My Neuro-political lobe and the SONA-ta
At about 2 minutes past 4pm, all the channels of the local television were at a unified "not-so-regular" programming. They were awaringly broadcasting the 6th SONA of the president, and if i were not mistaken, this is her 6th reportage to the state.Wow. Tough staying power. 6 years has already passed and she's still the occupant of the highest position in the land.The beleaguered president, after her 62-minute speech, which was thunderously applauded 167 times, on my count, and have had received 5 standing ovations was probably one of the sweetest and most beautiful of the orations she has delivered. Yes, I have been witness to 6 years of SONA-tas she has sang in front of her allies, sans her critics. From the change of color of her royal attire, from a cory-yellow, green touch of nature, then some Virgin Mary inspired color blue she wore last year, down to the recent's screaming color of red.At dahil colorblind ako sa blue at red variants, they were saying that it was a fuschia red. All I know was that it was a red, a glowing red, that is, that was screaming at me. It may have been so as to let the public know how triumphant she has been in her grip. Back to the speech,very well said, madam.Not only on the basis of such tumultuous amount of claps, but on the content as well. I could have thought by then how lopsided deposed ERAP's speech was then, which had about 20 or so claps. Wawa naman.
The country's CEO spoke of ambitious infrastructure-inspired projects. All 92 of them, subdivided into railways, roads, airports, RORO systems, etc. At an approximation, these totalled a tittilating P297++ billion pesosesoses. a gargantuan amount, and probably one of the country's biggest overhaul in entire history. Not to mention the creation of 5 mega regions, which were so damned technical, I can only remember quadrangles and beltways and cyber ewans.gulaykopo. But it paints a very rosy picture of how the country can get highly competitive in the global community. Almost changing the entire landscape of the country is one helluvan idea.Galing. wa ako ma-say.
The speech also veered away from those political sensibilities. Except for charter-change, of which i am favored, she highlighted the economy then and now and tomorrow. The 5 mega chum buckets she was parading were at a sense to ready the country to its federalhood, apart from the existing 16 regions na ang dami dami na hndi ko maalala ang lahat ng pangalan nila.The regions were grouped according to geopgraphy, economic contributions and resources, and of competitiveness. Just like the visayan group, which was the tourism center.
Hay nako, this is all becoming so boring na. To cut everything short, with the aid of a powerpoint presentation which I think was the first of its kind in the Philippine congress, it was good showwing of a leader of how she visions the country by the time she relinquishes her power, if ever, 3 years and 11 months from now. I just hope she would have accomplished even half of that. An impact of spurred growth is what it would create if that happens.
Until then, I'd be watching and reading the business sections of the broadsheets. Pero for now, she has earned my vote. Kaya yan. Viva el presidente!!
posted by Randyh @ Friday, August 04, 2006
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