President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s leads the fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) with House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III and Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian at the the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 27, 2026. INQUIRER/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
Major business groups largely welcomed the agenda President Marcos laid out in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (Sona) but said its success would ultimately depend on how quickly and consistently the government delivers on its promises.
In separate statements on Monday, the groups said the President had provided a clearer roadmap for his administration’s economic priorities. But with less than two years left in his term, the focus should now be on implementation, they added.
“This Sona laid down benchmarks for accountability and competitiveness,” said Elizabeth Lee, chair of the Federation of Philippine Industries, an umbrella group of the country’s leading manufacturers.
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