MATRIX FOR PRESIDENTIAL SONAs

FROM GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYOS TWO TERMS TO BENIGNO SIMEON AQUINO IIIS SONA
(2001-2016): Science, Technology, Environment, Medicine

First Presidential GLORIA MACAPAGAL- GLORIA MACAPAGAL- BENIGNO SIMEON AQUINO III
SONAs and their ARROYO ARROYO 2010-2016
Science, Technology, 2001-2003 (1st Term) 2004-2010 (2nd Term)
Environment and
Medicine Policies
Science To prepare our youth to be To this end, we will continuously Pinag-aaralan na rin po ng DOST
the next generation of increase the budget for science and [Department of Science and Technology] at
knowledge workers, we will technology and education. For in UP [University of the Philippines] ang
upgrade math and science todays global economy, pagkakaroon natin ng monorail system para
teaching in basic knowledge is the greatest creator of tugunan ang problema sa pangmalawakang
education. (SONA 2001) wealth. (SONA 2006) transportasyon. Sa malikhaing pag-iisip ng
kapwa Pilipino, may pag-asa pala tayong
magtayo ng light rail system nang hindi
hihigit sa 100 million pesos ang gagastusin
kada kilometro. Sa matitipid na pondo, mas
mahabang kilometro ng riles ang mailalatag at
makaka-abot sa mga lugar na malayo sa
sentro ng komersyo. Ang mga dating
sumisiksik sa siyudad para maghanap ng
trabaho, maaari nang tumira sa medyo mas
malayo, nang hindi pahirapan ang biyahe.
(SONA 2011)
Technology We will promote fast- The Cyber Corridor will boost
growing industries where telecommunications, technology
high-value jobs are most and education. The corridor runs
plentiful. One of them is the length of all the super regions,
information and from Baguio to Cebu to Davao. The
communications cities of Davao, Tagum and Samal
 technology, or ICT. Our
English literacy, our
aptitude, and skills give us a
competitive edge in ICT.
Filipino workers are ranked
number one in the field,
number one among
knowledge workers. And
analysts point to two
developing countries as the
likely world centers for
software development and
data management in this
decade: India and the
Philippines. We will live up
to that forecast.
Island Garden all operate electronic
government accounting systems.
There are many wings now to the
corridor because enterprising local
executives like L-Ray Villafuerte
and Jerry Trenas have aggressively
attracted call centers to their
jurisdictions. In this corridor, the
English and information and
communication technology [ICT]
skills of the youth give them a
competitive edge in call centers and
other business process
outsourcing (SONA 2006)

As a first step, let us declare

that technology is the
foundation of future
economic development, as
China did in 1998. ICT will
jumpstart our old stalling
economy and make it
leapfrog into the new
economy. (SONA 2001)

