President Noynoy Aquino promises to have a clean government.

He will lead by example – a breath of fresh air coming for the first time.

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Peso went right up after Noynoy’s SoNA. It will stay up as long as he is in charge. Good news.

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Makati Rep. Teddy Locsin Jr. said Noynoy sounded just like his father Ninoy in the SoNA.

Others thought he also sounded like his mother Cory.

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Aquino’s SoNA brought up a litany of excesses by the outgoing administration but lawmakers are complaining the speech failed to tackle vital government priorities.

He is new on the job. Give him time to practice on speeches that are long on delivery and short on performance.

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23 have died from dengue in Cagayan Valley, Zamboanga City, and the Bicol region.

Watch the water that you are drinking, folks.

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OFWs are against the compulsory AIDs test being imposed on their kind.

It’s outright discrimination and we don’t blame them for raising a kick.

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Previous administration used bloated rice consumption figures to justify the importations.

It’s a criminal act and the new government must prosecute the culprits.

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Pagcor has remitted P5 billion to the national treasury in six months. Don’t abolish it, please.

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Mindanao is also facing a power crisis.

The land of promise has remained an empty promise and becoming even worse.

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Oil and water crises are impending in Metro Manila. What about too many people and too many vehicles?

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Philippine population is fast approaching 100 million, with fertility rate now 3.1 babies per woman.

Experts are lamenting the fact that we have no population policy. Like the one baby per family of China.

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From Nandy Pacheco: Kung walang baril/Walang mamamaril/ Walang mamamatay. At walang makukulong.

Amen.

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Newly appointed airport general manager has cancelled VIP assistance at NAIA to reduce incidents of human smuggling.

We were right all along – those VIPs are the culprits.

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Justice Secretary De Lima has asked President Aquino to replace the entire board of the PCGG.

It’s telling us something about the PCGG but what is it exactly?

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President Noynoy vows to end padrino system in the military.

It’s a dangerous military that thrives on palakasan.

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Abuse of Filipino women workers by their employers abroad is very rampant.

Is there anything the government or anyone can do to reduce or stop these atrocities?