Lawmakers provide their wish list ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address at the Batasan Pambansa Complex in Quezon City on July 28, 2025.
VIDEOS BY ALLEN LIMOS AND RED MENDOZA
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00:00Good day. The President's fourth State of the Nation Address starts a few hours from now.
00:07Earlier in the day, we witnessed the opening of the first regular session of the 20th Congress.
00:12Senator Cheese Escudero was re-elected as Senate President.
00:16Here in the House of Representatives, later Representative Martin Romualdez was also re-elected and remains the House Speaker.
00:25Lawmakers continue to arrive here at the Batasan Complex in Quezon City.
00:30And we asked them, what can we expect from the President's address today?
00:35Saan ko na umalik tayo sa basics, back to basics, education and health.
00:42Meron tayong 6 million na mga bata na nagraduate ng high school tayo in Ibarunia.
00:46May hindi na-hindihan yung kanilang pinabasa.
00:48May hindi na tayong ating pagkali.
00:51Pangalawa, help. Maraming tayong mga kapapayang pagpuntungan ng hospital.
00:55Kailangan ka pa pumila sa mga politiko para magpuntungan.
00:58So it's sistema natin magkating sa healthcare, hindi pa ayos.
01:02Sa dyan, dapat ayos it in PhilHealth.
01:04So, ganun dapat matubukan for the next 3 years.
01:07Well, basic to eh.
01:09Hindi natin pwedeng, hindi sana matatapos ang termino ng ating pagkuna.
01:14May problema dahil sa education.
01:15That's a basic, yeah.
01:16Ako unang-una, ilalatag, gusto kong marinig personally.
01:20Kasi parokyal concern ko sa Marawi talaga, the rehabilitation of Marawi.
01:24I want to hear from the President and how we proceed.
01:27Remember, the President has visited Marawi City just recently.
01:30And I want to know how can we push forward, how can we move forward for the final completion of the rehabilitation.
01:40And I want also to know how do we able to pay the necessary compensation packages for all the victims of the compensation.
01:50So, having experienced displacement during the Marawi siege, I think it's also time that the government should also go back to the discussion of probably creating a disaster, Department of Disaster Resilience, na ngayon na-experience natin ng dilubyo.
02:08Ang ating mga kababayan, hindi na natin dapat sila pinapaasa sa immediate lang na relief operation ng mga LGOs.
02:17I think kailangan mamay sustainability at saka magkaroon ng comprehensive na plano at magiging polisiyan ng government, ng state, ng estado,
02:26na hindi lang doon sa immediate concern ng mga nasiraan, ng tahanan dahil sa kalamidad,
02:32pero how do we actually manage to assist them in terms of the things that they need.
02:39Kasi sa nakita na experience natin, hindi lang nasira komunidad, hindi lang nasira ang pamilya.
02:44Ito ay also a question whether this government is capable of maintaining and sustaining support for those who have been displaced from their homes and from their communities.
02:55Well, sa mga mga sesona, meron sana kami ang gustong marinig kay Pangulo,
03:00yung mga sinusulong ng atbayang, yung ating 200 peso legislated wage hike,
03:06yung e-contra, sugal deal.
03:09Sana po ma-actionan ng ating pamahalaan.
03:11Ang excited kasi ang Pangulo natin naglalaan talaga ng malaking atensyon,
03:15ang malaking mondo para sa investment sa human capital.
03:19Lagi ko sinasabi, at lagi din naniniwala rin ang ating Pangulo, naniniwala ko sa kanyang vision na
03:23para makamit natin at makalagun natin ang mas progresibong Pilipinas,
03:27ang investment dapat nakatukun sa tao.
03:29Kami sa DSWD, mula sa 4Ps, sa Walang Butong Program,
03:33ito yung mga programa na naniniwala kami,
03:36makaka-applet ng ating mga kababayan.
03:38Excited kami na panggitin niya ng Pangulo.
03:39Kung matatanda niyo, last year,
03:41ibinida niya yung mga 4Ps na bar top notchers.
03:47So, isang patunayan sa kanyang thrust na kailangan.
03:51Habang nag-iinvest tayo sa infrastructure,
03:53nag-iinvest tayo sa transportation,
03:55malaking bahagi ng pondo ng gobyerno,
03:57dapat ini-invest natin sa taong bayan sa Pilipino.
