The State of the Nation Address 2018

                Duterte made his S.O.N.A. in July 23, 2018. His S.O.N.A. addressed the many issues that affects this country like his war on drugs, the West Philippine Sea, the Bangsamoro organic law and many more. His S.O.N.A. also stated how he would address this problems.

         During his S.O.N.A one he promised that he would continue his war on drugs with the same vigor as the first day of his drug war. This poses a problem because the war on drugs has cost the Philippines a lot of lives and if he continues it more lives will be taken. Duterte also said that his concern is human lives yet this war takes it away. Another issue he addressed was the corruption that makes the progression of the Philippines slow. He addressed this issue by passing on a law known as The Ease of Doing Business Act. I approve of this action because it makes the Philippines a competitive country and helps in fighting corruption. It also makes the government services more accessible to people which is always a good thing. Another major point that he made in his S.O.N.A. was the Bangsamoro Organic Law.  I agree with his statements because just has recently been through a war and it is still feeling the effects of the war. This law will help preserve the peace in Mindanao and avoid another potential war. Another major point that he bring up was the issue of the West Philippine Sea and I agree with the actions that Duterte has done in order to resolve this issue.  We should resolve this issue peacefully by having talks with China but I feel that the government should do more whenever China violates the West Philippine Sea. Another Issue that he addressed was contractualization and how he was planning to end it. I believe that it would be wrong to abolish contractualization because it allows businesses to increase their output for short time and is very useful to business because it allows them to compensate for increased demands whenever a product’s demand rises in a certain time of a year. I believe that instead of ending contractualization the government should focus on enforcing laws which prevents the abuse that workers experience because of contractualization. Another major point that he brung up was the formation of the Department of Disaster Management which I approve of because it would help us with the natural disasters that comes to the Philippines which happens a lot.

          Duterte’s S.O.N.A. gave us an insight into the problems that he has to address and how he would solve these problems. I believe that he will be able to guide this country to a better state and even though I don’t agree with him in issues I still support his presidency. I am looking forward to what this country will become after the presidency of Duterte is finished.