The 2009 State of the Nation Address in three brief sentences

The EQualizer on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 8:23 pm 



Mrs.Arroyo:Learn From Cory Aquino’s LAST SONA!

http://mav-equalizer.blogspot.com/2009/07/mrsarroyolearn-from-cory-aquinos-last.html

FS09 on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 9:41 pm 



Nice, pussyfot. whrere’s the vid?

UP n grad on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 11:54 pm 



Kinda makes sense.

1. Don’t count me out. I’m still president; don’t ignore me.

2. Cha-Cha is a go. Economic progress requires changes in the constitution. We’ll push.

3. we will mobilize vs.certain presidential candidates. A number of presidentiables are boneheads. We’ll work — country can’t risk any of them getting plurality.

Carl on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 12:43 am 



Pussyfoot. It goes well with a pussy whipped opposition.

taxj on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 2:02 am 



Pussyfoot, my ass! It’s the opposition that’s deaf, dumb and blind. They couldn’t hear a stampeding herd of elephant even if their lives depended on it. The Melo Commission Report is as thunderous a warning as anybody could get. Yet, nobody raised hell when Gloria named her reliable whitewasher COMELEC Chairman.

manuelbuencamino on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 3:15 am 



You forgot one other thing

4. Pagpag can be turned into a savory dish. (Read UP n grad’s comment)

supremo on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 3:51 am 



2 things that I noticed so far.

1) She was vague on the debt numbers. She used percentage instead of real numbers. The total debt must have risen.
2) She talked about a lot about helping OFWs. Does she know that it takes 6 weeks to renew a Philippine passport from overseas?

d0d0ng on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 5:58 am 



Her boob job is more interesting than her SONA address. Haha.

J_ag on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 7:36 am 



It is not surprising that GMA used the almost total functional illiteracy in the use of economic accounting of the vast majority of the people she was addressing. Like the crooked card dealer that she truly is.

First she says that her record stands as the President with longest streak of sustained “real” (constant after deducting inflation) GDP growth in the country. The she switches off the the nominal (current) per capital income in dollars.

The government agencies themselves have confirmed that poverty has increased during her watch. Even the main headline inflation rate is skewed in favor of a small representative portion of the economy while the vast majority have seen their real incomes deteriorate faster. Simply take the prices of food and energy from 2001 till today and that comprises from 60-90% of incomes. The higher incomes groups would be less affected by the increases in food and energy.

She put forth a delusional picture of what the economy is and many people fell for it.

The numbers are all there beneath the very effective cosmetic surgery employed by this very clever government.

taxj on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 8:00 am 



On term extension: It’s her desire, though unspoken before the SONA. Huli sa bibig! Need she say more? Two anarchic scenarios a Gloria extension will try to ride on: a ConAss rammed on our throats and/or failed elections. The later should include the probability of a questioned result, as in Iran. It could be her way out, or her end. Take you pick.

J_ag on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 9:24 am 



Measuring economic performance strictly in monetary aggregates is qualitative in the truest sense. Currency after all is only a derivative of value.

The quantitative benchmark is integral societal development. Did her government add or subtract from that?

The total foreign obligations that are to be drawn from the domestic economy is at an all time high primarily supported by OFW earnings.

It is a sad and tragic fact that one cannot have a first world government supported by a third world economy subsidized by foreign savings.

The economic model then survives on a narrow, shallow and hollow track. The government stats support this as family incomes have dropped during her watch. Poverty has grown.

The EQualizer on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 10:28 am 



Talking To The Little Woman In The Mirror?

“Those who live in glass houses should cast no stones. Those who should be in jail should not threaten it.We can read their frustrations. They had the chance to serve this good country and they blew it by serving themselves.”Mrs.Arroyo

john marzan on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 10:57 am 



so her speechwriter inserted that “pussyfoot” word in there. si teddy locsin?

siyetehan on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 10:58 am 



i give credit to whoever helped conceptualize the speech-well written and provided “some humor” and “entertainment” to us all.

the essence of which, is another story.

mlq3 on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 12:06 pm 



both TLL and the President belong to the generation that could’ve picked up “pussyfoot” as an expression from their parents, in whose generation the word was still current.

