Palace: All SONA Preparations on Hold Amid Monsoon Rains - BusinessWorld Online

The DDS and habagat won’t let the President have his moment

According to the Executive Secretary, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is “personally overseeing” the drafting of his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) set for Monday. When you’re a sitting President who has seen his stellar satisfaction ratings plummet and his senatorial slate underperform in the midterms, this year’s SONA demands more than personal attention. The President would need the best prose stylists and the best inputs from his C…

Marcos: Sona tarpaulins during typhoon ‘highly inappropriate’

WASHINGTON DC — President Marcos called “highly inappropriate” the move of government personnel to put up materials related to his upcoming State of the Nation Address (Sona) while thousands of Filipinos across the country were struggling due to torrential rain and flooding. “That is an unfortunate misjudgment on their part,” Marcos told reporters here on Wednesday (Manila time) following his meeting with US President Donald Trump. “But we’ve co…

Palace: All SONA preparations on hold amid monsoon rains - BusinessWorld Online

By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporter MALACAÑANG on Tuesday suspended all preparations for President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), scheduled for July 28, as the southwest monsoon devastates parts of the Philippines, including its capital region. Mr. Marcos has ordered all government agencies to exert their utmost efforts in serving Filipinos, with Malacañang announcing class and government work suspensions in …

Palace halts SONA prep after viral photos stir backlash

After viral photos showed workers putting up presidential posters in the rain, Malacañang suspended all SONA-related activities and ordered agencies to focus on flood relief.

Marcos orders suspension of all SONA preps

Marcos 'dismayed' over putting up of SONA materials amid bad weather

Palace stops SONA preparations

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday stopped all preparations related to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) as many parts of the country are being battered by heavy rains and floods.Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, in a statement, said Marcos was dismayed after seeing photos of government personnel putting up SONA-related materials “while many communities are battling heavy floods.”“Let me be cle…