Marcos Jr.’s 2nd SONA just glossed over worsening HR situation

As expected, we heard very little from Marcos Jr. in his SONA today. With not much to show for in his first year in office, the bare minimum is at least a faint awareness of the continued suffering of Filipinos: that the prices of food have skyrocketed, that the DOJ still pursues its flimsy prosecution of Sen. Leila, and that, despite his claims of a community-based drug rehab program, state-enforced killings of “drug suspects” remain unabated with more than 300 dead under his watch.

But Marcos Jr. didn’t mention anything substantial about these, not when he so proudly refuses to cooperate with the ICC, not when he minds more their alliance with the Dutertes.

Marcos Jr.’s administration should once and for all give serious attention to our human rights and failing quality of life. Not a single campaign promise has been fulfilled and really, nothing much has changed.

SONA2023

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