Mendoza, Aila Patricia L. 2011 06861 Political Science 14 TTH 10-11:30 Pro . !"e !an#it A !

!e lection Pa$er on t%e 4t% State o t%e &ation Addre'' o Pre'ident (eni)na A*+ino ,,, A "ear a)o, , -a' at .o//on-ealt%, 0+ezon .it", to)et%er -it% t%e t%o+'and' o $eo$le -%o )at%ered to 1oice o+t t%eir di'a$$oint/ent' and di'2elie -it% t%e A*+ino Ad/ini'tration. T%e" call it t%e 3Peo$le4' S5&A6 a' a critici'/ and a' a re'$on'e to t%e t%en State o t%e &ation Addre'' 7S5&A8 o Pre'ident (eni)no A*+ino ,,,. , co+ld 'till re/e/2er clearl" %o- t%e ir't t%o+)%t o )oin) t%ere )a1e /e too /+c% o a 2ad i/$re''ion, 'eein) clearl" %o- rallie' and 1ario+' de/on'tration' 2" t%e /a''e' co+ld end +$ into a 2lood" one, a' $ortra"ed 2" t%e /edia. (+t t%en, t%e /o/ent , 'tarted inter1ie-in) 1ario+' intere't )ro+$', , 'o/e%o- )ot a )li/$'e o 39%" t%e"4re t%ere:6 and 39%at are t%e" t%ere or:6 All o a '+dden, it clari ied /" con +'ion on t%e need to cond+ct '+c% /a'' de/on'tration' and t%e need or t%o'e $eo$le4' 1oice' to 2e %eard. ,t i', to c%allen)e t%e c+rrent ad/ini'tration, and to o$en t%eir e"e' to t%e real 'it+ation o t%e /a''e' and not t%e c%o'en e-. ,t -a' alread" a "ear a)o, and t%e i''+e' on %o+'in), li1eli%ood $ro)ra/', +ndere/$lo"/ent, $+2lic-$ri1ate $artner'%i$, 1iolence, corr+$tion, $o1ert", and /ore -%ic% t%e /a''e' rai'ed d+rin) t%e Peo$le4' S5&A la't "ear, 'till re/ained t%e i''+e' a' o toda". ,t4' )ood t%o+)%, t%at a' P&5; $re'ented %i' o+rt% S5&A, -e co+ld alread" %ear i/$ro1e/ent' on 'o/e i''+e' o %o+'in) a' -ell a' t%e 1iolence 7$artic+larl" t%e election-related 1iolence8< 2+t t%en, it i' 'till 'tri=in) to 'ee /an" di'$lea'ed. 9ell, it4' reall" i/$o''i2le to $lea'e e1er"2od", 2+t /an" /ore $eo$le are )ainin) di'2elie and di'tr+'t to-ard' t%e ad/ini'tration, or not =ee$in) it +$ to it' $ro/i'e' and or 2ein) too 'lo- in it' action'. Ta=in) or e>a/$le t%e i''+e o P+2lic-Pri1ate Partner'%i$ or PPP -%ic% i' one o t%e ai/' o t%e ad/ini'tration, -%ic% 'ee/' ad1anta)eo+' ro/ t%e )o1ern/ent4' $er'$ecti1e, 2+t /an" $eo$le ro/ t%e /a''e' onl" 'ee it a' "et anot%er $ain in t%e a'' -%ic% -o+ld do no )ood or t%e co+ntr". &o -onder, t%at e1en t%o+)% t%e i''+e o PPP -a' $laced in a )ood li)%t in t%e $re'ident4' S5&A toda", it -o+ld ne1er /a=e it an" 2etter in t%e e"e' o t%e /a''e' t%at 'ee t%e/'el1e' a' t%e direct tar)et o it' ine iciencie' a' -ell a' t%e reci$ient o it all it' ne)ati1e e ect' in t%e latter. ,n act, it4' not t%e onl" i''+e -%ic% ace' t%e 'a/e critici'/. ?1en t%e i/$le/entation o t%e @-12 $olic" -%ic% i' 'aid to 2oo't t%e co/$etenc" o Aili$ino 't+dent' and /an" /ore i''+e' are 2ein) criticized or it' '+dden i/$le/entation, in -%ic% /an" t%in= t%at t%e co+ntr" -a' ca+)%t +nread" or it. A$art ro/ oc+'in) on -%at -a' 