SONA 2014: The Last of PNoy?

Unless President Benigno S. Aquino 3rd just wanted to gain public sympathy to improve his sagging public support, then his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday sounded like it would be his last. Toward the end of his speech, PNoy uttered words that, as some columnists have commented, “sounded like a valedictory” even if it was only his penultimate SONA with the last one left for 2015.

The column of Mr. Ramon “Mon” Tulfo in the Philippine Daily Inquirer last Thursday. 30 July 2014, entitled “The President’s Ominous Sona,” shared his perception and insights on the subject. Mr. Tulfo observed that President Aquino “diverted from his prepared speech and did some ad lib.” The veteran journalist printed “notable excerpts in the Sona which the President delivered extemporaneously” in his article.