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SONA 2013
1. University of San Carlos
School of Law and Governance
Department of Political Science
2.
3. The State of the Nation Address (SONA)
as a Constitutional Mandate
Informing Power of the President:
Article VII, Sec. 23
Communication & Information in Nation-Building;
Full Public Disclosure Policy; Transparency
4. Delivered every last Monday of July to the
Congress in a joint session
The SONA delivered last July 22, 2013 is the 4th
address of the President
5. Half of PNoy’s term as President
has already lapsed (2010-2013; 2013-2016)
The SONA delivered last July 22, 2013 is the
4th address of the President
The Social Contract to the Filipino People;
Matuwid na Daan:
“Walang korupt, walang mahirap.”
6. The Philippines and its economic performance
The Philippines and its international relations
The Philippines and territorial disputes
7.
8. Of the 503,521 people who graduated from the
programs of TESDA and DOLE, 6 out of 10 have
found jobs;
70.9 percent of the graduates found
employment in TESDA’s Information Technology-
Business Processing Operations program, up from
28.5 percent from 2006 to 2008.
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9. Almost 4 million household-beneficiaries of the conditional
cash transfer program
Families with children up to 18 years old will be included in the
program
Calls for reforms in the Social Security Service (SSS) pension
scheme to address shortage of funds
PhilHealth coverage jumped from 62% of Filipinos in 2010 to
81%
Expanded Z benefit package to cover other conditions and
diseases
Allotted P33 billion for the modernization of 4,518 hospitals, rural
health units and health stations in the country
SOCIAL WELFARE
10. EDUCATION
Erased backlogs in chairs, in textbooks, and about
to address shortage in classrooms.
AGRARIAN REFORM
The Department of Agrarian Reform has completed the list
of beneficiaries of Hacienda Luisita; turnover of lots will start
on September.
All notices of coverage under the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program will have been served by 2014.
11. Agricultural sector grew 3.3 percent, triple that of 2012
Rice self-sufficiency on-target. The maximum to be
imported would be the minimum access volume of
350,000 metric tons, including the 187,000 metric tons
of buffer stock
Tap the potentials of coconut industry by
intercropping; 434 sites targeted in 2013 for coconut
intercropping
Cites the cold storage facility in Bataraza, Palawan
province
Ongoing construction of ports, roads and other
infrastructure to benefit the fishing industry
AGRICULTURE/FISH
12. Multi-hazard mapping complete for 28 most vulnerable sites;
Greater Metro Manila area to be completed in 2014
525 automated water-level monitoring stations and rain
gauges set up under Project NOAH
Cooperating with LGUs to relocate informal settlers
Allocation of P6.2 billion to address flooding in Metro Manila
(Construction of the Blumentritt Interceptor Catchment area)
9,377 houses for “Sendong” victims; 4,374 additional houses
underway; 53,106 houses for “Pablo” victims; 17,609
additional houses underway
19,400 families to be relocated from Metro Manila waterways
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to file cases against owners of
structures who have closed or obstructed waterways
DISASTER-PREPAREDNESS
13. Distribution of firearms and weapons to meet the goal
of one pistol-to-one police ratio
491,929 licenses verified under Oplan Katok
Private armies down by 63 percent; election-related
violence down to 77 cases
Peaceful elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao
Accountability for the deaths of Ozamiz Gang
members
Agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on
the issue of wealth sharing between the Philippine
government and a Bangsamoro autonomous entity
Reiterated the government’s commitment to uphold
agreement.
PEACE & ORDER SITUATION
14. BENEFITS OF MEN IN UNIFORM
21,800 housing projects for policemen completed in 2012;
this year’s target of 31,200 houses to be completed next
month
Calls on the Government Service Insurance System to assist
in addressing the pension and benefits problems of police
and soldiers
PROCUREMENT
The Department of Science and Technology to assist in
purchase of big ticket items
15. Amend Cabotage Law
Enact Fiscal Incentives Rationalization Bill
Focus on Land Administration Reform Bill
Review of PD 1638 and RA 8551 to ensure pensions of
PNP and AFP personnel are timely and balanced
Passage of Bangsamoro Basic Law before end of 2014
Review of Marcos-issued decrees PD No. 1113 and PD
No. 1894
Review of Civil Service Code and PD No. 1
P2.268-trillion national budget
LEGISLATIVE
16. Ternate-Nasugbu Road
Aluling Bridge in Ilocos Sur
Laguindingan Airport
Inauguration of the Advanced Device and Materials
Testing Laboratory to support the semi-conductor
industry
Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project II to benefit 24,000
farmers
PPP airports: Laguindingan; Tacloban; Bicol
International; New Bohol; Mactan; Puerto Princesa
NAIA rehabilitation underway
Integrated Transport System Terminals in
Parañaque, Muntinlupa, Quezon City
NLEx-SLEx Connector Road project
INFRASTRUCTURE
17. Earned titles such as Best Tourist
Destination, Most Romantic Destination, Best
Diving Site, Palawan as Best Island in various
travel magazines
4.3 million tourists in 2012; targets 56.1 million
domestic travel in 2016
Tourism brought in 3.8 million jobs in 2012
Lifting of Philippine Airlines ban from flying to
Europe
TOURISM
18. TURNAROUND STORIES OF
GOCCs
Local Water Utilities Administration’s P870 million in net
profit in 2012
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System posted P2
billion in profit in 2012 from a P34-million net loss in 2010
GOOD GOVERNANCE & SAVINGS
P18.4-billion savings by the DPWH
P2.9-billion savings in textbook purchase
19. Former leadership of TESDA now being held
accountable for overpriced purchases during the term
of Augusto Syjuco Jr.
Indicted former officials of PAGCOR who are accused
of embezzling P26.7 million to produce a movie and
spending P186 million to finance a party-list group
Former leaders of PNP being made to answer
allegations regarding P131.6 million wasted on
defective rubber boats and P105 million spent on
anomalous purchase of secondhand helicopters
GOOD GOVERNANCE & JUSTICE