SONA 2018: A Reaction Paper

          Every year, the President of the Philippines is conducting State of the Nation Address. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte conducted his third State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa on July 23, 2018. He focuses on the problems the Philippines is facing right now, most especially the war of Drugs. as Filipinos, it is expected for the country to have changes and development. How can the President solve the problems mentioned on the State of The Nation Address? How can SONA help in the manipulation of peace and order of the country?

        War on Drugs, Corruption, Marawi siege, these are some of the problems mentioned by Pres. Duterte during his third SONA. " The war against illegal drugs is far from over... This is why the illegal drugs war will not be sidelined. Instead, it will be as relentless and chilling, if you will, as on the day it began." a statement of Pres. Duterte as he discuss the unrelenting drug war. He had promised to end the use of drug within 6 months, but is there any improvement? Duterte's tough stance on corruption has cost many government officials their jobs but at least 16 officials who have been accused of corruption or abuse of public funds were reappointed, retained in another capacity, or promoted within the government. I am not against Duterte's plan on how he can control the country, on how he discipline his countrymen. Because as a Filipino citizen, if I were the President of the Philippines, it would be a great pleasure to have the job of disciplining my countrymen and controlling the whole country. " Your concern ishuman rights, mine is human lives" the statement of the president regarding of the people using drugs especially the youth of today.

        Boracay closure is also one of the problems mentioned by President Duterte, well the problem is not with the island, it's more on the discipline of people going on the island. " I could not allow this decay to continue", told Mr. President while discussing the problem in Boracay. This statement marks up the practice of maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the country.

        It is important for the government to make ways how to properly control the whole country and how to discipline themselves and their countrymen. It would be a great contribution on the country's development and improvement.




CREDITS:
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/208021-2018-sona-duterte-fact-check-context
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