SONA 2025: Bucket List

This Monday, July 28, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address. The entire country as well as the world will tune in to the President’s report.

Many Filipinos have a “Bucket List” on issues that needs to be tackled by the current administration.

Different sectors will also listen to the President’s report, from the business sector to the worker’s sector.

During Thursday’s episode of the Agenda at Club Filipino, Angkas CEO George Royeca, Labor Leader Leody De Guzman, and Muslim rights advocate Amina Rasul discussed labor rights, entrepreneurship, peace and development in Mindanao that they hoped will be included in the upcoming SONA of President Marcos Jr.

Labor leader Leody De Guzman calls for more Job creation, the end of contractualization, increase on minimum wage, and that more focus on worker’s right and not to favor heavily on big business and the corrupt Political dynasties.

CEO of Angkas George Royeca said that the Government must support entrepreneurship for the majority of citizens. Citing the success of Angkas as a blue print for self-employment, and focus on technology and honing valuable skills, Royeca claims that we can be a “Nation of employeers”.

Muslim rights advocate Amina Rasul agreed with Angkas CEO George Royeca on entrepreneurship, and that the Government must invest more on education and health. Improvement on education is the key for a better economy. She also calls for a joint effort of different agencies such as the Department of Agriculture, DSWD, and DepEd to tackle the issue of nutrition for School children.

Rasul calls for the Government to continue the effort on building Peace and Development in Mindanao. And to safeguard our peace and security as the war in Middle East intensifies. Peace and Development in Mindanao is crucial to prevent the rise of terrorists and to put an end to the decades long conflict so that there will be no attack on the magnitude that was last seen in the Marawi crisis.