PNOY's SONA- A Reaction

State of the Nation Address
Benign S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
There was never an instant that I grew excited upon knowing that the state of the nation address of a certain president is about to come. For as long as I have observed, the former presidents were not steadfast on their ideologies, along with the reason that their speeches were packed with vows aiming to cure the problems of this country that were already existent , did not cease to exist, and even worsening since time in memorial. And if I were a poet, I would have coined these words “Their vows were as sweet as honey yet as bitter as wormwood when they’re inside my tummy”.
It surprised me a lot that President Aquino somehow shed light. I don’t know whether this was the effect of his propagandas during the campaign period or maybe I do have trust in him since he has this aura that captured millions of Filipino people and his moral standards that were far better than his adversaries in politics.
Regarding on his SONA last July 26, 2010 at Batasang Pambansa Complex, I was glad for him that he was able to immediately identify what problems the country is facing that were inherited from the previous administration. It is also good to hear that he quickly denounced the anomalies that were pointed out to the preceding government officials. He even raised the morale of the people upon citing his pursuit of incarcerating those who will be found guilty of committing the crimes of graft and corruption by establishing the Truth Commission.
However, what captured me most was when he tackled the problems of peace in Mindanao. Being an inhabitant in this fought island, I am not with his plans of negotiating to the rebels by just commencing peace talks with them. For why should we trust those who were against us, why should we land our hands when in return they raise their guns, and why should we keep on negotiating knowing the fact that after a series of negotiations, they had shown how ineffective they were when it comes to agreements? If I were Noynoy, I would focus on educating the people and let them know what really the problem of this disintegrated land is. And I would only open my doors of neighbors when they surrender their arms for what well, war has to offer and what bad, peace will bring.
However high my enthusiasm for the new president will soar, it would suddenly plummet because I fear that the aftermath of his SONA, or even his government might leave this country still on its knees. What I want for Noynoy is we would keep his optimism for the nation and the nation’s people.