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‘Tired of sweet words’: Cebuano critics, political analyst react to Marcos’ 5th SONA

CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) drew mixed reactions from Cebuano political observers, who urged his administration to translate its promises into concrete results. A Cebu political analyst said Marcos outlined several promising proposals, but Filipinos are now expecting concrete accomplishments—not more promises—as his administration enters

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Sona promises must now translate into results

any, including local officials and business communities here in Cebu, welcomed the promises and accomplishments President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. bared in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (Sona).

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Police arrest suspect in 2025 stabbing death of SEA Games gold medalist

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – After a year of manhunt operations, law enforcement officials finally caught up to the prime suspect in the 2025 killing of Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Airman First Class Mervin Guarte, during a July 28 joint intelligence operation that was conducted in the Tarlac town of Bamban, the MIMAROPA police

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President Marcos inspects housing project in Davao City

DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday inspected a medium-rise socialized housing project in Barangay Calinan here, as part of his swing into the Davao region, a day after delivering his State of the Nation Address. The president arrived at People’s Ville in Riverside Calinan around 2:47 p.m. accompanied by DPWH Secretary Vince

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Padilla chief of staff confirms resigning before impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla’s former top aide Rudolf Philip Jurado on Tuesday confirmed his resignation as the senator’s chief of staff. In a statement sent to the Inquirer, Jurado said he tendered his resignation as early as June 22, even before the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte began on July 6.

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Several areas in Metro Manila flooded on Tuesday evening due to rainfall

MANILA, Philippines — Several areas in Metro Manila were flooded on Tuesday evening due to rainfall, according to authorities.  The Quezon City Government said that as of 7:30 p.m., the following areas experienced flooding: READ: LPA inside PAR won’t develop into TD but will bring rains across PH Gutter deep (8 inches) Subsided Meanwhile, the

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Another landslide hits Davao-Bukidnon highway

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A second massive landslide and road collapse occurred along the Davao–Bukidnon Highway on Monday evening, July 27, striking Purok 12 Falls in Barangay Buda, Marilog District, Davao City. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. at a site roughly eight kilometers from the earlier massive road slip reported in Sitio Marahan,

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Robin Padilla Says Skipping SONA Was Not an Act of Disrespect

Robin Padilla Explains Decision to Skip President Marcos’ SONA ROBIN PADILLA – The senator has clarified why he did not attend President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), denying claims that his absence was an act of disrespect. In a Facebook post, Padilla said that although he is part of ... Read more

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Imee Marcos on PBBM’s SONA 2026: “Hindi mag-isa si Martin Romualdez sa malawakang korapsyon…”

Sen. Imee Marcos Chides PBBM’s Remarks vs. Martin Romualdez during SONA IMEE MARCOS – The Senator chided the statement of her brother, President Bongbong Marcos, against their cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Several senators in the minority bloc skipped Pres. Bongbong Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address or SONA. It was held on ... Read more

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Cuizon welcomes Marcos’ order to scrap systems loss charges

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Councilor Annabeth Cuizon described President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s pronouncement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) as a “small win” after he directed Congress to amend Republic Act No. 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), and remove the collection of systems loss charges and

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