Here is the full transcript/text of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) speech by President Noynoy Aquino delivered this afternoon (July 26, 2010). His speech is mostly in Filipino (just like his inaugural address) and an English translation is also included at the end part of this blog post:
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel… Read the rest of this entry »
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This might be a late post already but I learned from the one blog conference that I attended (iBlog6) that blogs can serve as a memory, an official record of the past (borrowing the lines from Marocharim), so I decided to post the text of the speech delivered by President Benigno C. Aquino III and some personal comments to it in menardconnect.com.
The full text of the Inaugural… Read the rest of this entry »
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Some last minute reminders for the Philippines 2010 Election. It’s an exciting event since it will be the first ever automated elections in the Philippines and I believe social media will be much active in the scene
So some Philippines 2010 Election informational video I’d like to share
Video courtesy of youtube and jalcordo
For some more detailed Philippines 2010 Election guide kindly visit
Personal Experiences, Politics
election 2010
I have noticed that I have not posted some socially relevant articles here at menardconnect.com
so here we go.
Below is GMA Network Voters Education Video Campaign featuring guess who???
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I saw this yesterday in gmanews.tv site and I saw it again TV-CH7 tonight, so I guess this is… Read the rest of this entry »
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election2010, TV
Last year I posted some Obama and GMA in Manila video here in my blog. Little did I know that GMA’s dream of meeting Obama will really come true someday.
A day before their actual face to face meeting, I’m posting an open letter to President Barack Obama. Who wrote it, read on….
July 29, 2009
HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
Washington District of Columbia
United… Read the rest of this entry »
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GMA, Obama
Today is Blog Action Day 2009.
This blog post is my own little way of expressing my support to the NO to Con-Ass movement.

Tomorrow, GMA will deliver her SONA (State of the Nation Address). I don’t know if it will be the usual stuff: look-good-feel-good statistics and same old rhetoric. I am not inclined to listen (maybe I will read the transcript… Read the rest of this entry »
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anti-ChaCha, Con-Ass, GMA
There will be a Anti-Charter Change Rally in Makati City on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.
Got this image and invite from Tonyo Cruz.
Feel free to post this image and invite to your blogs.
This post is in support to the No To ConAss Movement.
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anti-ChaCha, Con-Ass
And so the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1109 “seeking to convene Congress into a constituent assembly that would amend the 1987 Constitution”. And that railroading was fast, really fast. Faster than how Motilium solved Barack Obama’s dyspepsia in my previous Obama in Manila post.
Let me just say that I’m a big “fan” of GMA and her chacha plans
. So naturally I will… Read the rest of this entry »
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Con-Ass, GMA
Today is Inauguration Day of Barack Obama, President of the United States of America. There are many sites out there offering live video coverage and all those free stuffs. But one last reminder: please be careful, some of these sites may be scam sites or worst… they have redirects to malicious content (read: malware).
TrendLabs reported a noticeable malware activities related to Barack Obama and his inauguration day. The… Read the rest of this entry »
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Antivirus, Obama
Valley Golf and Country Club officials have released their findings and recommendations on this golf brawling incident. They expelled Delfin dela Paz for “disorderly conduct in instigating the brawl”. Bambee and Lino, since they are dependents of the expelled member were prohibited from the golf course. Secretary Nasser Pangandaman Sr. was suspended for two years, while his sons Masiu Town Mayor Nasser Jr. and Hussein were “banned for life”… Read the rest of this entry »
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