Live Blogging with ONB President Alex Buenaventura

One Network Bank President Alex Buenaventura is upbeat about the country's future after hearing the State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.

"Never have we had a committed President since the time of President Corazon Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos," he said.

Buenaventura said the Filipino people will be able to see an improvement in the Philippine economy in a few months' time with the perceived increase in investors' confidence to the Philippines and the expected increase in foreign investments here.

PGMA's SONA Bloopers

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's announcement that cell phone companies will lower SMS charges to P0.50 was a blooper after all. Apparently, the telecom firms had no plans of lowering their charges on a regualr basis but this was part fo their promotion which would last for three months.

Either PGMA was plainly stupid enough to think that Filipinos are stupid to take her words hook, line and sinker or she was given false information by her staff. In journalist lingo--nakuryente! Head should roll....