SAME OLD, SAME OLD. Many reactions at the street level have reached The Ear regarding President Arroyo’s state of the nation address (SONA) last Monday. An Ear informer tried asking people about GMA’s SONA.
A jeepney driver plying the Lahug route said, “Ah, Wala na ko naminaw anang SONA ni GMA. Atik-atikan ra ta sa gobyerno. Wala gihapoy maayong nahitabo sa atong nasud.”
RECYCLED SONA. A fish vendor in Pasil also told an Ear informer: “Recycled ra ang SONA ni Gloria. Puros ra pagarpar. Daghan gipanghambog pero wala tay nakitang ayo.”
WAITING FOR APPLAUSE. A woman who sells “ukay-ukay” also has this observation: “Nakamatikod ko nga si Arroyo mohunong sa iyang speech unya maghuwat nga pakpakan siya. Kalain. Morag prinaktisan na daan kanus-a siya pakpakan. Gi korio (choreograph) na nila ni iyang SONA.”