Marcos to present some ‘progress’ in 2nd SONA

by CATHERINE S. VALENTE ManilaTimes.net

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed confidence that he would be able to report some progress when he delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the awarding ceremony of the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding (APPCU) on Thursday, June 8, the president said he would give an update on what happened to the plans and projects that he mentioned during his SONA last year.

"Like any SONA, it will be a report to the nation as to what the situation [is], what happened in the last year since the last SONA, where we are now, what we have managed to do and where we still have work to do. That is essentially the template that we're going to use," Marcos said during a media interview. But the president said he is still in the process of completing his speech.

"The truth of the matter is we're still preparing everything, all the materials that we're going to put together," Marcos said.