State of the Nation Address ( SONA)

Earlier this afternoon the Pres. Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo will deliver her ninth and probably the last State of the Nation Address for the people of the Republic of the Philippines. As I watched it on the delayed telecast (because of different time here in Dubai).

The SONA is one of the biggest and awaited political events for the politicians and concern citizen of the nation. In this event the chief of staff of the Philippines state her plans, vision and accomplishment. Some politicians preparing for this event shown in their nationalism and expensive dress as a fashion.

The event was held in Session Hall, Batasan Pambansa Complex Batasan Hill Quezon City Philippines. The SONA of the president started with the prayer offer to former president Ms.Corazon Aquino.

The president strongly declare the nation that she will never ever declare Martial Law. She also told the public that she will not step down the presidency until 2010 election is done. She reply on her critics and some political issue throw to her administration.

The president elaborate all the accomplishment under her administration such as education, health, infrastructure, jobs and a strong economic status of the country despite of the global recession. Is this really happen? Why lots of Filipino still in the poverty? How about the corruption of her cabinet member and relatives?

She also inform the public of what to expect under her leadership for the next year. I have no question or objection with this just hoping that it will happen not just a promise.

Being the president of the country, it is not easy to face all the pressure and criticism. The expectation of her administration and the economics situation is also not easy to solved. Leadership need support from her subordinate and what ever the failure of her cabinets is also a failure for her.

I'm not a pro or anti administration but I am a concern Filipino citizen. I just trying to be fair, that it is not the leader who succeed but the followers and supporter. We criticized the president, it OK because we are in the democratic country but do we also do something to help the country? Or we just like to criticized?

For complete story of her SONA, click here.

EDSA People Power

EDSA was fill of Filipino during People Power

Religious people,offering prayer and peace to the soldier during EDSA 1

Filipino expressing their victory

One of the biggest history happen in the Philippines that out bust the dictatorship of Marcos was happen in 1986. The Filipinos make a world history by showing the world the Filipinos can be united and willing to give their life for the native land.

The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of nonviolent and prayerful mass street demonstrations in the Philippines that occurred in 1986. It is sometimes referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during the arrival of Ninoy Aquino.These protests were the culmination of a long resistance by the people against the 20-year running authoritarian regime of then president Ferdinand Marcos and made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised the world". The majority of the demonstrations took place at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, known more commonly by its acronym EDSA, in Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila and involved over 200,000 Filipino civilians as well as several political, military, and religious figures, such as Jaime Cardinal Sin. The protests, fueled by a resistance and opposition of years of corrupt governance by Marcos, occurred from February 22 to 25 in 1986, when Marcos fled Malacañang Palace to the United States and conceded to Corazon Aquino as President of the Philippines.

Now a days the EDSA became a place for people power to express their protest to the Government. People power 1 and People power 2 became succesfully outbust the president of the Philippines.

This event was simply show us the we Filipino people can be better if only united. Set aside our conflict and have the common goal for the country.

Filipino we can do it!!!!!!