“Sama-sama tayong babangon muli”

HINDI na 31 milyong Filipinos na bumoto kay PBBM ang kanyang pagsisilbihan kundi ang 113.80 million Filipinos.

“To my fellow Filipinos, ang aking mga minamahal na kababayan. Batid ko na hindi madali ang ating pinagdaraanan sa nakaraang higit na dalawang taon. Alam ko rin na ang bawat isa sa inyo ay ginagawa ang lahat ng inyong makakaya upang patuloy na harapin ang lahat ng pagsubok sa kasalukuyan. I do not intend to diminish the risks and the challenges that we face in this turbulent time in global history, and yet, I see sunlight filtering through these dark clouds. We have assembled the BEST Filipino minds to help navigate us through this time of global crisis that we are now facing. We will endure. Let our Filipino spirit ever remain undimmed. I know this in my mind, I know it in my heart, I know it in my very soul. THE STATE OF THE NATION IS SOUND. Thank you and good afternoon. Marami pong salamat sa inyong lahat,” saad ni PBBM sa huling bahagi ng kanyang SONA.

Hindi na dapat pagtakahan pa kung mayroon hindi sumang-ayon kay Pangulong Ferdidand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa 19-point legislative measures na nais niyang ipatupad sa anim na taon ng kanyang panunungkulan na inilahad niya sa kauna-unahang State-of-the-Nation Address nitong nakaraang July 25.

Of course, hindi na rin dapat pagtakahan pa na mas marami ang sang-ayon sa Pangulo lalo pa’t ito ang makapagbibigay pag-asa sa kaunlaran ng ating bansa.

Pagkatapos kasi ng May 9 presidential election, hindi na 31 milyong Filipino na bumoto kay PBBM ang kanyang pagsisilbihan kundi ang 113.80 million Filipinos.

The 19 priority measures enumerated by President Marcos in his SONA were the Valuation Reform Bill, Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act (PIFITA), E-Governance Act, Internet Transaction Act, Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery (GUIDE) bill, Medical Reserve Corps bill, National Disease Prevention Management Authority bill, Virology Institute of the Philippines bill, Unified System of Separation, Retirement and Pension bill, Department of Water Resources bill, E Governance Act, National Land Use Act, Mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and National Service Training Program, Budget Modernization bill, National Government Rightsizing Program, National Defense Act, Enactment of an Enabling Law for the Natural Gas Industry, Amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act, and Amendments to the Build-Operate-Transfer Law.

Ang sabi ni Speaker Martin Romualdez, mapabibilis ang pag-apruba ng walo sa 19 na legislative priority measures na binanggit ni PBBM sa ilalim ng Rule 10, Section 48 ng House of Representatives.

Sa Rule 10, Section 48, pinapayagan ang komite na talakayin ang mga priority measures na naihain at inaprubahan sa 3rd and final reading ng nakaraang Kongreso.

Mismong si Speaker Romualdez kasama ang kanyang asawang si Tingog Partylist Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez ang principal authors ng Valuation Reform Bill, Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act o PIFITA, E-Governance Act, Internet Transaction Act, Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery o GUIDE, Medical Reserve Corps, National Disease Prevention Management Authority, at Virology Institute of the Philippines.

Malinaw ang mensahe na ipinaabot ng Pangulo na nakatuon sa economic recovery at agrikultura ang pinakapangunahing makinarya para sa kaunlaran ng bansa, dagdag pa ni Speaker Romualdez.

Narito ang komento ng ilan sa ating mga kababayan.

“Ito ang presidente, ang galing, naipaliwanag lahat ng maayos gusto ko marinig,” komento ni Onyok Villo ng Pasig City.

Para naman kay Bobet Sta. Cruz-Alip ng Cainta, “He said what needs to be said and did not say what I think did not need saying because his administration recognizes what needs to continue like Peace and order, drugs and insurgency. That aside, the spotlight is the economy. Foreign investments, technology and agriculture. The preceding 100days will show how his administration will implement.”

“Gusto ko SONA ng Pangulong BBM. Narinig ko ang nais kong gawin nya!!!” sabi ni Zeny Esquivel Valdez ng Valenzuela City.

Here’s one from Rolly Carandang, a veteran journalist and my kumpare, “While PBBM’s SONA was laudable as he tackled very important and pressing issues like the economy, education, health, OFWs, our territory or WPS, information technology etc etc, he failed to mention about peace and order where illegal drugs and insurgency are under it. And they are very, very important too for our survival as a nation.”

“We can’t have a healthy economy if peace and order is not addressed first.”

“Again, my unsolicited advice to our Commander-in-Chief is to prioritize too about illegal drugs by appointing a tough and respectable anti-drug czar. Make no mistake about it, if PBBM does not see the seriousness of the threat of illegal drugs and insurgency to our peace and stability, then all his good undertakings will be in jeopardy. It’s not yet late for him to act on it. The morning of any administration is the best time to send signals to enemies of the state like insurgents, drug traffickers/dealers and corruptors in the government.”

“Wala akong narinig na reporma sa asangotting justice system. That is something I must assert na pagkukulang sa naging SONA ng Pangulo,” komento ni former Senator Franklin Drilon sa isang radio interview.

Mr. Senator, may kasabihan po tayo na naiiwanan ng pagkakataon ang taong tutulog-tulog! Hehehehe.

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“Warrant of arrest”

NAGING kwentuhan sa Media Center ng House of Representatives ang utos ng isang feeling “hepe” na binansagang “Busangot ang mukha” na isumbong daw sa kanya kung nakapasok sa vicinity ng Kongreso ang kare-retiro lang na empleyado.

Bakit, sino ka?

Masyadong personal na ‘yan! Hindi ikaw ang may-ari ng Kongreso. ‘Wag ka masyadong mapapel!

Ang biruan tuloy ng mga reporters may “warrant of arrest” ang kare-retiro lang na empleyado. Hahahaha.

O ayan, busangot, nag-isyu na ng memo ang Office of the Secretary General bilang patunay na “special liaison officer” sa media center under the Office of the Speaker ang empleyadong kare-retiro lang.

Ano say mo ngayon? Wala, bong panis ka talaga!