SONA 2012  Aquino says 3.1M jobs created in past 2 years
MANILA, Philippines—President Aquino on Monday said in his State
of the Nation Address that some 3.1 million new jobs were
created in the past two years of his administration.  “Pababa
nang pababa ang unemployment rate sa bansa,” Aquino said in his
third Sona at the House of Representatives at the Batasang
Pambansa complex in Quezon City.  “Sinisiguro nating manganganak
ng trabaho ang pagsigla ng ating ekonomiya,” he said.  Aquino
said when he came into office, the unemployment rate was 8
percent, but as of April 2011, the rate dropped to 7.2 percent
and as of the first half of 2012, it has been further reduced to
6.9 percent.  Aquino said that 638,000 people have been given
jobs in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry,  which
he said has infused $1 billion into the country’s economy in
2011. The BPO industry has also generated many other indirect
jobs, he added.  “Di ba makatwirang mangarap na balang araw,
bawat Pilipinong handang magbana