Marcos Needs State of the Nation to Revive Philippine Economy, Presidency

A year ago, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s annual address to Congress shocked the nation with revelations of billions of dollars of graft involving flood-control schemes. The disclosure triggered an economic slump as projects slowed and consumers and businesses cut spending.

By Ditas B Lopez and Neil Jerome Morales

Philippines’ Marcos uses national address to promise relief, but funding questions loom

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr used his 2026 State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday to promise relief from taxes, electricity charges and high rice prices, while pledging to pursue corruption cases linked to a flood-control scandal that has battered his administration. But while analysts said the one-and-a-half-hour speech addressed issues Filipinos had expected Marcos to confront, they questioned how the government could afford the handouts and why he announced no austerity ...

By Raissa Robles

Marcos fights to revive economy and presidency after graft debacle

The public's trust in Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is at a record low despite efforts to cushion consumers from the impact of the Iran war.

Explosion, 'suspected bomb' in Philippine capital before Marcos speech

Groups point out gaps between reality and 2026 SONA promises, plans

Some sectors feel left out while others put the spotlight on the various issues that the President's fifth State of the Nation Address missed

By Joan Alindogan

EXPLAINER: Marcos’ priority bills mentioned in his 2026 Sona

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged lawmakers to pass another set of priority legislations which he mentioned in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) as Congress resumed its session on Monday. According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), among the key legislations that he wanted Congress to urgently pass are the following:

By mareyes

Things Marcos left out of his penultimate State of the Nation Address

The symptoms and topics Marcos chose to sidestep in his penultimate SONA.