Initial thoughts on President Noynoy Aquino's 2011 SONA

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Based on English translation,

http://www.gov.ph/2011/07/25/benigno-s-aquino-iii-second-state-of-the-nation-address-july-25-2011-en/

Noynoy's SONA seems thick in narrative but thin on conceptual substance (read *ideas*) and vision. It comes across like backyard over the fence chatter.

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