Pepe Alas on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 12:11 pm 



That is, if Arroyo was the one who chose to use that word. Or perhaps one of those creative geniuses who writes for her.

One Angry SONA « FILIPINO SCRIBBLES on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 1:56 pm 

[...] It is widely known that Arroyo has been at odds against Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas over the issue of cheaper medicines. Whatever their disagreement over the said issue, they certainly didn’t jive because last December, an angry Mar Roxas unleashed perhaps the most unparliamentary remark –a foul language at that– ever heard in the history of the Philippine Senate as a negative reaction towards Arroyo’s stance on cheaper medicines. And so on her SONA, Arroyo retaliated quite hilariously with a funny-sounding Brit verb that is rare… [...]

siyetehan on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 2:01 pm 



there is another “friend” in the bicol region who might have helped constitute the speech.

Phil Cruz on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 2:40 pm 



Preposterous SONA only she could deliver with such aplomb. Such air of arrogance while delivering a litany of untruths, spins and under-achievements. She has perfected the art to the nth degree.

And she has the gall to tout the increasing number of OFW deployment as an “achievement”. And deftly dodging the real reason for this increasing exodus during her term.

At the end of her speech, did I note a rather long wait for the expected applause to come?

Igme on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 3:21 pm 



Labor export (OFWs) is not really a good thing society wise…

Phil Cruz on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 3:56 pm 



You wanna bring down unemployment, hunger and poverty levels? Simple. Just change the definition of each. Like this administration does.

Number-crunching, Lying and Arroyo’s SONA | Filipino Voices on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 4:05 pm 

[...] herself in power, Mon Casiple points out that Arroyo is not likely to leave the political scene. Manolo Quezon summed in three brief sentences the President’s core [...]

Phil Cruz on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 4:12 pm 



The woman is manhid already. She is incapable of feeling embarrassment or remorse. Anyway, we already know that 70% of the population have decided they don’t want her around next year.

So the point of opposition attack now should be her pillars in Congress, Executive branch, etc. Those who implement her bidding. Those who have skeletons in their closets. They are more vulnerable.

The problem is the opposition is getting beaten to the draw. Gloria’s strategists are slowly and gradually implementing their grand design of demolishing the opposition one by one and the opposition don’t seem to realize it.

They’re wasting time demolishing Gloria. She’s already long been demolished.

Carl on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 6:03 pm 



“Labor export (OFWs) is not really a good thing society wise…”

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Couldn’t agree more. Unfortunately, no administration has improved on this. This economic strategy was initiated by Ferdinand Marcos and Blas Ople and, like drug addicts, we have become increasingly dependent on this.

By the way, the foul-mouthed one was doing his ridiculous, phoney best by lending his aristocratic presence to leftist groups rallying outside.

taxj on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 6:48 pm 



J_ag,

Not to worry. No explanation is necessary. We see her for what she is. Clothed in lies, no matter how intricately interwoven and interlaced she remain naked from the top of her head to the tip of her toes. Ugh. No wonder, many of us could not bear the sight.

neo on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 7:41 pm 



Gloria Arroyo would have been long gone if the Opposition were not inept. Now she’s mocking them and they deserve it. But that doesn’t make her less evil or less guilty.

UP n grad on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 8:37 pm 



Three hundred some days and GMA leaves Malacanang.

Question number 1 — who replaces her?

Question number 2 — what’s next for Pinas economy and will only GOOD get introduced into the next Pinas constitution?

Phil Cruz on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 10:13 pm 



US Ambassador Christie Kenney said she had heard President Arroyo deliver her SONAs in the past, but singled out the one delivered yesterday as “particularly significant.”

Is that significantly good or significantly bad?

Ooh… these diplomats.

SoP on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 12:22 am 



“The woman is manhid already. She is incapable of feeling embarrassment or remorse.”

