Malacanang enjoins all Filipinos to listen to
President Aquino's State of the Nation Address on Monday
Malacanang enjoined all Filipinos to listen to
President Benigno S. Aquino III’s fourth State of the Nation Address that he
will deliver at the House of Representatives on Monday, July 22.
In a press briefing aired over government-run
radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Sunday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin
Lacierda said the President’s SONA will be broadcast live over television
(PTV-4), radio (dzRB) and over the Internet via live stream at www.gov.ph to
allow Filipinos to watch and listen to the SONA.
“Bukas ang State of the Nation Address, merong
livestreaming ang Official Gazette or gov.ph. Naka-live na po ang website natin
sa SONA, nandoon ang ilang mga trivia tungkol sa SONA, kumpleto po ang Official
Gazzette sa lahat ng SONA ng mga pangulo mula kay Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon
nang una niyang nag-deliver nito noong November 1935,” Lacierda said.
“Ito po ay ika-75th na SONA po ng ating bayan.
So meron pong mga trivia sa website ng gov.ph, inaanyayahan po natin ang mga
mamamayan, ating mga kababayan, na tangkilikin po ang website na ito. At, kung
meron po silang internet bukas, ila-live rin po natin ang State of the Nation
Address ng ating Pangulo,” he added. PND (rck)
Malacanang says decision not to give rally
permits near Batasan Pambansa a local government issue
Malacanang maintained on Sunday said that the
decision not to allow protesters to hold anti-SONA rallies near the House of
Representatives on Monday was solely due to the Quezon City government as it
was a local issue that did not include the Executive Branch of government.
In a press briefing aired over government-run
radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda
stressed that President Benigno S. Aquino III and members of his Cabinet will
be going to the House of Representatives as guests of Congress.
“Kami po ay bisita ng lehislatura bukas. Ang
executive branch po, pupunta sa Batasang Pambansa bilang mga guest —bilang mga
panauhin ng lehislatura. This (not to allow rallies) is a local issue —na ang
nag-desisyon ay ang Quezon City government,” Lacierda said.
He pointed out that it was the task of the local
government which, in this case is the Quezon City government, to ensure the
safety and security of all attendees to the State of the Nation address, President
Aquino’s fourth.
“Taun-taon po naman ay ginagawa natin ang SONA.
Kung ano ang magiging desisyon sa taun-taon tungkol sa seguridad, tungkol diyan
po sa mga rally, iyan po ay inaasikaso ng Quezon City government. So kami po,
inuulit ko lamang, wala kaming kinalaman diyan. Kami ay panauhin lang po ng
lehislatura bukas,” Lacierda said. PND (rck)
