Marcos SONA 2026: Promises made, delivered, expectations, and everything you need to know

What a difference a year makes. When the clock strikes four on Monday afternoon, July 27, 2026, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will once again ask the Filipino nation to look back with pride—and to the future with hope. His fifth trip to the plenary podium at the House of Representatives, however, will be under unique circumstances. In his previous SONA in 2025, Marcos spoke emphatically against corruption towards the end of his address. "Mahiya naman kayo (You should be ashamed)," the President said, a signature line that opened the floodgates to investigations seeking to weed out those who pocketed taxpayers' money from flood control projects. While the President feels that he blew the lid on the multibillion-peso corruption scandal, the Marcos administration has been beset with questions over the past year about its sincerity and alleged selectiveness in pursuing justice. Asked if he will be tackling corruption during his fifth SONA, the President on Friday said , ...