ON PGMA'S FINAL SONA

"It was 'glass half-filled' speech with scant mention of the 'glass half-empty' part of the picture. There was no mention of corruption in government and the human rights situation. I would have wanted a more balanced presentation to complete the picture of the true state of the nation.

I seriously doubt and will check her figures on the construction of 95,000 classrooms, 60,000 teachers, eight million jobs, and two million hectares of irrigated lands. I disagree with still 'reactionary' policies regarding Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

I agree though with the following: condonation of 42 billion pesos in obligations of CARP beneficiaries; continuation of the hunger mitigation program; concentrating on revenue collection efficiency; a knowledge-based economy as the way of the future; and exploring the settlement of conflicts via talks instead of bullets, with exception of terrorists.

To be fair, masipag naman talaga siya (Pangulong Arroyo)...kung saan nga lang ginagamit ang sipag, ibang usapan na iyon. And I hope her last line meant goodbye.