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

SONA 2026: Marcos makes no mention of Sara Duterte impeachment trial

Representative Leila de Lima says that while Marcos’ omission was expected, he could have still used the SONA to underscore the need for accountability

By Dwight de Leon

Labor group hits Marcos’ silence on wages, sugar industry woes

BACOLOD CITY—The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP-TUCP) issued a mixed assessment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (Sona), praising its immediate economic relief measures while criticizing his silence on wage stagnation and ongoing troubles in the sugar sector. NACUSIP-TUCP national president Roland de

By cavendano

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

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