ANC: Ernesto Pernia, economist at the University of the Philippines Diliman, stressed that Aquino's pinpointing of Augusto Syjuco, former head at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, was not essential to the President's SONA. "I would have wanted to hear him say about the Freedom of Information bill and something on mining because he has to be clear on what he wants with mining because investors are waiting on the wings... and he could have mentioned the RH law, which has gone through a long, torturous process," he continued. "I think a SONA is essentially to report where we are now, and how we are going to proceed in the future... how to sustain the [economic] growth rate, how to improve poverty reduction," Pernia said.
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