Bangsamoro Peace Process Merits Less than a Minute in Marcos’ 86-Minute SONA
Marcos said the administration recovered nearly P25 billion in assets and funds while expanding energy, transport, and social protection programs.
- On Monday, July 27, 2026, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr delivered his State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City, focusing on economic relief, infrastructure development, and anti-corruption efforts.
- Marcos opened his address by revisiting flood-control project corruption scandals from last year, noting that authorities are close to filing "multiple cases against the former speaker," Martin Romualdez, his first cousin and political ally.
- Addressing recent racist attacks, the President reaffirmed the 2016 Arbitral Award as a "definitive benchmark" for maritime sovereignty, vowing to defend the country's exclusive economic zone against foreign interference.
- The administration reported facilitating over six trillion pesos in investments and expanded PhilHealth benefits to more than 7.5 million families, strengthening the "social protection floor" amid economic pressures.
- Government officials plan to maximize a newly discovered 222 billion cubic feet of natural gas reserve, sufficient to power 1.6 million households until 2034, while modernizing transport infrastructure with railway completion targeted for 2028.
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Marcos pushes back vs racism
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos called out racist attacks by a “neighbor” in his State of the Nation Address, some two weeks after an artificial intelligence (AI) video from China depicting Filipinos as monkeys. The President devoted a good part of his penultimate address to that matter, calling it “a collective threat that lies before […]...Keep on reading: Marcos pushes back vs racism
Bangsamoro peace process merits less than a minute in Marcos’ 86-minute SONA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 July 2026) – The Bangsamoro peace process merited only three short paragraphs in President Ferdinand Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, delivered in 40 seconds on the 80th minute of his 86-minute speech, and focused primarily on the September 14 polls. “In accordance with the Republic Act No. 12317, the BARMM electorate is now poised to partake in BARMM’s first regular parliamentary election. Th…
FULL TEXT: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s SONA 2026
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27. A year after his promise to go after individuals linked to flood control corruption, Marcos announced that his cousin, former House speaker Martin Romualdez, would soon face cases in court. Romualdez has been implicated in the multi-billion flood control corruption scandal. Here is the complete transcript of the Preside…
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