Nearly 80 personnel and volunteers were deployed across key areas in Quezon City on Monday, July 27, to provide first aid, ambulance, and welfare services during President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said. The humanitarian organization said...
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 deployed 1,000 police officers to Quezon City to secure President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27. PRO 2 Director Police Brig. Gen. Mariano C. Rodriguez...
Multisectoral groups staged protest rallies along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Monday, July 27, pressing demands for government action on hunger, poverty, rising fuel and electricity prices, job insecurity, and corruption in time for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos feels compelled to order a last-minute security sweep of the House of Representatives just before his father President Marcos ' scheduled State of the Nation Address (SONA) at 4 p.m. Monday, July 27. This, after Rep. Marcos got wind...
Senator Imee Marcos will once again skip President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying she remains upset over what she described as the filing of cases and detention of members of the Senate minority. Asked on Monday whether she would attend the President...
A broad coalition of church leaders, religious groups, and faith-based organizations has called for independent investigations and the prosecution of those involved in alleged corruption in flood control projects, saying the Filipino people deserve accountability beyond government admissions and...
An improvised bomb exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) hours before the start of President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) while an explosive device was safely disposed of after it was found along Diokno Boulevard where the Senate is located. In a...
CAVITE – The Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) assured the public of its full security readiness for President Marcos ' fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27. Cavite PPO Director Col. Ariel R. Red said the police respect and uphold the constitutional rights...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed 300 security personnel, including 10 K9-Explosive Ordnance Disposal (K9-EOD) teams, across Metro Manila on Monday, July 27, to strengthen security for the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos Jr. Unlike previous deployments focused on...
President Marcos ' speech for his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) will last for more than an hour, a Palace official said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President 's speech will take 1 hour and 20 minutes. Aside from the expected...
Hours before President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has not monitored any serious threat that could disrupt the annual event and stressed its readiness to respond to any eventuality. Police forces in Metro Manila have been on full...
Police blocked about 100 protesters along C.M. Recto Avenue in Manila early Monday, July 27, containing one of the first demonstrations ahead of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). The protest began at around 7:08 a.m. near Isetann along C.M....
