SONA 2012: The Transcript of Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III's SONA Speech

 State of the Nation Address

His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
To the Congress of the Philippines

[Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, on July 23, 2012]

Maraming salamat po. Maupo po tayong lahat
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kagawad ng kalipunang diplomatiko; mga kagalang-galang na miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga pinuno ng pamahalaang lokal; mga miyembro ng ating Gabinete; mga unipormadong kasapi ng militar at kapulisan; mga kapwa kong nagseserbisyo sa taumbayan; at siyempre sa akin pong mga boss, magandang hapon po.

Ito po ang aking ikatlong SONA, at parang kailan lang nang nagsimula tayong mangarap. Parang kailan lang nang sabay-sabay tayong nagpasyang tahakin ang tuwid na daan. Parang kailan lang nang sinimulan nating iwaksi ang wang-wang, hindi lamang sa kalsada kundi sa sistemang panlipunan.

Dalawang taon na ang nakalipas mula nang sinabi ninyo, “Sawa na kami sa korupsyon; sawa na kami sa kahirapan.” Oras na upang ibalik ang isang pamahalaang tunay na kakampi ng taumbayan.

Gaya ng marami sa inyo, namulat ako sa panggigipit ng makapangyarihan. Labindalawang-taong gulang po ako nang idineklara ang Batas Militar. Bumaliktad ang aming mundo: Pitong taon at pitong buwang ipiniit ang aking ama; tatlong taong napilitang mangibang-bansa ang aking pamilya; naging saksi ako sa pagdurusa ng marami dahil sa diktadurya. Dito napanday ang aking prinsipyo: Kung may inaagrabyado’t ninanakawan ng karapatan, siya ang kakampihan ko. Kung may abusadong mapang-api, siya ang lalabanan ko. Kung may makita akong mali sa sistema, tungkulin kong itama ito.

Matagal nang tapos ang Batas Militar. Tinanong tayo noon: “Kung hindi tayo, sino pa?” at “Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?” Ang nagkakaisang tugon natin: tayo at ngayon na. Ang demokrasyang ninakaw gamit ang paniniil at karahasan, nabawi natin sa mapayapang paraan; matagumpay nating pinag-alab ang liwanag mula sa pinakamadilim na kabanata ng ating kasaysayan.

Ngunit huwag po nating kalimutan ang pinag-ugatan ng Batas Militar: Kinasangkapan ng diktador ang Saligang Batas upang manatili sa kapangyarihan. At hanggang ngayon, tuloy pa rin ang banggaan sa pagitan ng gusto ng sistemang parehas, laban sa mga nagnanais magpatuloy ng panlalamang.

Mula sa unang araw ng ating panunungkulan, walang ibang sumalubong sa atin kundi ang mga bangungot ng nawalang dekada.

Nurses Job EMAIL SCAM

Please be careful in transacting online. This e-mail scam is targeting Nurses & other Health Care Professionals about offering a job to work abroad. You must search the company based in the Philippines first if it's registered at POEA or DTI or SEC. If it's not listed, it's a scam. If the offer is too good to be true and asking for money, it's a scam.



The sample e-mail scam of a job offer is this:

REMINDER: Please READ & UNDERSTAND our email message, it is advisable for you to PRINT it.

After evaluation of your resume thru online application, we are pleased to tell you that you are SELECTED for the position of a Staff Nurse (Philippine Board licensed) and/or Caregiver (unlicensed Nurse & medical allied course graduate) for Alfred Hospital in Australia.

The Alfred Hospital is a major tertiary referral teaching hospital.  It has a major role in the provision of specialist tertiary and quaternary services on a statewide and national basis.

Specialist services include trauma services, emergency and intensive care, comprehensive cancer services, blood diseases, respiratory medicine, melanoma, bone marrow transplant, cardiology / cardiovascular services, neurosurgery, general and specialist surgery and medicine, psychiatry and diagnostic services.

The Alfred's statewide services include heart and lung replacement and transplantation, cystic fibrosis, burns, HIV/AIDS, hemophilia, sexual health, hyperbaric medicine and elective surgery.

The Alfred provides acute and mental health care services to the residents of the local municipalities to meet the health needs of the local community. These services are provided in a range of inpatient and ambulatory settings and in partnership with other community providers.

Dolphy died @ age 83

Manila, Philippines-  The latest official statement released from Makati Medical Center states that Rodolfo Vera Quizon with a famous screen name of  "Dolphy" died @ 8:34 p.m. today due to Multiple organ failure secondary to complications brought about by severe Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and acute renal failure. It was a shocking news compared to the medical bulletin released at 4pm that he was responding good to the treatment by dialysis.  But they also noticed that Dolphy was less active today compare to the other days of his activities.