Meron pa nga kaya silang hiya???

President Aquino tackled yesterday on his first SONA (State of The Nation Address) the different anomalies committed by the previous administration. Compared with SONAs of the past, yesterday’s speech was short at just about half an hour. But its message was clear. PNoy bared to us the real state of our nation. I liked it that PNoy spoke in our native language unlike those previous ones. It just shows that he's true to his words when he said in his Inagaurational speech that "Ang taumbayan ang kanyang boss".


President Aquino said he was left by his predecessor with only 6.5 percent of this year’s P1.54-trillion national budget. He gave the nation an idea of how the annual appropriation became depleted midway through the year, enumerating a short list of some of the major anomalies in several agencies that his administration has uncovered so far.


I was shocked when he exposed the anomalies happening in the MWSS. Habang maraming mamamayan ang umaangal sa kakapusan ng tubig, bumubuhos naman pala ang biyaya sa mga opisyales ng MWSS. The additional allowances and benefits of the officials of the MWSS reached P160.1 million. Last year, they received P211.5 million. Kung ang karaniwang manggagawa ay 13th month pay plus cash gift ang nakukuha ang mga bossing ng MWSS ay katumbas nang mahigit sa 30 buwan ang sahod kasama na ang mga bonuses at allowances. (Bongga!)


Ang mga Board of Trustees daw kapag umupo sa meeting, P14,000 na ang natatanggap. Aabot ng P98,000 ito kada buwan at may grocery incentive pa na P80,000 kada taon. Mayroon pa silang mid-year bonus, productivity bonus, anniversary bonus, year-end bonus at financial Assistance. At habang sila ay sumasalok ng biyaya, maraming retirees ng MWSS ang hindi pa nababayaran ang mga pension.


Matindi rin ang isinumbong ni Aquino sa ginagawa ng mga bossing ng MWSS sa La Mesa Watershed. Punongkahoy ang kailangan sa paligid ng La Mesa Dam para magkaroon ng tubig, pero sa halip na kahoy, mga bahay para sa mga matataas ng opis­yal ng MWSS ang itinayo. Ngayon lang ito nalaman ng sambayanan. Sino ang mag-aakalang pati pala sa MWSS ay talamak ang katiwalian. Hindi lang pala sa Customs, BIR at DPWH, nakakalat ang kanser ng corruption kundi pati sa MWSS. (jusmiyo!)


"Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira – sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa puwesto,” sabi ng presidente.


Meron pa nga kaya silang hiya?

For those who were "disappointed" because in the SONA PNoy did not mention "solutions" to current problems, what the heck are they thinking of SONA? From the name itself, SONA, it’s an address of the "State of the Nation" -- and that was what PNoy did. He let the people know the real state of the nation.

Ang mga tao talaga hindi marunong makuntento. Kayo bumoto at nagpanalo kay PNoy tapos babatikusin nyo pa rin. Wala kang karapatan bumatikos kung ikaw sa sarili mo wala ka naman ginagawa. Let's just support him, engage and stop complaining. Our country is facing a lot of problems. Kung wala din naman kayo gagawin kundi dumada pwes manahimik na lang kayo. Ilang linggo pa lang nakakaupo bilang Presidente si PNoy hayaan nyo muna sya patunayan ang mga sinabi nya.


Ika nga nya, "Maaari na tayong mangarap muli"


So, let's DREAM big for now! :)