04:00I really want the President to talk about the problem of drugs in the country.
04:05And I want the President to say to the PNP,
04:07gawa natin ang paraan niya,
04:09puksay natin sila, tanggalin natin sila.
04:10That's what I want to hear from the President.
04:12Pangalawa, I want to hear from the President
04:14that have to improve the education program natin
04:17to refine the K-212 program.
04:19And I want the President to tell us
04:23about his accomplishments for the past two years
04:27and ano yung projection niya for the next year.
04:29Kasi after this year,
04:31sunod niyan na nga,
04:32elections na yung pinag-uusapan natin.
04:34So, kami dito in Congress,
04:37as may capacity as Congresswoman,
04:39I really want to see the President's rating
04:41to go up hanggang sa matapos.
04:43Well, I expect to have a more secured security,
04:47regional security sa West Philippine Sea
04:50ng mga protocol po na mangyayari sa ating mga pansa.
04:54And syempre,
04:55ang problema namin sa Laguna,
04:57sana, no,
04:57mas tutukan yung flood.
05:00Flooding.
05:00So, mga flood control programs,
05:02gusto ko po yan,
05:03ang gastigahan dahil po,
05:05sa amin sa San Pedro,
05:06yearly na lang talaga nahiyari.
05:08And syempre,
05:09I would also encourage also
05:11yung recreation and rehabilitation po
05:13ng mga classrooms
05:14sa mga public schools po natin.
05:17Last time yung nagpunsa tayo pong
05:18ang you were expecting
05:19sana na may good news doon
05:20sa Trump tariff.
05:22Yes.
05:2219% lang,
05:241% na yung pinaba,
05:25pero what do you think of it, Flobo?
05:27Actually, as my husband was saying,
05:29before,
05:30ang Philippines po,
05:31is 17%
05:33ang ating pong tariff tax.
05:35So,
05:36tumaas lamang po siya ng 2%,
05:38so from 17 to 19.
05:40So,
05:41malaking nga bagay pa rin po yun sa atin.
05:43And it's the good news
05:44kasi
05:442 points lang
05:46ang ating 49.
05:47Well,
05:48respect the report
05:49ng President,
05:49gaya't ang sinabi ni Congreel Suman,
05:51kung kanya naging gaye sa Amerika,
05:53malaking matutulog sa ating bansa.
05:55Number one is
05:55sa security natin,
05:57being an ally
05:58long time ago pa yung ating US.
05:59And yun nga,
06:00isa tariff,
06:00binanggitan ni Congreel Suman,
06:02it's a misconception
06:04na 20%,
06:05naging 19 lang.
06:06because originally
06:07we already have 17%
06:09at naging
06:10instead of 20,
06:12naging 3% lang,
06:13naging 3% lang.
06:14And of course,
06:15the President,
06:16I would like sana
06:16nung last year,
06:17pinanawagan niya yung
06:18pagsasara ng COCO.
06:20Siguro ngayon,
06:21yung call naman
06:21to close the illegal gambling
06:23will be another addition
06:24para sa morality
06:25at saka sa more legal na
06:27proseso
06:28ng ating administrasyon.
06:31Hopefully,
06:32total man sa
06:34online
06:34gambling.
06:36Siyempre,
06:40more pa sa
06:41sana maging
06:43productive pa tayo
06:45for this
06:45coming year.
06:47Hopefully,
06:47lalo dito sa Metro Manila,
06:49sana interconnected
06:50na yung
06:50plant control
06:51para
06:51once and for all,
06:52matapos na rin.
06:53Kasi every time na lang,
06:55paulit-ulit.
06:56Sabi nga ni President,
06:57yung isa araw,
06:58narinig ko eh,
06:59this is the new normal,
07:00yung konting ulan.
07:02Actually,
07:02hindi na konting ito eh.
07:03Because of the climate change,
07:04sobra-sobra na
07:05yung baha natin.
07:06So,
07:07sana,
07:08itong coming year
07:09dito sa
07:10sagaan natin,
07:12maisama na talaga
07:13yung
07:13para sa plug control.
07:15And once and for all,
07:16matapos na yan.
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