Aquino deserves high rating for fulfilling promises but… — Palace

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Hours before President Benigno Aquino III’s final State of the Nation Address (Sona), Malacañang said the administration deserves the high ratings given by analysts weighing in on the promises of the administration.

However, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. admitted that not all promises have been fulfilled.

“Sa lahat ng aking natunghayan na mga assessment ng tinaguriang ‘report card’ ng administrasyon napansin ko na ‘yon namang mga nag-a-analisa ang finding nila, karamihan doon sa mga binanggit (na pangako) ay nabigyan na ng pansin,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. told Palace reporters on Monday morning.

(Based on the assessment on the administration’s so-called ‘report card,’ I noticed that the findings of the analysts tackled issues that have already been addressed.)

Coloma said that while Palace cannot claim that everything has been “completely accomplished,” Aquino still has a year left in service.

“Pero sa lahat nga ng aking nabasa at karamihan sa mga nagkokomentaryo ay nagsasabi na dahil sa napakalaki ng mga problemang hinarap, makatwiran namang bigyan ng mataas na marka ang pamahalaan dahil marami na rin namang nagawa,” he said.

(But based on what I have read, most of the commentaries said the government deserves a high grade because of the enormity of the problems it has faced and the substantial number of promises that it has accomplished.)

Coloma emphasized that Aquino wants the public involved in the Sona since it is also a report of the people.

“The President gives importance to the participation of the people in shaping their future,” the secretary said.

Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. Photo from Kristine Angeli Sabillo Twitter account