'aid in t%e S5&A, ,4d no- li=e to oc+' on -%at -a' not 'aid. A' a /edia-oriented 't+dent, and $ro2a2l" a /edia-$ractitioner in t%e +t+re, , -a' *+ite di'a$$ointed on %o- little intere't t%e ad/ini'tration $artic+larl" t%e $re'ident 'ee/' to )i1e to t%e i''+e o Areedo/ o ,n or/ation (ill. ,t %a' lon) 2een an i''+e -%ic% i' /+c% a-aited 2" /an", to /a>i/ize $eo$le4' ri)%t' to tran'$arenc" in -%ic% e1er"one or at lea't /o't $eo$le dee/ nece''ar". ,t4' +nder'tanda2le t%at t%ere4' little ti/e allotted or t%e $re'ident to 2e a2le to /a>i/ize %i' '$eec% in deli1erin) %i' in'i)%t', %i' $ro#ect' and /ore< 2+t a' /+c% a' %e -anted to )i1e e/$%a'i' on t%e a/end/ent o .a2ota)e La-, Land Ad/ini'tration !e or/ (ill, t%e i/$ro1e/ent' on t%e contro1er'ial (an)'a/oro (a'ic La-, t%e $a''a)e o Ai'cal ,ncenti1e' !ationalization (ill, !e'$on'i2le Parent%ood La- and Sin Ta> !e or/ La-, , t%in= t%at t%e

Areedo/ o ,n or/ation (ill /+'t 2e )i1en e*+al e/$%a'i', i/$ortance, and attention 2" t%e )o1ern/ent. , t%in= t%at i t%e )o1ern/ent ind' it a' a t%reat and t%e /ore t%at t%e" are tr"in) to %inder it' $a''a)e, t%e /ore t%at it -o+ld rin) a 2ell to /ore $eo$le - to 2eco/e /ore c+rio+' and to -atc% and $+'% or it' $a''a)e. ,ndeed, i t%at4' not t%e ca'e and t%e" are #+'t 'eein) it' ne)ati1e i/$lication' and in'+ iciencie' or a la-, t%en , )+e'', callin) or it' a/end/ent' -o+ld 2e /ore acce$ta2le and 2etter t%an tr"in) to i)nore it and 2+r" it. ,n act, t%i' re lection $a$er /+'t oc+'ed /ore on -%at -a' deli1ered d+rin) t%e S5&A o t%e $re'ident o t%e co+ntr". (+t a' 'o/eone -%o41e once 2een -it% t%e $eo$le o t%e /a''e', o$ened to t%e realit" o $eo$le -al=in) 2are oot on t%e 'treet' or lon) %o+r', and co/in) to)et%er ro/ 1ario+' $lace' near and ar and )at%erin) to)et%er e1en +nder direct '+nli)%t and %eat< it4' )ood to ta=e note ro/ ti/e to ti/e, t%at a$art ro/ t%e a'%ion do/inated trend d+rin) t%e $re'ident4' S5&A in t%e con)re'', -e /+'t ta=e ti/e a' -ell to %ear -%at t%e $eo$le %a' to 'a" and -%at t%e $eo$le act+all" eel'. Aor at t%e end o t%e da", t%e $re'ident nor %i' a iliate' and t%o'e elected in t%e $o'ition, -o+ld carr" t%e "o=e o t%e co+ntr"< rat%er, e1er"2od", e1en t%o'e in t%e ne)lected 'ector' -o+ld, and /ore o ten t%an not are t%e /o't a ected o all. ,t4' indeed '+r$ri'in) %o- t%o'e $eo$le -%ic% are +'+all" $ortra"ed a' +ned+cated and /ar)inalized, are t%e $eo$le -%o are /ore 1ocal and 'a11ier o -%at4' act+all" )oin) on in t%e co+ntr". ,t4' '+r$ri'in) %o- Bt%e"4 are /ore en)a)ed into t%e 'ociet"4' i''+e' and %o- -ell-ta+)%t t%e" are 2" t%eir e>$erience' in li e. T%e 2otto/-line i', 2e it t%e Peo$le4' S5&A or t%e Pre'ident4' S5&A, 2ot% /+'t 2e ta=en into con'ideration and 2e )i1en /ore attention 2" t%e citizen' o t%e co+ntr".