MARCOS FACES NATION AT SONA AS CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN HITS PHILIPPINE GROWTH

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr heads into Monday’s State of the Nation Address facing a legacy-defining question: can he balance his anti-corruption drive with sustaining economic growth and the needs of… The address, known locally as the Sona, opens the final two years of Marcos’ presidency.

News - South China Morning Post reports that philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr heads into Monday’s State of the Nation Address facing a legacy-defining question: can he balance his anti-corruption drive with sustaining economic growth and the needs of…

The report adds: The address, known locally as the Sona, opens the final two years of Marcos’ presidency.

Analysts say his administration must show tangible results from its investigation into the alleged billions of pesos in discrepancies relating to flood-control projects while...

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