PEOPLE’S sona 2026
4 years under Marcos Jr: More Filipinos live in poverty while corrupt politicians remain unscathed
The Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration has only two years left, yet the lives of Filipinos remain far from decent.
The prices of basic commodities continue to skyrocket, while salaries remain below the suggested monthly family living wage.
No one has been held accountable for the corruption mess that Marcos himself exposed a year ago in his fourth State of the Nation Address.
For condemning corruption and other anti-people policies, the Marcos Jr. adminstration continues to violate civil and political rights.
The Philippine government’s subservience to foreign interests has reached new heights as it opens the country to further exploitation under the Pax Silica agreement with the United States.
Read our People’s SONA 2026 stories.
Rights groups condemn interrogation of People’s SONA protesters
Seven detainees were taken in groups to a conference room and questioned without the presence of lawyers.
Filipinos in Toronto denounce Marcos Jr’s SONA
“Marcos Jr., mahiya ka naman.”
Youth activists remain under state repression, surveillance
“They are going house to house just to intimidate us."
‘Marcos Jr’s SONA does not reflect the true state of the nation’
For Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Marcos Jr's SONA does not reflect the true state of the nation.
Marcos Jr is the ‘Big Tiger’ in the room when it comes to corruption
Bayan Secretary General Mong Palatino says Marcos Jr. is the big tiger in the room when it comes to corruption.
‘Philippines may lose ability to feed population’
“For decades, land ownership on Negros Island has remained concentrated in the hands of a small number of elite families."
People’s SONA decries US influence, corruption under Marcos administration
Throughout the program, speakers argued that the country's worsening economic conditions, corruption, attacks on human rights, environmental degradation, and controversial development projects stem from policies that prioritize foreign and corporate interests over the welfare of Filipinos.
‘Overkill’ | Groups slam police arrests of activists during SONA 2026 protest
“It sets a bad, dangerous precedent. They conducted the arrest in the middle of the protest. Even police protocols and the law prohibits it."
Education at a crossroads ahead of Marcos Jr.’s SONA
“We expect reforms in education that will address classroom shortages, increase teaching and education support personnel, and improve teachers’ salaries."
Worsening poverty, rights violations belie Marcos Jr.’s promise
Marcos Jr. will likely boast in his next SONA about the administration’s campaign against corruption.
Rights groups data show terror laws used for state repression
"For years, the ATA and the TFPSA have served as legal weapons for unjust arrests, prolonged detention, bank account freezes and other forms of political repression, threatening the people’s fundamental rights and freedoms."
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