Theory Guide Questions
1. Why did the President 1. The President deliver his SONA to
deliver his SONA? What
were the effects of his
speech to the people? What
were the intentional and
unintentional purposes of
his SONA?
Functionalis 2. What different parts of the
m society helped during the
SONA? In which area did
it help? How did it help?
3. What were the effects,
particularly on the aspect
of religion, economic and
politics, that resulted from
the SONA?
2. All parts of the society especially the
3. The SONA stirred another controversy
Answers
summarise the accomplishments and
plans of his programme of government
for this year and also to inform the
nation about its present economic,
political, and social condition. His
speech was relatively short and
affected on how the citizen especially
the critics react. They think that there
was something missing in his speech
and the president or the administration
rather would prefer not to bring up
some issues or plans. The purpose of
the SONA 2018 is for the President to
summarized tell the current changes
and happenings on his plans esp. the
war on drugs and the law approved
under his term. While on the other
hand, the SONA unintentional purpose
is the most awaited SONA Fashion of
the senators and politician popular
among netizens on social media.
state, culture, mass media and the
education were helped during the SONA
2018 in a way that it provide informations
about the changes and happenings inside
our society under President’s
administration.
regarding the the howls of protest made
by the human rights advocates which the
church supports. The speech made by the
President resulted in once again a dispute
against the church and President Duterte.
On the aspect of politics on the other
hand, Mr. Duterte stressed out his concern
against corruption this suggests that the
issues or problem inside the politics or the
government is hard to defy. While on the
economic aspect, Mr duterte gives his full
gratitude toward the OFW’s whom
contributed the rise of economic rate of
the country. Furthermore, his speech
includes the Train Law stating how it
helped the poor families and senior citizen
to cope up with the rising prices which
 predicts for a good economic rise with the
following year.
1. Which groups are
advantage in SONA?
Which group are
disadvantage?
Conflict 2. Who were able to enter the
Batasang Pambansa? Who
found it difficult to get a
closer look at the
President?

1. How did the Filipinos feel

about the SONA? How
about the non- Filipinos?
2. For those who were close
Symbolic enough to see the
Interactionis President, what were their
m reactions? For those who
watched from afar or
through television?

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