President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is "very busy" preparing for his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) which will be delivered at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 25. Marcos has opted to be hands-on, as he is the one drafting his speech, said Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez in an interview with Palace reporters Friday. "He's the one writing his SONA message. And he will be very busy. Yesterday, we tried to relax his schedule so he can write," Rodriguez said. Rodriguez could not say how long the SONA speech will last, noting that it remains "a work in progress." "It's a moving thing. I think it's too premature to say right now the number of pages [of Marcos' speech])," he said. He, however, said Marcos' speech will focus on the administration's economic agenda and coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic response efforts. Rodriguez added tha
Batasan plenary hall redesigned to accommodate 315 House members philstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from philstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives is sporting a new look in time for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25.
House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza led on Wednesday, July 20, the unveiling of the newly-renovated pl
Over P100 million in taxpayer's money.
That's roughly how much the House of Representatives has spent in renovating Batasang Pambansa Complex ahead of the 19th Congress, which will begin in earnest on Monday, July 25.
That day, on that venue, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wi
PSG Commander Col. Ramon Zagala (File photo) MANILA - The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is in the "final stages of preparation" for the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on July 25, its commander said Wednesday. In an interview with reporters, PSG Commander, Col. Ramon Zagala said the PSG continues to make "necessary coordination" with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bureau of Fire Protection, and other security agencies to ensure that there would be no untoward incidents before, during, and after the SONA. "So these preparations are being planned since last week and we at PSG.we are prepared in coordination with the PNP so that everything will run smooth from the time he arrives, he delivers the SONA, until he returns to Malacanang," Zagala said. He said the PSG is heightening security measures to ensure that the President, the First family, and all at