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00:00Today on Rappler

00:07President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. orders a flood control audit but fails to mention the ICC,

00:20impeachment in the West Philippine Sea in its 2025 State of the Nation Address.

00:24Chisa Escudero retains his seat as Senate President and Tito Soto is the new Minority Leader.

00:29And Ilocos Norte First District Representative and Presidential Son Sandro Marcos becomes the youngest Majority Leader.

00:37President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. turns introspective in opening his 2025 State of the Nation Address Monday, July 28.

00:44He acknowledges his administration's shortcomings especially after the midterm elections.

00:48Isantabi na natin ang ating pagkataiba at magkasundo na sa tatlong bagay na nagbibigkis sa atin.

00:57Sa ating pagiging Pilipino, ang ating pagiging makabansa at ang ating sinumpaang tungkulin sa taong bayan.

01:06Malinaw sa akin ang mensahe ng naging resulta ng halalan.

01:10Bigo at dismayado ang mga tao sa pamahalaan, lalo na sa mga pangungunahing servisyo.

01:17Ang leksyon sa atin ay simple lamang.

01:20Kailangan pa natin mas lalong galingan.

01:24Kailangan pa natin mas lalong bilisan.

01:27Marcos gets the most applause as he calls out corruption in government flood control projects.

01:31Kitang-kita ko na maraming proyekto para sa flood control ay palpak at gumuho.

01:39At yung iba, guni-guni lang.

01:43Huwag na po tayo magkunwari.

01:46Alam naman ng buong madlak na nagkakarakit sa mga proyekto.

01:51Kaya sa mga nakikipagsabwatan upang kunin ang pondo ng bayan at nakawin ang kinabukasan ng ating mga mamamaya.

01:59Mahiya naman kayo sa inyong kapapilipino.

02:11Mahiya naman kayo sa mga kabahayan nating naanod o nalubog sa mga pagbaha.

02:18Mahiya naman kayo, lalo sa mga anak natin na magmamana sa mga utang na ginawa ninyo na binugsan nyo lang ang pera.

02:26He also threatens water districts and firms as consumers continue to complain over failed water services all over the country.

02:33Titiyakin ng luwa na mailalagay na sa ayos ang servisyo ng tubig ng milyong-milyong nating mga kababayan at gawin mas abot kaya naman ang presyo.

02:45Higit sa lahat, titiyakin natin mapapanagot ang mga nagpabaya at nagkulang sa mahalagang servisyo publiko na ito.

02:53But in reporting the year that has been, Marcus dodges the toughest and most controversial issues his administration has had to face.

03:00There were no mentions of the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte,

03:04the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court,

03:07and the continuous harassment of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.

03:11Senator Cheez Escudero stays on as Senate President as he secures the votes of 18 other Senators of the 20th Congress,

03:20which officially opened Monday, July 28.

03:23Returning Senator Tito Soto, who challenged Escudero for the Senate Presidency,

03:27is voted Minority Leader by the four Senators in the Minority Bloc.

03:30Escudero's win is no surprise.

03:32Observers say his actions that delay the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte

03:37were largely aimed at getting the support of pro-Duterte Senators.

03:41Senator Joel Villanueva will lead a Committee on Rules, making him the Majority Leader.

03:46Meanwhile, returning Senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan have officially joined Escudero's so-called Super Majority Bloc.

03:52This drew Aquino and Pangilinan flack from some of their supporters,

03:55who expected them to join the minority, having been stalwarts of the opposition.

03:59Some observers, however, said that Aquino's and Pangilinan's move was strategic,

04:04as it allows them to lead the Committees on Education and Agriculture, respectively.

04:08This would then allow them to deliver on their campaign promises.

04:11Meanwhile, Senator Risa Ontiveros joins the minority bloc,

04:14which also includes Senators Loren Legarda, Ping Lakson, and Mig Zubiri.

04:20Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Sandro Marcos

04:23becomes the youngest majority leader in modern Philippine Congress.

04:26The 31-year-old eldest son of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

04:30was elected to the post during the 20th Congress on Monday, July 28.

04:34Marcos, as Majority Leader, will serve as Rules Committee Chairman.

04:37He is responsible for setting the legislative agenda of the House

04:40and mediating between lawmakers with conflicting interests.

04:44This is only the second congressional term of Sandro Marcos.

04:47In the 19th Congress, he served as Senior Deputy Majority Leader,

04:50which is usually reserved for older, more veteran lawmakers.

04:53Meantime, four-piece representative Marcelino Nonoy Libanan

04:57was re-elected as House Minority Leader.

04:59Mamamayang Liberal Representative Laila Dilima

05:01nominates Libanan as Minority Leader.

05:03He got the support of 29 other minority members.

05:06In the past Congress, Libanan was in charge of delivering the Contra Sona,

05:10a speech usually delivered by the Minority Leader

05:13to respond to the supposed accomplishments

05:15mentioned by the President in his address.

05:17He was also notable for leading the prosecution panel

05:20in Vice President Saro Duterte's impeachment trial.

05:24And that's today's wrap.

05:25I'm Cara Oliver.

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