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PGMA's SONA 2008

PGMA’s SONA (State Of the Nation Address) will be this coming Monday, July 28, 2008.

The President’s Ten-Point Agenda are as follows:

1. The creation of six million jobs in six years via more opportunities given to entrepreneurs, tripling of the amount of loans for lending to small and medium enterprises, and the development of one to two million hectares of land for agricultural business;

2. The construction of new buildings, classrooms, provision of desks and chairs and books for students and scholarships to poor families;

3. The balancing of the budget;

4. The “decentralization” of progress around the nation through the use of transportation networks like the roll-on, roll-off and the digital infrastructure;

5. The provision of electricity and water supply to barangays nationwide;

6. The decongestion of Metro Manila by forming new cores of government and housing centers in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao;

7. The development of Clark and Subic as the best international service and logistic centers in the region;

8. The automation of the electoral process;

9. A just end to the peace process; and

10. A fair closure to the divisiveness among the Edsa 1, 2 and 3 forces.

Arroyo Gets The Lowest SWS Rating

President Arroyo receives the lowest rating of -38% in recent SWS survey. The Arroyo administration had a lowest rating of -33% in 2005.

The June 27-30 survey results added that only 22 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the President’s overall performance against 60 percent who said they were not.

A lowest rating could be attributed to rising prices of basic goods, rice, electricity, gasoline and other basic commodities. Of course, the first affected of crisis are the less fortunate Filipinos. Read more…

Romulo Neri As SSS President

Please watch the video provided by GMA7 regarding appointment of Commission on Higher Education Chairman Romulo Neri as the new SSS President. The ZTE-NBN controversy is not yet finish and yet he still receives appointment from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Is it a reward or privilege for his loyalty to PGMA?

On the contrary, I watched in the news that SSS President Corazon dela Paz came back from a conference in Malaysia where she heard that Romulo Neri will be taking her position as the Social Security System President. She resigned effective end of this month for her worsening spine condition, she has scoliosis.

I’m sure CHED Secretary Romulo Neri is capable of running SSS. But the ZTE-NBN controversy is still on-going and I agree with Senator Madrigal that he should not be appointed to any position in the government because of credibility.

On the other hand, I found these youtube videos.

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Typhoon Frank Hits Metro Manila

As of this writing, typhoon Frank (international codename: Fengshen) was lowered to storm signal no. 2 in Metro Manila (where I live) same with provinces such as Bulacan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Ifugao, Aurora, Rizal and Laguna. It was signal no. 3 this morning. There will be no classes for all levels tomorrow.

Power was out in my area at 5 am this morning until 2pm. Good thing that I always have emergency kits ready for this situations. Wake up call? Nah, maybe for other people but not for me. I have candles, batteries, flashlight, AM/FM radio, emergency lights among other things in my house. I learned this from my Tatay who was always been ready for possibilities.

Speaking of radio, since there was no electricity, I monitored the news update at DZMM Radio Patrol. I heard of MV Princess of the Staras owned by Sulpicio Lines that was found this morning at Sibuyan Island in Romblon province after reportedly lost and nowhere to be found yesterday. The said vessel with estimated 700 passengers and crew was bound for Cebu. I also heard President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo confirming to Coast Guards if they released warning to the coming storm yesterday. This is another maritime tragedy just like what happened at MV Dona Paz and MV Dona Marilyn in the past. Lets pray for more survivors.

I also heard of floods, evacuation areas, homeless filipinos, brownout, local politician reporting their current situations, Mount Pinatubo preparations. Whew! There were many things to be done for typhoons, my emergency kits is so simple to be kept at home but monitoring the situations outside always matter to me.

DJ Montano To Sue Brian Gorrel

Finally, Delfin DJ Montano interviewed for the first time by Korina Sanchez in TV Patrol regarding Brian Gorrel accusations against him. DJ MOntano together with his family and lawyer denied the accusations, they will file charges against Brian in Philippines and Australia. See the video below.

Its been a month since Brian started blogging regarding DJ Montano controversy, I guess, if Brian Gorrel didn’t do it, DJ Montano will not came out in the open. It isn’t right judging that quick, lets wait what would happen with the libel case when we hear both sides the legal way.
Words to ponder: Hey, pay up!