Lawmakers belonging to the so-called Makabayan or progressive bloc in the House of Representatives on Monday attempted to steal the thunder from President Benigno Aquino 3rd as they stormed past security and unfurled protest signs just as he ended his State of the Nation Address (SONA).
The congressmen booed as they flashed placards that read “Serbisyo palpak” (rotten service), “pork barrel king,” “mapang-aping haciendero [oppressive landlord]” and “manhid” [insensitive].
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