President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III: My 5th State
of the Nation Address
When you're a president, delivering a "State of the Nation Address," also abbreviated as SONA, is troublesome. The SONA is delivered every year and talks about the status of the country. Did you know that there have been already 76 SONAs delivered? Yes. Last July 28, 2014, was President Benigno Aquino III delivered an emotional State of the Nation Address. As expected, there were still people who disagreed the President's SONA. But, as of for me, Ill give a thumbs up for President Aquino II. It's not because I was pitied, but because his SONA inspired me as a Filipino.
For me, the SONA of President Aquino III woke me up. From there, I saw an image. An eternally life- changing image. I saw a paper burning. The paper represents our country while the fire represents the chaos and problems that we are suffering right now. There I saw dreams burned down to ashes. We were once called the "Sick Man of Asia" but now, they're making the road straight again.
The SONA of the President was astounding. It was like there was an alarm clock alarming so loud that it woke up my real me. If i could do my best, maybe I could change our country even just an inch. I'm proud to say that I am a product of this country. After all, everything the President did was no joke but it's not yet complete. So we'll be expecting more actions on Mr. President's moves.
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