Economy is centerpiece of Aquino’s 5th SONA

MALACAñANG on Sunday gave a sneak preview of President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he will deliver before Congress in July, anchored on the country’s economic gains for the past four years since he assumed office.

According to Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., the President will report, among other feats, on the “gradual transformation of our country from an economic laggard to one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.”