Ben D. Kritz
Ben D. Kritz

If the State of the Nation Address (SONA) was treated as it ought to be—as an address to accompany the annual report of a very large corporation—it would have two basic and equally important parts: A summary of the enterprise’s accomplishments and performance over the past year; and a clear description of objectives for the coming year. The traditional approach to the SONA, however, is anything but businesslike; true to form, President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s fourth SONA this past Monday was long on self-congratulations, excuses and blame for things that are not working out well, and feel-good stories (presented this year in video form) from inspiring regular folks.

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