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Romualdez wants simpler SONA
Manila Bulletin
|July 25, 2025
Stop expecting another “fashion show” at the House of Representatives during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fourth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) president, Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, has called on his House colleagues to dress simply during the July 28 event as part of the government’s austerity measures in light of the disastrous rains and floods caused by tropical cyclones and southwest monsoon or “habagat.”
This was shared to House reporters by Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin on Thursday, July 24, during a virtual press conference. She accompanied Romualdez, the House Speaker of the previous 19th Congress, during the distribution of aid on Wednesday.
“Napag-usapan ‘yung doon na dapat simple na sa SONA, dapat hindi na marangya, hindi na parang fashion show because at the end of the day, ‘yung pinaka importante kasi is serbisyo sa taumbayan,” Garin said.
(It was discussed that the SONA should be kept simple? it shouldn’t be extravagant or appear like a fashion show because at the end of the day, what truly matters is public service)
This story is from the July 25, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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