46 items mentioned in PNoy's last SONA

Updated Monday July 27, 2015 - 6:35pm

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III delivers his last State of the Nation
Address during the joint session of the 16th Congress at the House of
Representatives in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on
Monday, July 27, 2015. AP Photo/Aaron Favila
MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno Aquino III delivered on Monday
afternoon his sixth and last State of the Nation Address.
Here are 46 things he talked about in his last speech before Congress:
1. Stopped the culture of "wangwang" since he assumed his post as
president
2. Inauguration of the Cavite-Muntinlupa Expressway; private sector's
willingness working with the government in public-private partnerships
3. Previous administration's 'false achievements' and anomalies
4. Decision to run as president after the death of his mother, former
President Corazon Aquino
5. Resignation of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, impeachment of Chief
Justice Renato Corona
6. Appointment of competent public officials to government posts
7. Increased revenues of government-owned and controlled corporations

8. Improved tax collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, poised to

collect P1.5 trillion in 2015, with 380 tax evasion cases filed; gave credit to
BIR Commissioner Kim Henares
9. Raised the budget reenactments done by the previous administration
compared to his administration's timely annual passage of the General
Appropriations Act
10. Country's improvement in global competitiveness, fast growth of the
Philippine economy; investment grade credit ratings
11. Only 15 labor strikes during his administration; gave credit to Labor
Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz
12. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program beneficiaries now at 4.4 million
13. Number of out-of-school youth went down by 1.7 million
14. Alleged leakage in the Conditional Cash Transfer program was based
on 2009 figures, a year before he assumed office
15. Additional investment in education within the proposed 2016 budget
16. Defense of K to 12; Training for Work Scholarship program; improved
lives of graduates from the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA); gave credit to TESDA chief Joel Villanueva
17. 89.4 million Filipinos are now covered by PhilHealth
18. 78 percent of target achieved by the Sitio Electrification Program
19. Lifting of aviation limits die to improved aviation safety; more long-haul
flights to and from the Philippines
20. Meeting certification standards for seamen
21. MRT woes brought about by private contractor; additional trains and
rehabilitation program for escalators underway
22. Modernization program for the Armed Forces of the Philippines - five C130s, three C-295 medium lift transports, two C-212 light lift transports;
landing crafts for rescue and clearing operations; various aircraft, seacraft,
arms and equipment to defend the country's territorial integrity
23. 1:1 police-to-pistol ratio for the Philippine National Police, along with
2,523 procured patrol jeeps; 577 utility vehicles; 12,399 handheld radios;
30,136 long firearms, among others
24. Praise for Oplan Lambat Sibat, an anti-criminality drive led by Interior
Secretary Mar Roxas. 163,000 suspects caught; 1,000 gangs neutralized;
crime rate falling down in Metro Manila; neutralization of high-profile targets
25. Raising combat pay and subsistence allowance for police personnel
26. Infrastructure projects completed in different areas of the country,
including new bridges, roads, flood control projects even in areas led by
non-allies of the administration
27. Need to retrofit Guadalupe bridge
28. 10 awarded, 13 ongoing and 27 public-private partnerships in the
pipeline
29. Philippines first in Asia, second worldwide in terms of job optimism
30. Car sales 27 percent up in 2014
31. European Commission removed the Philippine fishing industry from the
blacklist
32. Call for solons to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law
33. Call for the passage of the rationalization of fiscal incentives; unified
personnel pension reform bill; 2016 General Appropriations Act

34. Push for the passage anti-dynasty law

35. Thanked the Congress for the passage of key legislation
36. Recalled the sacrifice of his parents, former Sen. Benigno Aquino and
former President Corazon Aquino
37. Thanked Cabinet members, government appointees, other officials and
staff for their service
38. Recognition of religious leaders and other citizens who have
contributed to the country
39. Thanked his own family
40. Thanked Filipinos, saying, "Napakalaking karangalan ang pamunuan
po kayong lahat."
41. Raised the need to continue reforms during his administration
42. Government's adherence to the rule of law in the West Philippine Sea
dispute, despite China's might
43. Modernization of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration
44. From 2010-2014, the Philippines posted an average of 6.2-percent
gross domestic product growth
45. Warned against the return to "crooked path" in light of the upcoming
elections, saying his reforms can be undone by a single election
46. Asked for forgiveness amid the shortcomings of the administration