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All classes from Elementary to High School in Quezon City is suspended for tomorrow, Monday, July 22, 2013. This is a precautionary measure as militant groups are expected to hold protest rallies near the Congress during the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III which will be delivered tomorrow as well.

Natural Coco Water (Photo credit: im elsewhere ) " Coco Water " trends in social network Twitter minutes after President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III mentioned the term in his third State of the nation Address (SONA 2012) . The term actually refers to the the  edible liquid found inside the coconut commonly referred to locally as "Buko Juice". Netizens reacted to the figures that President Aquino reported about coco water exports. According to his SONA, coco water exports rose from 483,862 liters in 2009 to 1,807,583 liters in 2010 and to an astonishing 16,756,498 liters in 2011! After he mentioned the last figure, it was reported that the session hall where the SONA is held broke into applause.

English: Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III (2010-present) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Today, President Benigno Aquino III will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) before the 15th Congress. He is expected to report progress updates in key aspects of the Philippines such as economy, education, peace and security and other things that concerns Filipino people. This event is usually televised via major networks in the country such as ABS-CBN and GMA 7. But with the advances in internet technology and the rise of Social Networks, the government has decided to live stream the event via internet. The purpose is for the President's message reach the increasing number of Filipinos who prefers internet over TV. You can watch the live stream at the official gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, http://www.gov.ph/sona-2012/

Pres. Noynoy Aquino (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Well, I guess many of us is asking whether Malacanang will declare Monday, July 23, 2012 as a national holiday because of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's third State of the Nation Address (SONA). Well, the answer is "probably not". Based on previous two SONA's (2010 nad 2011), Malacanang decided to make the SONA day, a regular working day to everyone. There is a reason to believe that it would be the same this year. Also, as many of us must have already noticed, Aquino's administration is discrete with holidays. That is why, only in certain cases that he declares new holdays aside from those whom he already pre-programmed before the year begins. For 2012, Proclamation No. 295 list down specific holidays to be celebrated this year and SONA day is not included, although the President have the power to change it. A Balance Between Rest and Work President Aquino appears to be careful in balancing the...

Image via Wikipedia The Department of Education (DepEd) announced earlier today that there will be no classes on all levels (from Kinder to Highschool level) on Monday, July 25, 2011 due to the State of the Nation Address ( SONA ) of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino . For tertiary/college level though, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is yet to make an announcement. There will also be a traffic rerouting in the Commonwealth area affected by the President's second SONA .