The Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA)

President Aquino delivered the fourth State of the Nation Address of his administration on 22 July 2013. Nearly two weeks after, we are still in a quandary what to make of it. Quite a number of individual persons were praised, a number of agencies shamed, corrupt civil servants threatened, and past administrations blamed. While a number of issues were raised, this nearly two-hour speech left us asking even more questions not only on what was not said (as is usually the case after a SONA) but also on what was said. So, what should we expect from the PNoy administration this 2013-2014? At this juncture, what are the priorities of his administration? Are these priorities consistent with those of the past three years? Is the Pnoy administration missing anything?