65 important things mentioned in Aquino's fourth SONA

By Jovan Cerda Updated Monday July 22, 2013 - 8:35pm

President Benigno Aquino III mentioned at least 65 things in his fourth and longest State of the
Nation Address so far, which lasted for 1 hour and 44 minutes.
1. Electrification of 8,581 sitios
2. Housing for 28,398 families which are formerly informal settlers
3. Promise of at least P40 billion yearly budget on social services
4. Out of 503,521 graduates of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and
Department of Labor and Employment, six out of 10 have found jobs
5. The expansion of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from 700,000 household
beneficiaries in 2010 to 4 million in 2013
6.The inclusion of poor families with children up to 18 years old to the conditional cash transfer
program
7. Price of textbooks in public schools have been cut from P58 to P30
8. Rice imports have been reduced from 2 million metric tons in 2010 to 350,000 metric tons in
2013
9. The agriculture sector grew by 3.3 percent in the fist quarter of 2013, higher than the 1.1
percent recorded in the first half of 2012
10. The promotion of intercropping among coconut farmers to increase their earnings from
P20,000 a year to a maximum of P172,400 a year; an additional of 434 intercropping sites to 90
existing locations in the country
11. The creation of a cold storage facility for fishermen in Bataraza, Palawan in addition to the
construction of new roads, bridges and infrastructure for the fisherfolk
12. The turnover of Hacienda Luisita to farmer beneficiaries starting April this year; the
development of a speedy distribution system for large tracts of land through the Department of
Agrarian Reform, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Land Registration
Authority and Land Bank of the Philippines; fixing of the problematic land records system
13. The achievement of an expanded PhilHeath coverage from 62 percent in 2010 to 81 percent;
the expansion of the benefit package to cater to patients in need of coronary bypass and
corrective surgery for holes and defective blood vessels in the heart

14. Allotment of P33 billion for the improvement and modernization of 4,518 hospitals, rural
health units and barangay health stations
15. Completion of the multihazard mapping of the 28 most vulnerable locations in the country
16. Installation of 525 automated water level monitoring stations and automated rain gauges in
18 major river basins throughout the country and modernization of weather detection technology
17. Preparation to relocate informal settlers along waterways through a legal team led by Justice
Secretary Leila De Lima
18. A P6.2-billion flood control plan for Metro Manila, including the creation of a 3.3-kilometer
Blumentritt Interceptor Catchment area
19. The creation of 9,377 houses for victims of typhoon Sendong with additional 4,374 to be
created by the end of 2014
20. The plan to turn over 53,106 homes to victims of typhoon Pablo
21. Building of 26,050 homes out of 31,200 houses for soldiers
22. Increase in pension for personnel of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of
the Philippines
23. Amendment of the Social Security System pension scheme to inrease contributions by 0.6
percent
24. Hiring civilian personnel for the PNP to bring 30,000 policemen back to police work
25. Distribution of 74,879 units of 9 millimeter Glock 17 pistols to policemen
26. 63-percent reduction in the number of private armed groups
27. Election-related violence dropping to 77 cases in 2013 from 189 in 2010
28. Peaceful elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
29. Investigation in the killing of Ozamiz Gang members Ricky Cadavero and Wilfredo
Panogalinga and the Atimonan shooting incident
30. Citation of PO3 Edlyn Arbo and PO2 Dondon Sultan for exemplary service in the PNP
31. The signing of the wealth-sharing annex of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro
32. Asking the Congress to pass the Bangsamoro basic Law by the end of 2014

33. The need to eradicate useless government projects such as the allotment of P5 billion for the
Telepono sa Barangay project and the procurement of eight combat helicopters with questionable
design
34. The plan to remove informal settlers in Metro Manila
35. Passage of the Sin Tax Reform Law and the Responsible Parenthood Law
36. Enumeration of priority bills that include the Cabotage Law, Fiscal Incentives
Rationalization Bill, Land Administration Reform Bill, P2.268-trillion National Budget for 2014
37. Building a minimum credible defense posture while balancing the needs of society
38. Increasing the fares of the Light Rail Transit and the Metro Rail Transit so the government
subsidy can be reallocated to social services
39. Completion of the Ternate-Nasugbu Road connecting Cavite, Batangas and Metro Manila
which took 20 years to finish, Aluling Bridge in Ilocos Sur which started in 1978 but finished
last March
40. Completion of the Laguindingan airport in Cagayan de Oro
41. Inauguration of the Advanced Device and Materials Testing Laboratory for the
semiconductor industry which contributed 44 percent to 2012 exports
42. implementation of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project II in Iloilo, expected to benefit
24,000 farmers
43. Upgrading and modernization of the Tacloban Airport, the Bicol International Airport, the
New Bohol Airport, the Mactan Airport and the Puerto Princesa Airport
45. Creation of the Daang Hari-North Luzon Expressway link road
46. Intention to build more power plants in other parts of the country
47. Renovation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3
48. Creation of the Integrated Transport System to decongest traffic in Metro Manila
49. Creation of an 8-kilometer, four-lane elevated expressway that will connect C3 road to
Caloocan, crossing Espaa, up to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa; a
14-kilometer six-lane elevated tollway extending from Balintawak to Buendia in Makati; and a
5-and-a-half kilometer, six-lane elevated common alignment expressway from PUP in Sta. Mesa,
crossing Osmea and Quirino Avenue, to Buendia in Makati.

50. P18.4 billion had been allotted to other projects from the savings of the Department of Public
Works and Highways
51. Construction of the Tagumbao Bridge in Gerona, Tarlac which will save P108 million
52. A 21.4-percent in tourist arrivals from 3.1 million in 2010 to 4.3 million in 2012; a revised
target on domestic tourist arrivals from 35.5 million to 56.1 million in 2016
53. The International Civil Aviation Organization's decision to remove safety concerns on the
Philippines
54. Government-owned and controlled corporations like the Philippine Reclamation Authority,
Local Water Utilities Administration and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
turning over dividends after years of posting losses
55. Two consecutive 10-place jumps in the global competitiveness index of the World Economic
Forum
56. Two investment grade credit ratings from two international agencies
57. Posting a 6.8-percent gross domestic product growth in 2012 and 7.8 percent in the first
quarter of 2013
58. Singling out of former TESDA chief
Augusto Syjuco, Jr. for overpriced procurements
59.Indictment of former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.'s executives who embezzled
P26.7 million
60. Former leaders of the PNP being made to answer allegations regarding the P131.6 million
wasted on 75 defective rubber boats and the P104.99 million spent on the anomalous purchase of
secondhand helicopters from 2009 to 2010.
61. Calling out the Bureau of Immigration, National Irrigation Administration, the Bureau of
Customs and the Civil Service Commission for the agencies' lapses and corrupt practices
62. An audiovisual presentation on Filipinos that included a CCT beneficiary, a TESDA scholar,
two policemen, a businessmen, a member of the Philippine Navy
63. Citation for Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario for leading the evacuation of
overseas Filipino workers in Libya
64. Citation for former Department of Interior and Labor Employment Secretary Jesse Robrero
65. Dedication of the State of the Nation Address to Filipinos