Sona 2022
Sona 2022
Sona 2022
FILIPINO
DAPHNE G. LOPEZ
GR.10 – AQUAMARINE
SIR. JET B.BARAGA
PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. delivered Monday, July 25, 2022,
his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in
Quezon City.
He arrived at the venue around 3:30 p.m.
The country’s 17th President was joined by newly elected Senate President
Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez.
Below is the summary of this year's Sona.
3:57 p.m. -- Marcos is welcomed at the plenary where he will deliver his Sona
before hundreds of lawmakers and guests.
4:05 p.m. -- The Senate and House of Representatives formally welcomed Marcos.
4:05 p.m. -- Marcos started his Sona by greeting the officials and guests.
In line with this, Marcos said he tasked the National Economic Development
Authority (Neda) to come up with a development plant for 2023 to 2028 and
submit the full blueprint not later than yearend.
Marcos also vowed to provide subsidies for farmers amid the soaring prices of
fertilizers and pesticides, among others.
“In this law, the loans of agrarian reform beneficiaries with unpaid amortization
and interest shall be condoned. Layunin ng batas na ito na burahin ang hindi
mabayarang utang ng ating mga magsasaka na benepisyaryo ng agrarian reform,”
Marcos said.
“Sa ganitong paraan, kahit pa tumaas ang Covid-19 cases, mananatiling mababa
ang maospital at mamamatay...Unti-unti rin tayong masasanay na nariyan ang virus
pero hindi na seryoso ang banta sa ating buhay,” he said.
He added that they will align protocols and strengthen the cooperation with the
private sector to increase confidence, “so that we can go back to full capacity for
our businesses.”
Marcos said information and communication campaign against Covid-19 will also
be strengthened along with vaccination.
“The need for a stronger healthcare system is self-evident... We will bring medical
services to the people, not wait for them to come to centers,” he said.
CHEAP MEDICINES -- Aside from building more health centers and hospitals,
Marcos vowed to bring prices of medicines down and ensure enough supply of it.
He said he had started talking to pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of
medicines.
He appealed to the public to get booster shots to strengthen their defense against
Covid-19 now that students will go back to schools. Marcos tasked the DOH and
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to undertake another
rollout of booster shots.
K to 12 -- The President also said that the government’s K to 12 program has been
reviewed. “All inputs are now being considered,” he assured.
“As for the horror stories that we have heard about the poor quality of education
materials and supplies, this must end,” Marcos added.
He said the National Identification System (ID) will play a part in digital
transformation. As such, the government targets to distribute 30 million physical
ID cards and 20 million digital IDs by the end of 2022. In the middle of 2023,
Marcos said they target to accomplish 92 million IDs for the Filipinos.
He also said that he has tasked the Department of Information and Communication
(DICT) to deploy digital connectivity across various islands in the country. “This
will be done through the implementation of the National Broadband Plan, the
common tower program, connecting our Geographically Isolated and
Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) via our ‘Broad Band ng Masa’ project,” he said.
“All relevant modes of digital transport should be utilized. These may be through a
combination of terrestrial or submarine fiber optics, wireless and even satellite
technology,” he added.
He said that infrastructure development will remain a very high priority of his
administration.
He said PPPs “hold great potential for that expansion, for infrastructure
development and for innovation.”
He said he will also improve the roads and transportation systems in the
Philippines through projects such as the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit, Davao High
Priority Bus System, Ilocos Norte Transportation Hub, and the El Nido Transport
Terminal.
“My order to the Department of Transportation or DOTr is really very simple: Full
speed ahead,” he said.
CHEAP, RELIABLE ENERGY -- Marcos said the country must increase the
level of energy production by expanding the present power supply and building
new power plants.
“Our search for new power sources should always be with an eye to improving the
mix of the energy supply between traditional and renewable sources,” he said.
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS -- In his first Sona, Marcos said it is time to re-
examine the government’s strategy toward building nuclear power plants in the
country.
his administration plans. These include the National Government Rightsizing Program; budget
He assured that the government will comply with the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) regulations, stressing that “in the area of nuclear power, there have
been new technologies developed that allow smaller scale modular nuclear plants
and other derivations thereof.”
FRESH WATER SUPPLY -- The government will also look into the “precarious
fresh water supply situation” especially in urban areas. Marcos said the water
supply systems, which date back to the 1950’s, must be rehabilitated and
improved.
“I call on the Department of Migrant Workers and the DICT to make this a top
priority,” he said.
FOREIGN POLICY -- “I will not preside over any process that will abandon
even one square inch of territory of the Republic of the Philippines to any foreign
power,” said Marcos, receiving a resounding applause during his Sona.
He said the Philippines will continue to be a friend to all, an enemy to none, but he
stressed: “We are very jealous of all that is Filipino.”
“We will endure. Let our Filipino spirit ever remain undimmed. I know this in my
mind. I know it in my heart. I know it in my very soul... The state of the nation is
sound.”
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