HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY

HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND
ACCOUNTANCY

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT: First SONA of President Marcos

Submitted by: Mapua, Monica Isabel Nepomuceno

Section B-213

Submitted to: Professor Dr. Carmelita Yabut-Lao

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a. What are the key microeconomics highlights of President Marcos's

report which will make an impact to our economy? List at least 3 and
explain how they will affect the microeconomics units, that is,
households and business firms (whether positively or negatively). (15
pts.)
While watching the first SONA of our President Bongbong Marcos JR
I was in awe of the words he said but I have yet to see if he will
partake in his words through actions. The first highlight I will say is his
focus on our economic growth despite the forces that set us back
whether from our own making or out of control. It will help us by
regaining what we all lost during the pandemic, like he mentioned by
mobilizing and utilizing our economy. Secondly, I was struck when he
mentioned the Agricultural sector and that we need new breeds of
farmers, that there must be more employment for the agriculture
sector which I believe will have a positive impact on our economy. In
that way, President Bongbong said farmers will have acquisition and
full support from the government body, leading us to believe in his
mention of maximizing produce for growth in our economy, as well as
implementing technology apace with farming, like the network
President Bongbong mentioned the farm to market road. Lastly, It will
be of benefit to us Filipinos and for people who would like to travel
the Philippines, if President Bongbong keeps his word when he
mentioned he would like to better the Hospitality sector by lowering
the prices for medicines so that it can be accessible to people who
desperately need it, for each town district to have regular check-ups
so that the doctors and nurses can be aware of the health of the
people.
b. What are your key takeaways on the first SONA of President
Marcos? Explain at least 2. (10 pts.)
My first key takeaway is when President Bongbong mentioned about
the educational system, all in all, I could tell and somewhat assume
that he is looking at bettering the Philippines as a whole. Personally,
a country can be its best when the people thoroughly know what they
are doing, and by doing so, I agree that students should start face-to-
face classes because not every student is particular with online
classes, with that being said, our President also mentioned the safety
precautions before the said fac-to-face classes, like DepEd preparing
for new implementations, the safety of teachers and students is a
priority with the new normal, and what led me to reverence in when
our President asked for another roll out of boosters for more safety.
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Moreover, my second key takeaway is the SONA in general that

President Bongbong gave, he mentioned segments that were
affected by the pandemic and gave a concise aftermath plan on what
he plans on doing – Examples are the economic growth, agricultural
sector, tourism sector, even social welfares for single mom and
PWD’s.
c. What are your expectations on the new administration, like projects or
things which the past administration was not able to do and are
expecting from the new administration? Discuss at least 2.
My expectation on the new administration is to strengthen the NTF-
ELCAC. I know there is underlying tensions between that said task
force and the government body. I would like for our president to end
that tension and for them to be able to work in unity, so that the task
force alongside the government body can help the Filipinos. It would
benefit the NTF-ELCAC if they get their well-deserved full support
and motivation from the President so that they can provide operation
cluster for republic peace. Lastly, I am holding on to the new
progression idea of the tourism sector. Our country is a beautiful
country, and it deserves its recognition of its entirety, the country
itself as well as the people. One of the best ways is to better airport
roads, build roads for more convenience for us and the tourists.
Filipino people have so much to offer, such are art, music, visual
presentations from our talented countrymen.