Zubiri: Public wants to hear how Duterte will steer economy on last SONA

What the people want to hear from President Rodrigo Duterte on his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) is “what he will do to keep our economy afloat and how he will try to help our country survive this dreadful pandemic in his last twelve months of office,” Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri said on Monday.

“The SONA is fast approaching and it will be a significant event as it would be the President’s last State of the Nation Address for his term,” he said in a statement.

“Being his final address to the nation it would be good for the President to highlight all the achievements of his administration from the last five years including the Legislative highlights as well as infrastructure and programs of Government,” Zubiri said.

He said Duterte “can remind the people that during his term he pushed for Universal Healthcare, Free college education, peace in Mindanao through the Bangsamoro Organic Law, Ease of doing Business and bringing down corporate income tax through CREATE among other legislative achievements.”

“People would also like to hear his Build, Build, Build program and how far have they completed these infrastructure projects,” he said.

But Duterte must also talk about “what particular step that we as a nation should take and what his administration will do to slow down Covid 19 and help our kababayans uplift themselves from hardship and poverty.”

“It would be good as well if the President can outline the remaining Legislative priorities needed to help him push for the end of the Pandemic and poverty eradication,” he added.

“The senators will listen intently to the President’s remaining legislative requests and discuss it amongst ourselves in a Caucus that we traditionally call for the day after the SONA,” Zubiri said.

“Rest assured that as Nationally elected public servants, we will heed the call of these times to act swiftly and judiciously during this pandemic crisis. Our people deserve nothing less,” he added.

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