Photograph from Presidential Communications Workplace
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is ready to ship his third State of the Nation Deal with (Sona) on July 22, the place he’s anticipated to deal with the nation’s urgent points on prime of all of the achievements his administration carried for the previous yr.
Political analyst and professor Dr. Froilan Calilung on Saturday listed down the important thing issues that Marcos would air in his handle.
“First would be the facet of financial context, significantly in combating inflation as a result of we all know that the President has been very eager on attempting to curb the inflation submit pandemic,” Calilung mentioned on Saturday Information Discussion board.
READ: Marcos: Inflation price at affordable degree
The political analyst identified how the financial facet is related to the agriculture self-sufficiency, together with meals safety and financial and monetary insurance policies to make sure that there shall be no spike in inflation. He additionally famous that the inflation price didn’t lower however the sudden spike in inflation price is contained.
Calilung famous that one other necessary challenge that the President ought to focus on is the present standing of the minimal wage within the nation. The federal government permitted a P35 enhance within the minimal wage of employees within the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR) the place it was criticized as an “insult” citing the Household Residing Wage of P1,200 to outlive every day.
READ: Marcos: PH received’t yield West Philippine Sea; to defend it in any respect value
“It might be higher if we hear not simply the insurance policies, but additionally the concrete packages as a result of typically there are insurance policies, legislations, they exist on paper however in actuality, its transmission to these we name marginalized turns into an issue,” he added.
Calilung mentioned that it is very important give attention to inflation as a result of “it would enhance public confidence and it’ll additionally enhance investor confidence which is in the long term, necessary in creating extra jobs.”
Calilung additionally sees the subject on Schooling to be mentioned the place Senator Sonny Angara was appointed because the Schooling chief after VIce President Sara Duterte resigned from the submit. Angara’s appointment was extensively welcomed by lawmakers and teams, citing his background on schooling and crafting academic insurance policies.
The political analyst mentioned that one other “point of interest of consideration” is territorial sovereignty, significantly within the West Philippine Sea the place he believes is “the meat of his overseas coverage for the previous yr.”
For Calilung, we should always see the “beneficial properties” of his overseas journeys and what translated into actions and never simply pledges. In accordance with the Normal Appropriations Act of 2024 which the President signed in December, he was granted P1.4 billion of funds for his native and overseas journeys.
Your subscription couldn’t be saved. Please attempt once more.
Your subscription has been profitable.
Marcos must also deal with corruption, communist insurgency, medication, and petty road crimes. Calilung mentioned that such points are those the Filipinos predict to listen to from him.
