“Wang-wang Sona: too much noise, too little substance” – KMU
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Aquino’s Sona: All for show, no substance – Bayan
Aquino’s Sona: All for show, no substance – Bayan
By MARYA SALAMAT
There were many important things to the Filipino people that were missing in Aquino’s Sona, most speakers in the Sona rally said.
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“Wang-wang Sona: too much noise, too little substance” – KMU
Sona 2011 has little to report, less to look forward to – Ibon
Progressive groups gear up for Sona protest action
Progressive groups gear up for Sona protest action
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
"Aquino should prioritize the needs of the majority of the people and not the interest of the big corporations, foreign investors and the imperialist countries like the US." – Piya Malayao spokesperson of Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Kamp).
Protests set for Aquino’s Sona; Bayan urges QC govt to grant rally permit
Protests set for Aquino’s Sona; Bayan urges QC govt to grant rally permit
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“We will hold rallies to demand jobs, wages, land reform, human rights and national sovereignty. The rallies directed against the Sona aim to highlight various people’s issues that the incumbent administration must address." – Bayan
With More Privatization, Aquino Uses Same Old Policies by Predecessors
With More Privatization, Aquino Uses Same Old Policies by Predecessors
By ARNOLD PADILLA
Aquino’s promotion of PPPs and privatization in his SONA has further reinforced the view that his administration is incapable of introducing new policies that will reverse the old pro-business, pro-market neoliberal policies of the past administrations, including the Arroyo administration.
In First Sona, Aquino Promises Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos
In First Sona, Aquino Promises Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos
By BULATLAT STAFF
No mention of land reform, no promise of any wage hike, no hint that the budget for education and basic social services will be increased, no reference to the reality that debt servicing eats into the national budget more than the corruption at the MWSS or Napocor or NFA, and no acknowledgment of the fact that the cease-fire precondition for the resumption of the peace talks with the Communists is the same precondition that bogged down previous negotiations.
Related Items • Sidebar: Ordinary Filipinos to Noynoy: We Expect Jobs, Decent Income, Housing • Bulatlat's live coverage page of the Sona • Twitter updates • Photos • Webcasts: Reaction by Ibon Foundation | Human rights under Aquino | Condition of workers | Peasant Situation | Sovereignty issues facing Noynoy • Livestreaming of "People's SONA"
SONA 2010: Sovereignty Issues Facing Noynoy
SONA 2010: Sovereignty Issues Facing Noynoy
Giovanni Tapang, chairman of the group Agham, talks about sovereignty issues and how President Noynoy Aquino should deal with them. This discussion is partof Bulatlat.com and Kodao Productions' coverage of Aquino's first State of the Nation Address.
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