Looking forward to 2012 with hope
President Aquino is looking forward to in the next 365 days of his six-year term as chief executive. He hoped “that the country would weather the global economic crisis and that his bid to institute what he called reforms in the judiciary would move faster.” The President seems optimistic about himself.
The current Social Weather Stations survey contains some good news for the President. He gets a “very good” satisfaction rating. It is noted though that the survey was conducted during the period of Dec. 3 to Dec. 7, before the President was criticized heavily for attending the Christmas party of the Presidential Security Group at the height of the Tropical Storm Sendong devastation in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan and claimed the lives of over 1,000 persons.
Despite the wrath of Tropical Storm Sendong, despite the many struggles of every Filipino, there is hope in the new year. May we also take the opportunity to reflect- what have I done for my country? And what more can I do?
We at Blog Watch Wish Everyone a Happy New year.
Here is a short video greeting from the Blog Watch family
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Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
Noemi Lardizabal-Dado is a Content Strategist with over 16 years experience in blogging, content management, citizen advocacy and media literacy and over 26 years in web development. Otherwise known as @MomBlogger on social media, she believes in making a difference in the lives of her children by advocating social change for social good. She is a co-founder and a member of the editorial board of Blog Watch . She is a resource speaker on media literacy, social media , blogging, digital citizenship, good governance, transparency, parenting, women’s rights and wellness, and cyber safety. Her personal blogs such as aboutmyrecovery.com (parenting) , pinoyfoodblog.com (recipes), techiegadgets.com (gadgets) and benguetarabica.coffee keep her busy outside of Blog Watch. Disclosure: I am an advocate. I am NOT neutral. I will NOT give social media mileage to members of political clans, epal, a previous candidate for the same position and those I believe are a waste of taxpayers' money. I do not support or belong to any political party. I was part of accredited media covering the Office of the Vice President and Leni Robredo as she ran as a presidential aspirant in the 2022 National and local elections. On August 5, 2021, YouTube announced that I was selected as one of 50 Program participants of its Creator Program for Independent Journalists She was a Senior Consultant for ALL media engagements for the PCOO-led Committee on Media Affairs & Strategic Communications (CMASC) under the ASEAN 2017 National Organizing Council from January 4 -July 5, 2017. Having been an ASEAN advocate since 2011, she has written extensively about the benefits of the ASEAN community and as a region of opportunities on Blog Watch and aboutmyrecovery.com. Organization affiliation includes Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation Updated June 6, 2022