reaction paper

REACTION PAPER ON THE SONA-STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS 2009 BY PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL- ARROYO



The SONA can be summarized into her accomplishments despite the criticisms and her challenges to the presidential wannabes.

Since this is her last term, instead of her scorecard for one year, she enumerated the
long term projects that she started, inherited and finished her during the term together with the policies that she implemented concerning education, environment and economy.

These are important developments because whoever will become the leader next year will be inheriting the benefits or the problems brought by GMA’s legacy.

Lastly, she expressed her belief on the resilience and unity of the Filipinos to weather the storms that may come by in our shores.

I feel that she had done her best.

She said that the Philippines is the country that overcame the global crises brought about by the financial meltdown all over the world.She announced that the administration cut the debt of the government corporations from 15 to 7 per cent and foreign debts from 73 to 32 per cent.She justified her travels by mentioning the economic benefits that she brought home in terms of foreign investments and OFWs who were prisoners in other countries and were given pardon. She reiterated the efforts that she did in order to encourage the overseas pinoys to bring in more remittances for investment.

I do not see anything wrong with this but almost being away most of the time and incurring billions as travel expenses made her a target of criticism. Well, many elective government officials like senators and congressmen were also in their travel junkets but the public were not informed as to the nature of the travel.

As Fidel Ramos had said, it is not the number of travels that matter, it is the result of the travel which is important.

In conclusion, I stand on my opinion that GMA who is known to be a hard worker despite the negative public perceptions had done something which the successor can continue or to drop.Could any one satisfy the taste of the Filipinos?

People just don't see the good side of a certain person. It just, They don't realize that no body is perfect.

finally, I made it.

choosing topic is one of the most difficult part of writing a research paper. Even if our teacher assign a topic,it is still hard to decide what to say about it.

In our class, we are to write a term paper which is related to our field. I find it so hard when I am choosing a specific topic. I had two disapproved topics. Then I realized that I have to take a lot of time to do it.

First, I started in abroad topic which is partnership then I worked on brainstorming to make it specific.Finally, I arrived in a specific topic: formation of partnership.

Making thesis statement out my topic is another thing I have to face off since before our teacher will approve it; we are require to present a thesis statement. Three things register in my mind that I guess readers would be interested to know. These are the legal and practical issue in a business partnership, creating partnership agreement and protecting each partner's interest.