At 4 pm on July 27, a nation that has spent a year waiting for specifics on the flood-control promise will finally hear the President’s report
MANILA, Philippines — Up until Sunday evening, July 26, to even “one hour before,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is likely to be introducing revisions and tweaks to his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27. It will be the penultimate of his presidency.
“I’m never done. Until one hour before the SONA, I’m still changing it, you know. Because, of course, you want it to be perfect,” said Marcos in a chance interview with reporters on Friday, July 24, days before he was set to deliver his annual speech.
Every year, the SONA is a big deal. Officially, the speech is an address to Congress — delivered to both chambers at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City with top government officials from all branches and the diplomatic corps present.
In reality, it’s the President’s report to the Filipino people. On July 27, at around 4 om, Marcos will speak to a nation and a people unsettled.
