Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday, May 4 said she hopes to see a more assertive President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Binay said she is so far, satisfied with the President’s performance in his first year of leadership, considering he took up the brunt of the country’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic when he took over the presidency from then president Rodrigo Duterte.
“Ok naman siya. Yung mga namana nyang problema napakalaki and so far naa-address naman niya (He’s ok. He inherited a huge problem and so far he was able to address it),” Binay said during a press briefing at the Senate.
“Meron lang ako wish…Si President kasi parang mabait baka kailangan going towards his second year, baka mas dapat nagagalit siya (I just have a wish…our President seems to be very kind, maybe he needs, going to his second year, maybe can be more indignant),” Binay said.
But the senator said she understands the Chief Executive’s strategy, as he is still in the learning curve, especially when it comes to his appointees.
She expressed hope the President would be able to complete the appointment of his Cabinet secretaries.
“Number 1 sa DOH, katulad ngayon pataas na naman Covid cases. Bago siya magsimula ng second year niya, sana kumpleto na (Number 1 is the Department of Health (DOH), especially now that the number of Covid cases are rising. I hope he is able to complete it before he starts his second year),” she said.
She also said she will leave it to the President to finally decide when to relinquish his role as concurrent secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and appoint someone to head the agency.