PGMA's SONA, campaign speech for 2010

July 27, 2009
Bacolod City

Immediately after Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered her State of the Nation Address today, Rep. Teddy Casiño said, "Has the campaign period started already? It certainly seems so, judging from GMA's SONA where she bashed her critics and presented herself and her government as the best thing that ever happened to the country."

Casiño added that "Arroyo failed to categorically state her plans for 2010, even making a bad joke about stepping down from the podium but not from the presidency."

The lawmaker said Arroyo's joke and the thrust of amending the Constitution has made her intentions for 2010 more dubious. "This, plus the push for Charter change, makes us ever doubtful about her true intentions," Casiño said.

"Overall, it was a great campaign speech for the prime ministership in 2010," concludes Casiño.

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Hours before the SONA, Casiño said, "I will not attend the session for the SONA this afternoon."

In the protest rally held in Bacolod, Casiño said "Hindi trabaho ng isang kinatawan ng mamamayan ang makinig sa isang mandaraya, sinungaling, magnanakaw at pasista kahit pa siya'y presidente ng Pilipinas. Masyado nang maraming manggagantso sa Kongreso, di na namin kailangang makinig sa isa pa."