Full transcript: President Bongbong Marcos' 4th SONA

Metro Manila, Philippines - Below is the full transcript of his speech, as delivered. Thank you. Thank you very much. Allow me to greet the former President, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; Senate President Chiz Escudero and the honorable members of the Senate; House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and the honorable members of the House of Representatives; Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo and the honorable justices of the Supreme Court; His Excellency, the Most Reverend Charles John Brown and the esteemed members of the Diplomatic Corps; Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and the members of the Cabinet; First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and the members of the Marcos family; other distinguished guests; ladies and gentlemen. First of all, allow me to congratulate the newly elected and reelected 12 Senators, and 314 District and Party-List Representatives of Congress. Mga kababayan, magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat. Makasaysayan ang katatapos na halalan nitong Mayo. Kaya, ...