SONA 2023: The image and identity ofMarcos Jr's administration

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Rappler Malacañang reporter Bea Cupin talks about the identity and image of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr's administration and how it distinguishes itself from the first Marcos presidency. #sona2023   http://rplr.co/SONA2023

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00:00 Finally, the identity of Amarco's presidency.

00:03 Because last time, the first one of the question was,

00:07 what is its mission for the country?

00:09 I think the question still remains,

00:10 but I guess entering year two,

00:14 what is its identity as president?

00:16 Dwight mentioned this earlier,

00:18 it is clearly a concern,

00:21 the administration is slowly but surely

00:28 rehabilitating or erasing the reality

00:32 of the first Marcos presidency

00:34 or the harsh truth of the first Marcos presidency.

00:37 But at the same time, you wonder,

00:39 what is the identity of Marcos Jr.?

00:42 He can't just be Marcos Jr., the son of the dictator.

00:46 I'm sure as a person and as a president,

00:48 he wants to craft his own image.

00:50 And I think a lot of experts are saying

00:52 that he hasn't yet been able to do this,

00:55 partly because of the coalitions

00:57 that propped him into Malacanang

01:00 that boosted him straight into the highest position

01:04 in the Philippines.

01:05 So that will be interesting where that goes.

01:09 If we'll see being more assertive

01:13 or more distinctive in the second year,

01:16 will he use this on as an opportunity

01:19 to bring back hard launch,

01:22 that identity of the second Marcos president.

01:25 So those are things that are going through my mind.

01:27 And also to touch on identity and economy.

01:31 He's been traveling a lot.

01:32 In fact, after tomorrow, on the 25th,

01:36 he flies to Malaysia for a state visit.

01:39 He's been traveling all over the world.

01:41 In 2023 alone, Malaysia will be the sixth country

01:45 that he'll visit.

01:47 This year, he's been to the US,

01:48 he's been to Japan, China, he's been to Switzerland.

01:52 So the pressure there obviously is,

01:54 what will the Philippines get from that?

01:56 And again, it also ties to inflation, right?

01:59 Like if he's traveling, costs obviously are high

02:03 whenever a president travels,

02:04 not just president Marcos, but any president who travels,

02:07 that incurs a lot of costs.

02:09 So I know your ROI,

02:10 'cause he has been highlighting that,

02:13 don't focus now on the travel,

02:14 focus on the potential ROI of these trips.

02:17 And where is that ROI?

02:19 So the first year, you might argue,

02:22 honeymoon period,

02:24 for the Marcos administration.

02:26 Year two, I'm not sure if the honeymoon will extend

02:29 to more than 12 months.

02:31 We will see how he'll do on that trip.

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