PRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. delivered Monday, July 25, 2022, his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City.He...
-- Marcos started his Sona by greeting the officials and guests.-- Marcos vowed to create a fiscal management tax administration reform that will increase revenue collection. He also said that expenditure will be realigned and eco-zones will be fully supported. He said the country’s tax system will be adjusted in order to catch up with digital economy.
“In this law, the loans of agrarian reform beneficiaries with unpaid amortization and interest shall be condoned. Layunin ng batas na ito na burahin ang hindi mabayarang utang ng ating mga magsasaka na benepisyaryo ng agrarian reform,” Marcos said.-- Marcos acknowledged the “abundance of opportunities” that the tourism sector creates.
Marcos said information and communication campaign against Covid-19 will also be strengthened along with vaccination.-- Marcos asked Congress to pass a law that will create the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as a vaccine institute. He also said that his administration will build more health centers and hospitals not only in Metro Manila but also in other areas in the country.
He appealed to the public to get booster shots to strengthen their defense against Covid-19 now that students will go back to schools. Marcos tasked the DOH and Department of the Interior and Local Government to undertake another rollout of booster shots. He also said that he has tasked the Department of Information and Communication to deploy digital connectivity across various islands in the country. “This will be done through the implementation of the National Broadband Plan, the common tower program, connecting our Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas via our ‘Broad Band ng Masa’ project,” he said.
He said PPPs “hold great potential for that expansion, for infrastructure development and for innovation.”-- Marcos vowed to modernize the old railway systems, as he acknowledged that a railway is the cheapest way of transporting goods and passengers.
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