President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. launched his administration’s Bagong Pilipinas battlecry in last year’s SONA, as he declared that “the state of the nation is sound, and is improving.”

(Updated) In his first SONA in 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presented three ways to promote good governance: improve the country’s data connectivity; implement government regulations; and complete the issuance of national IDs. While slow, the administration is working to improve the country’s internet infrastructure by building more fiber networks and setting up additional Wi-Fi

Marcos made 15 foreign trips to 11 countries during his second year in office and received an increased travel fund of P1.4 billion in the 2024 national budget.