Environment Inaatasan ko ang
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources na
apurahin ang pag-ayos ng
natitirang problema sa lupa
The Departments of Agriculture,
Agrarian Reform, and Environment
and Natural Resources will devote
30 percent of their program budgets
to Mindanao.
Ang mga trosong nakukumpiska ng DENR
[Department of Environment and Natural
Resources], lalapag sa mga komunidad na
naturuan na ng TESDA ng pagkakarpintero.
Ang resulta: upuan para sa mga
pampublikong paaralan na hawak naman ng
 ng mga residente sa Iloilo connects to Guimaras via
Payatas. (SONA 2002) Jordan Wharf. For the P900 million
oil spill calamity fund to save the
environment of Guimaras, I thank
once again the previous Congress.
Thank you very much on behalf of
the people of Guimaras, who are
now back on their feet.
Some towns in Nueva Vizcaya,
Quirino, and Isabela are included in
the geohazard mapping we have
done for 700 cities and towns all
over the country to protect the
environment. (SONA 2007)
Medicine and Target natin: ibaba sa Noong 2001 sinabi kong hahatiin
Medical Institutions kalahati ang presyo ng natin ang presyo ng gamot na
gamot na madalas bilhin ng madalas bilhin ng madla. Ngayon
mahihirap. Nakamit natin: 10,000 Botika ng Barangay ang
Mahahanap ang mababang nagtitinda ng murang gamot. Ang
presyong gamot sa mga paracetamol na tatlong piso sa labas
parmasya ng 80 ospital ng ay piso lamang sa Botika ng
pamahalaan at sa mga outlet Barangay. Ang antibiotic na
ng Unilab. [Applause] But binibenta ng mga pangunahing
sad to say, except for parmasya sa P20 ay P2 lamang.
Unilab, the wider Kaya sa isang survey, halos
distribution of network of kalahati ang nagsabing abot-kaya
commercial drugstores ang gamot, kumpara sa 11 percent
under pressure from the noong 1999. We can spread this
multinational drug even more, I ask Congress to pass
companieswill not sell the Cheaper Medicines Bill
our cheaper medicines. We
DepEd. Isipin po ninyo, ang dating
pinagmumulan ng pinsala, ngayon, tulay na
para sa mas mabuting kinabukasan. Dati,
imposible nga ito; imposible kung
nagbubulag-bulagan ang pamahalaan sa ilegal
na gawain. (SONA 2012)
All these health benefits would go to waste if
our health care facilities are substandard, or
inaccessible to our countrymen in the
provinces. This is why we have gone all-out
in funding health care infrastructure projects:
These past three years, we have budgeted a
total of 33 billion pesos for the improvement
and modernization of 4,518 hospitals, rural
health units, and barangay health stations
nationwide. Among these are Region 1
Medical Center in Dagupan City, which has
successfully completed five kidney
transplants in the last year; the Bicol Regional
Training and Teaching Hospital in Legazpi;
the Vicente Sotto Medical Center in Cebu;
and the Northern Mindanao Medical Center in
Cagayan de Oro, which, according to
 are studying punitive
measures to correct this
unfair, unjust, and heartless
situation.
(SONA 2002)
[applause] that was almost enacted
in June. (SONA 2007)
Secretary Ike Ona of the DOH, now have the
capacity to perform open heart surgery due to
upgraded facilities and equipment. There is
also the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum
City, the first cancer center outside Metro
Manila. (SONA 2013)

List of science, technology, and environment policies and programs during Arroyos Administration (2001-2010)
Science and Technology related laws
1. Republic Act No. 10055: "Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009" - An act providing the framework and support
system for the ownership, management, use, and commercialization of intellectual property generated from research and
development funded by government and for other purposes.

2. Small Enterprises Technologies Upgrading Program (SETUP)

Environment related laws

1. Republic Act No. 9003: "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000" An act providing for an ecological solid
waste management program, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, declaring certain acts prohibited
and providing penalties, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes.

2. Republic Act No. 9175: Chain Saw Act of 2002 - An act regulating the ownership, possession, sale, importation and use
of chain saws, penalizing violations thereof and for other purposes.

3. Republic Act No. 9512: "National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008" - An act to promote
environmental awareness through environmental education and for other purposes.
 4. Republic Act No. 9147: "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act" - An act providing for the conservation
and protection of wildlife resources and their habitats, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes.
Medicine and Medical institution laws
1. Republic Act 9502: Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008 - An act providing for cheaper
and quality medicines, amending for the purpose Republic Act no. 8293 or the intellectual property code, Republic Act no.
6675 or the generics act of 1988, and Republic Act no. 5921 or the pharmacy law, and for other purposes.

2. Republic Act 9245: Philippine Ear Institute Act of 2003 - An act creating the Philippine National Ear Institute within
the University of the Philippines system, defining its powers and functions, providing funds therefor and for other purposes.

List of science, technology, and environment policies and programs during Aquinos Administration (2010-2016)
Science and Technology related laws
1. Republic Act No. 10612: Fast-Tracked S&T Scholarship Act of 2013 - An act expanding the coverage of the Science
and Technology (S&T) Scholarship Program and strengthening the teaching of Science and Mathematics in secondary
schools.

2. Republic Act No. 10535: "The Philippine Standard Time (PhST) Act of 2013" - An act to set the Philippine Standard
Time (PhST) in all official sources throughout the country, to provide funds for the installation, operation and maintenance of
synchronized time devices to be displayed in key public places and to declare the first week of every year as national time
consciousness week.

