Marcos' 2023 SONA fails to meet expectations, according to Rappler panelists.
MANILA, Philippines – After sitting through President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 2023 State of the Nation Address , his second in his six-year term, Rappler panelists agreed on one thing: it did not meet expectations.
In a SONA that lasted around an hour and 10 minutes, Marcos enumerated Monday, July 24, his accomplishments during his first year in office, and what Filipinos should be expecting in his Year 2. Despite touching on different sectors, from economy, agriculture, transportation, to foreign policy, discussions felt like they only touched the surface, and did not mention ongoing issues faced by each sectors.Rappler resident economist JC Punongbayan said that Marcos made use of a lot of “window-dressing,” or last-minute acts and proclamations to boost one’s portfolio, to increase achievements under his belt before the SONA.
Punongbayan said that even if Marcos mentioned favorable statistics in Philippine economy, it was the result of the “” the COVID-19 pandemic had on the local economy. He adds that only the prices of transportation have really gone down, coming out of the pandemic lockdown. Ira Cruz of Move As One PH said that the lack of mention of active transportation plans and initiatives made Marcos’ SONA “sorely lacking.” He also pointed out that the President failed to mention prevailing transportation issues, such as the
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