00:00 Preparations in the Senate for the opening of second regular session are on a roll,
00:05 as Senate workers started to clean the plenary hall.
00:08 And with the state of the nation address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. growing ever
00:14 nearer, some senators expressed their wishes on what they would want to hear from the president.
00:20 For Senator Cinthia Villar, she expects the president to hash over the proposed pieces
00:26 of legislation he signed into law since last year, like the Maharlika Investment Fund Act.
00:32 Villar also gave the president a high mark in terms of agriculture.
00:47 We cannot do everything we want if there is no cooperation between the people.
00:51 So it's very important for the president to get the cooperation of the people
00:56 and for the people to understand what we are doing.
00:59 Senator Christopher Bongo hopes the president will commit to more programs for economic recovery.
01:06 We should not leave any Filipinos, especially our poor countrymen.
01:11 We should not starve. It's important to provide jobs to every Filipino.
01:18 Senator Bong Rebilla is confident the president will address urgent national concerns
01:24 in his SONA, including inflation, wages, jobs, education, and poverty.
01:30 Now the biggest question in light of rumors of leadership change floating around,
01:35 will there be one? Or is it just barbershop fare?
02:00 Daniel Manalastas for the nation.
