Sona full of ‘sana’: Rights advocates ‘disappointed’ with Marcos
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. laid out a sweeping domestic agenda in his State of the Nation Address (Sona), promising expanded tax exemptions, multi-billion-peso social safety nets, and an uncompromising defense of the West Philippine Sea.
However, the address quickly drew sharp rebukes from rights groups and civic leaders who branded
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