It gets worse. She lies about the elections, the state of the economy, the state of the nation, but won’t spare us the gruesome details of her groin bumps, rotting breast implants, and unwanted hair in her pits and vajayjay.

d0d0ng on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 12:31 am 



Phil Cruz on, “US Ambassador Christie Kenney said she had heard President Arroyo deliver her SONAs in the past, but singled out the one delivered yesterday as “particularly significant.”

Yes, that is significant as far as American interest is concerned.

The American issue is election. In Arroyo’s SONA, there will be election next year. And that is enough for the Americans.

Carl on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 3:24 am 



“Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings” – William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene II .

Bert on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 8:47 am 



“They’re wasting time demolishing Gloria. She’s already long been demolished.”-Phil Cruz

She and her husband Mike, they demolished themselves, heheh.

Norman Sison on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 11:15 am 



Hello to all. One thing that I can thank Macacapal-Arroyo for is prompting the experts to surface with hard economic data, that I can now use to get a clear picture of the nation’s situation for my own little reform advocacy (www.lanuevaligafilipina.wordpress.com).

One more thing, if you think Arroyo is going away next year, compare President Aquino’s 1991 Address with the toddler’s:

From Cory:

“Yes, I could have done all those things that win wide acclaim, exiting as grandly as any president could wish. But while my power as president ends in 1992, my responsibility as a Filipino for the well-being of my country goes beyond it to my grave. A great part of that responsibility is to do the best I can today, according to my best lights, while I have the power to do it…

“On June 30, 1992, the traditional ceremony of political succession will unfold at the Luneta. The last time it was done that way was in 1965. I shall be there with you to proudly witness the event. This is the glory of democracy, that its most solemn moment should be the peaceful transfer of power.Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat at paalam.”

And what’s her name’s:

“At the end of this speech I shall step down from this stage, but not from the Presidency. My term does not end until next year. Until then, I will fight for the ordinary Filipino. The nation comes first. There is much to do as head of state—to the very last day…

“I never expressed the desire to extend myself beyond my term. Many of those who accuse me of it tried to cling like nails to their posts.”

Philippines: Reactions to the 9th State of the Nation Address :: Elites TV on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 1:59 pm 

[...] sums the SONA in 3 brief sentences: 1. Don’t count me out. 2. Cha-Cha is a go. 3. we will mobilize vs.certain presidential [...]

alon16 on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 4:55 pm 



SONA of a bitch! Cow pies all over the place! 8 years of BS, that’s why malacanang is producing all kinds of weird stuff. And why the hell she waits for applause? Pathetic.

The EQualizer on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 5:09 pm 



Gloria Arroyo’s Visit To Barack Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HevPegwax58

Danilo on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 5:59 pm 



I. She can still pull dirty tricks, and will.
II. Hence the Chacha.
III.If Erap runs, but certainly the others are fair game to her.

All are within the realm of the possibilities.

Mrs. Pidal is still here though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKmySdCD77Y&feature=related

which explains Monday.

Everyone stay frosty, stay alert, be vigilant.

SoP on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 6:00 pm 



As the nation’s top cheerleader I really couldn’t blame the prez for distorting the numbers to paint a favorable view of the economy. She, or any president, has to be always optimistic.

The last time a president gave an overly pessimistic assessment of the economy during a SONA, the Phisix tanked. It was Erap and his “the government is bankrupt” SONA.

Marco V on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 8:07 pm 



Norman: ano ba naman, talagang susunod si GMA sa Konstitusyon at iba na ang presidente pagdating nang Hulyo2010. Siguro, mag reretire si GMA sa Spain.

And sa akin, Bayani Fernando is the next president that will be makakatulong sa kaunlaran ng bayan. Inhinyero pa at hindi namumulitiko sa pag-paayos ng sidewalk vendors.

UP n grad on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 9:25 pm 



Food-for-thought, even if you believe that GMA was obfuscating and dreaming when she cited the statistics that she cited.

