Summary of Aquino Sona on Mindanao Development

Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Luwalhati Antonino said on Tuesday that President Benigno S. Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday highlighted policies that benefits Mindanao.

In a statement, Antonino said the policies set forth by the President have direct impact to the island.

“The President’s SONA has covered a broad territory of reforms that impact highly on Mindanao,” Antonino said, adding that Mindanao was left out in the SONA.

“The governance policies he laid down underpin crucial measures to address quite a lot of major Mindanao imperatives,” she stressed, adding that “in addressing the Filipino nation, the President took cognizance of the opportunity to rally the entire citizenry under a genuine and meaningful agenda for change.”

“Being a crucial component of the nation’s march to progress, Mindanao stands to immensely gain from transformational measures set forth in the President’s vigorous call for national awakening,” Antonino pointed.

In his second SONA, the President highlighted the need to bring back confidence in the government and to take the road to development along the straight and righteous path.

Antonino said the President has cited a number of policy measures in the areas of improving revenue generation, bringing forth inclusive growth in the economy, pursuing environmental integration through community-based initiatives, reforms in the ARMM and several other agenda items that precisely move along the strategic direction for Mindanao.

For instance, Antonino said, the President mentioned that swift reforms made within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has resulted to billions of pesos savings that could translate to better allocation especially for Mindanao, where major infrastructure projects are being scaled up.

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