) on 25 July 2011.
Artists and different organizations created a giant rotten egg inspired by the “penoy”, reflecting Aquino’s performance during his first year of presidency. The egg is [...]

SONA 2010 Full Transcript

“To our friends in media, I trust that you will take up the cudgels to police your own ranks. May you give new meaning to the principles of your vocation: to provide clarity to pressing issues; to be fair and truthful in your reporting, and to raise the level of public discourse.”

Backgrounder: State of the Nation Address

July 26, 2010 marks the first State of the Nation Address of President Benigno S. Aquino III. He will be addressing the Fifteenth Congress as it embarks on its First Regular Session.

CMC orgs, student council bare Aquino media agenda

“We shall watch along with the rest of the Filipino people if he (Aquino) is really embodying the ‘democracy’ he claims to represent. Or else, it is that democracy that will throw him out of (his) seat.”