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President Benigno Aquino III trumpeted his administration’s achievements on Monday, July 23, pointing to economic gains and increased basic services to Filipinos. In his much-applauded third State of the Nation Address, he said he increased the budget for education, health, housing and cash transfers for the poor. He added that now change is the “norm,” even as he urged final approval of the sin tax bill that could generate as much as P30 billion in annual revenues. Alluding to the Reproductive Health bill still pending in both Houses of Congress, the President said that responsible parenthood is the answer to the backlog in school buildings and classrooms. He also expressed confidence a peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will soon be reached.
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Read the President’s full State of the Nation Address here.
He touched on economic gains, the sin tax bill, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, and the Mining Reform law.
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