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Three days before anti-pork barrel rallies planned in key cities nationwide – the first major demonstration during his administration that has been anchored on an anti-corruption slogan – President Benigno Aquino III announced that it is time to abolish the lawmakers' Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

Media reports and a special state audit have found billions in senators' and congressmen's PDAF going to dubious non-governmental organizations, which in turn reported ghost projects and beneficiaries.

President Benigno S. Aquino III (PNoy) delivered his Fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA 2013) on Monday afternoon, July 22, at Batasan Pambansa Complex in Quezon City at the opening of 16th Congress. 

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This is an English translation of the SONA 2013 delivered by President Benigno Aquino III at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, on July 22, 2013

Here's President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III SONA 2013 Full Speech: [ ENGLISH ]

Republic of the Philippines President Benigno Aquino III (PNoy) delivered his 2013 State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, Monday, July 22. 

Here's President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III SONA 2013 Full Speech: [ TAGALOG ]

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III (PNoy) will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) from Batasang Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills, Quezon City on July 22, 2013, and livestream and full text of the address will be made available here.

The Constitution mandates the President to deliver the SONA annually on every fourth Monday of July. In the speech, PNoy is expected to lay down all his achievements as head of the state in his 3 years of tenure and his programs for the country in the remaining half of his term.

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MANILA, Philippines - Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III filed and later withdrew a bill seeking to abolish the much-assailed libel provision in Cybercrime Prevention Act - in deference, supposedly, to the sentiments of President Aquino.

Sotto said he filed a bill last Friday to remove libel from the Cybercrime law, but when he heard the statement of President Benigno Aquino III on the said provision, he opted to withdraw the measure.

Watch the Full Replay Video of State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2012 of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III on Monday, July 23, 2012. You can watch the video below courtesy of GMA News.

Here is the Full Filipino Transcript of PNoy's Speech on SONA 2012:

Maraming salamat po. Maupo po tayong lahat.

 Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kagawad ng kalipunang diplomatiko; mga kagalang-galang na miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga pinuno ng pamahalaang lokal; mga miyembro ng ating Gabinete; mga unipormadong kasapi ng militar at kapulisan; mga kapwa kong nagseserbisyo sa taumbayan; at siyempre sa akin pong mga boss, magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat.