President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address on July 25, 2022, at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. (Screengrab from RTVM)
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday said that he is expecting a “very simple” second State of the Nation Address (Sona).
“It’s really very simple. It’s just a performance report for Filipinos to see sa dami ng mga pronouncements, sa dami ng mga salita, kung ito ba ay talagang may kabuluhan o salita lamang,” said Marcos in an ambush interview.
Marcos said he wants to explain the progress that the national government has made.
“I would like to show na ito ‘yung pinag-usapan natin noong last year, ito na ngayon ang nagawa natin, ito pa ‘yung kulang na gagawin namin, ito ‘yung plano,” said Marcos.
(I would like to show that this is what we talked about last year, this is what we are doing, this is what is lacking, and this is the plan.)
Marcos is set to deliver his second Sona to Congress on July 24 at the House of Representatives. The President envisions it as a straight report to the people.
In his first Sona, Marcos had assured the people that the state of the nation was sound.