President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (SONA) has received favorable social media feedback, marking a significant turnaround from the overwhelmingly negative response his speech garnered last year, based on the EON Group and Tangere’s 2024 wrap-up report.

From the monitoring and comparative analysis conducted within 24 hours of the President’s speech, the report revealed that this year’s SONA achieved a 64.3 percent positive sentiment, a significant improvement from the 84 percent negative sentiment observed last year.

Further analysis found that the significant improvement in the public perception of this year’s SONA, marked by a rise in favorable views and a reduction in criticism, is partly attributed to the President’s decisive action to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).

The report showed that the positive social media sentiment for President Marcos’ third SONA is echoed in Tangere’s Nationwide Online Survey conducted from July 22 to 24, 48 hours after the address.

The survey found that 58.5 percent of respondents were satisfied with the President’s statements.

Likewise, six out of 10 respondents believed the programs cited would address national issues.

The EON Group and Tangere’s analysis also identified agriculture, education, and health as the top three themes of the SONA.

However, the analysis bared that despite extensive discussions on agriculture, education, and health, the topics that generated the most positive sentiment on social media were the rightful claim to the West Philippine Sea, the definitive ban on POGOs, and the emphasis on a bloodless drug war.

Released as a two-part series, the 2024 SONA Wrap-Up Report includes “Part 2: Deep Dive and Groundswell,” which offers an in-depth analysis of the administration's key achievements and future goals.

The earlier released “Part 1: Quick Wrap-Up” provides an overview of the major pronouncements, highlighting the President’s commitment to critical areas, such as agriculture and food security, healthcare reform, education, climate change adaptation, economic development, and infrastructure enhancement.