3. Executive Order No. 189 series of 2015: Creating a National Cybersecurity Inter-agency Committee

Environment related laws

1. Executive Order No. 23 series of 2011: Declaring a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural
and residual forests and creating the anti-illegal logging task force
 2. Executive Order No. 26: National Greening Program

3. Executive Order No. 79 series of 2012: Institutionalizing and implementing reforms in the Philippine mining sector
providing policies and guidelines to ensure environmental protection and responsible mining in the utilization of
mineral resources

References:
1. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, First State of the Nation Address (speech, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City, July 23, 2001),
Official Gazette, < http://www.gov.ph/2001/07/23/gloria-macapagal-arroyo-first-state-of-the-nation-address-july-23-2001/>
(accessed November 05, 2016)

2. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Second State of the Nation Address (speech, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City, July 22, 2002),
Official Gazette, < http://www.gov.ph/2002/07/22/gloria-macapagal-arroyo-second-state-of-the-nation-address-july-22-2002/>
(accessed November 05, 2016)

3. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sixth State of the Nation Address (speech, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City, July 24, 2006),
Official Gazette, < http://www.gov.ph/2006/07/24/gloria-macapagal-arroyo-sixth-state-of-the-nation-address-july-24-2006/ >
(accessed November 05, 2016)

4. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Seventh State of the Nation Address (speech, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City, July 23, 2007),
Official Gazette, < http://www.gov.ph/2007/07/23/gloria-macapagal-arroyo-seventh-state-of-the-nation-address-july-23-
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5. Benigno S. Aquino III, Second State of the Nation Address (speech, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City, July 25, 2011),
Official Gazette, < http://www.gov.ph/2011/07/25/benigno-s-aquino-iii-second-state-of-the-nation-address-july-25-2011/>
(accessed November 05, 2016)
6. Benigno S. Aquino III, Third State of the Nation Address (speech, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City, July 23, 2012),
Official Gazette, <http://www.gov.ph/2012/07/23/benigno-s-aquino-iii-third-state-of-the-nation-address-july-23-2012/>
(accessed November 05, 2016)

7. Benigno S. Aquino III, Fourth State of the Nation Address (speech, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City, July 22, 2013),
Official Gazette, < http://www.gov.ph/2013/07/22/english-benigno-s-aquino-iii-fourth-state-of-the-nation-address-july-22-
2013/> (accessed November 08, 2016)

8. Executive Order No. 189 series of 2015. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://www.gov.ph/2015/09/17/executive-order-no-189-s-
2015/

9. Executive Order No. 23 series of 2011. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://www.gov.ph/2011/02/01/executive-order-no-23-s-
2011/

10. Executive Order No. 79 series of 2012. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://www.gov.ph/2012/07/06/executive-order-no-79-s-
2012/

11. Executive Order No. 26. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://www.gov.ph/downloads/2011/02feb/20110224-EO-0026-BSA.pdf

12. Republic Act 9003. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RA-9003.pdf

13. Republic Act 9175. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno9175.html#.WB8Hceh961s

14. Republic Act 9512. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016.

http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno9512.php#.WB8T3eh961s

15. Republic Act 9147. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno9147.html#.WB8UIOh961s

16. Republic Act 10055. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/101_republicacts.php?id=9886

17. Republic Act 10612. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://www.gov.ph/2013/08/23/republic-act-no-10612/

18. Republic Act 10535. Accessed Nov. 06, 2016. http://www.dost.gov.ph/knowledge-resources/2014-04-27-01-59-53/republic-
acts/download/45-ra/232-republic-act-no-10535-the-philippine-standard-time-phst-act-of-2013

19. Republic Act 9502. Accessed Nov. 08, 2016. http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9502_2008.html

20. Republic Act 9245. Accessed Nov. 08, 2016. http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9245_2004.html

21. Department of Science and Technology, SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY: Building Blocks of a Realistic National Innovation
System for the Philippines, DOST, <http://sntpost.stii.dost.gov.ph/frames/aprTOjun04/pg23to36.htm > (Accessed Nov. 06,
2016)