KONTRA-SONA / JULY 28, 2026
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano speaks during his privilege speech, dubbed the “Kontra SONA,” at the Senate Session Hall in Pasay City on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The speech served as the minority bloc’s formal response and critique following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address.
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MANILA, Philippines – Despite their differences, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) and Senate minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s “Kontra-Sona” intersected in the community’s role in protecting the youth.
In Marcos’ Sona on Monday he highlighted the need for everyone to “assume responsibility for our young people’s protection.”
