State of The Nation Address of PNoy

     President Benigno : "PNoy" Aquino III delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address(SONA) in front of the senators and congressmen in Batasan Complex, Quezon City last July 22, 2014. The SONA of the president started at 4:00 PM and ended at almost 2 hours. The president's striking message that goes this way, "The Filipino is definitely worth fighting for".
     The president started his speech by telling about the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program(DAP) which was declared by the Supreme Court. He discussed about the benefits of the mechanism which helped of almost 220,000 students of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority(TESDA) to the Php 1.6 billion DAP funds.
     The address also enumerated the achievements of his administration over the past years, which includes good economic performance increased budget in infrastructure. He also gave strong worst against the rice holders and corrupt officials at the Bureau of Customs. At the end of his speech, the president praised some religious leaders, local government heads, soldiers and artists who made significant contributions.
     He turned emotional when he reflected on the memory of his parents, the late Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and President Corazon Aquino.