If the issues represented by the statistics are important to you — unemployment, jobs-created, GDP / GNP / gini
— war-versus-MOA/ad or something in the middle for Mindanao
— roads/highways/Roll-on/Roll-off, train service, airports
— call-centers/BPO’s versus job-shops/industrialization
— putting a tax on Pinoys income generated overseas (to include OFW wages as well as GMA/Ping Lacson gains from real estate)
— electricity-accessibility and electricity-rates
— safe drinking water, water-rates
— providing a naval base in Mindanao to USA or China

An action becomes to look at the next Malacanang-resident along these metrics. What do they promise? How do they promise to do what they promise?

An analysis on President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) | PINOYWORLD Philippines | Pinoy Blogger's Official Blog on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 10:28 pm 

[...] herself in power, Mon Casiple points out that Arroyo is not likely to leave the political scene. Manolo Quezon summed in three brief sentences the President’s core [...]

Carl on Thu, 30th Jul 2009 2:28 am 



It was a tumultuous 8 years, and it will be good to get over that hump.

While GMA may have embellished her accomplishments, there is no doubt that it was much, much better than during Erap’s time. The Philippine peso has been stable, the stock market has been thriving (without the brazen manipulation that Erap and cronies engaged in, a la BW), the property market is flourishing and the OFW’s continue to remit loads and loads of hard currency back home.

Of course, if Erap continues to threaten to come back, that would only backfire on everyone because it only gives GMA reason to stick around.

d0d0ng on Thu, 30th Jul 2009 4:58 am 



http://houseonahill.net/her-9th-and-last-sona/#comment-39791

Let us start with facts from Philippine Bureau of Treasury. It is public record and the statistics are accessible. The national government debt doubled from 2.1 (in 2000) to 4.2 (in 2008) trillion pesos. It is a scary picture when you imagine yourself running a household and paying monthly your mortgage loan.

According to Reuters and Forbes, the government debt will reach 4.7 trillion pesos in 2010 from the 2009 programmed 4.489 trillion pesos level.

What is not told and conspicuously missing from the SONA is that the President relied heavily on both domestic and foreign borrowings to finance its increasing budget deficit. Deficit is when the government is spending more than what it can collect from taxes. The deficit is expected to widen to a record 250 billion pesos this year (2009).In addition to government spending, the government has to get additional loans to pay increasing maturing loans (burning fresh money right away) per Department of Finance.

taxj on Thu, 30th Jul 2009 5:27 am 



“I did not become President to be popular.” 2008 SONA.

Yeah? What is it then? To be despised and condemned? If it’s any consolation, I think you’re doing rather well. Too well, in fact.

"Updates 7.30.2009" on Deantastic! on Thu, 30th Jul 2009 7:06 am 

[...] it’s safe to assume it contained nothing of substance. Distinguished pundit Manolo Quezon summed up the SONA in three short and bitter sentences: “Don’t count me out.”, “Cha-Cha is a [...]

ramrod on Thu, 30th Jul 2009 9:07 am 



Kinda makes sense.

1. Don’t count me out. I’m still president; don’t ignore me.

2. Cha-Cha is a go. Economic progress requires changes in the constitution. We’ll push.

3. we will mobilize vs.certain presidential candidates. A number of presidentiables are boneheads. We’ll work — country can’t risk any of them getting plurality.
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Now this one I like! In the absence of any official reports re Philippine situation, I am forced to use SONA figures. Now what can the opposition do about this? She has something to show but they don’t, other than so much noise and display of disunity and hidden agendas…
Hopefully the people will see through all this and decide wisely…

Victor Buenconsejo on Fri, 31st Jul 2009 4:03 pm 



President Arroyo should be consistent of what she is saying. Huwag niyang papabayaan ang bansa. Kitang-kita sa SONA ni PGMA na hindi siya sigurado sa mga sinasabi niya. It is better that she should come down the position on 2010. Huwag na siyang tumakbo pa bilang presidente ng Pilipinas.

jeriko on Sat, 1st Aug 2009 8:06 am 



really, pussyfoot’s colloquial? haha! wat the heck. she’s not consulted her dictionary back? haha!

jeriko on Sat, 1st Aug 2009 8:09 am 



no, i mean obsolete…. haha!
colloquial – informal
obsolete – not used anymore

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