Certainly, we still need to
see if his plans pan out. Will a bigger budget allotment for the education
sector translate to better student performance? Will more tourists come to
experience the country since “it’s more fun here?” Will pensioners receive
their promised increase from GSIS? Will the roads and infrastructures he
mentioned materialize in the next few years? Will the economy continue to boom
despite the global slowdown? These are questions to be answered and measures to
refer to once the next SONA’s come.
Personally, the SONA
reinstated my hope and trust in the government through tangible proof that
positive change, once thought as impossible, is upon us. Despite a political system
that may still be mired in corruption and the seemingly intangible effects of
macroeconomic growth, I believe that the government is working doubly hard to
fulfill its prime duty of serving the people. It’s always easier to doubt that plans
will work and that positive change is going to come but I choose to trust in
the government.
