Posts Tagged ‘speeches’

Interested in hearing Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's State of the Nation Address (SONA). You can check the Philippine Government's Official Site and hear the President speak via online streaming. The SONA, which will be delivered around 4:00 PM today (Philippine Time) by the President to the joint Assembly of the ... Full story

Written By Michael "Mike" Francis Acebedo Lopez Commissioner- at-Large, National Youth Commission Full story

(Speech delivered by Philippine Senator Ping Lacson before a public forum sponsored by the Concerned Citizens Movement delivered May 28, 2008 at the Manila Polo Club, Makati City) Click here to view SOURCE. Thank you to PerryScope for posting. Let me begin with a short story. A big acacia tree crashed on a segment of the fence surrounding Malacanang palace. Hence, it needed immediate repairs. Wanting to show "hands-on" leadership, the lady tenant came down to oversee the bidding among competing contractors. Contractor Nr 1 is from Amsterdam - "Madam, I can fix it for P900,000." Contractor Nr 2 is Chinese - "Ma'am, I can do it for P700,000." Contractor Nr 3 is no ordinary Filipino. He works in the Comelec. "I will repair the damaged fence for P2.7M." P2.7M! The lady tenant exclaimed. Why? she asked. The Filipino Comelec official replies, P1M for you, P1M for me and I will hire the Chinese to do the job. The following morning, people saw the Chinaman doing the repairs. I can end my speech right here and you can understand why we are the most corrupt in Asia. But let me pay for my dinner. Full story

Privilege Speech Rep. Teddy Casi Full story