Tingog Partylist Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez has joined other leaders of the House of Representatives in commending the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., describing it as “a realization of the President’s pledge to the Filipino people for a Bagong Pilipinas.”
She said the President’s SONA underscores the Marcos administration’s successes in the areas of agricultural development, economic policies, innovations, modernization, enhanced healthcare and social amelioration.
Also included in the highlights of the SONA are the President’s solutions to the rising inflation and his positions on issues concerning the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and Philippine online gaming operators (POGOs)
“Additionally, local issues such as the West Philippine Sea disputes, the impact of climate change, and the operations of criminal syndicates involved in smuggling and illegal POGO operations have seriously affected not only the social and economic well-being of our country but have also threatened the moral fiber of our nation,” she added.
“The absolute ban on POGOs is not only a welcome development but also a testament to the decisive leadership of the President.
In the face of these adversities, Romualdez said the administration and the House of Representatives “have neither faltered nor shirked in performing our solemn duties.”
She then enumerated several accomplishments of the 19th Congress, which included the enactment of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, the Maharlika Investment Fund Act, the Regional Specialty Centers Act, the Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act, the Caregivers’ Welfare Act, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines, and the Internet Transactions Act.
Romualdez shared the efforts of Tingog Partylist for its part in bringing government services closer to the people through the establishment of Tingog Centers all over the country, which made government programs and services more accessible, especially to the underrepresented population.
Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co, meanwhile said he fully supports President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s development agenda outlined during the SONA.
“President Marcos again demonstrated his unwavering dedication to uplift the lives of every Filipino,” Co said.
