Vice President Sara Duterte says the state of the nation is 'dire,' about a month before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fourth SONA. The vice president, who will not attend the SONA in July, told a press briefing on June 25, 2025, however, that if one Filipino remained hopeful, she would be the same, going as far as to predict that the Philippines may even a be a superpower.
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00:00The state of the nation is dire, it is sad, and for me personally, it is frustrating.
00:09Habang may buhay, may pag-asa, at habang merong Filipino naniniwala that we can be a superpower, it can happen.
00:20Alam mo, gusto kong, kaya kami nasa labas din, is to speak to Filipino communities abroad, kasi parang sila na lang yung hindi ba nawala ng pag-asa, at they still dream for us better Philippines, kasi parang dito sa atin, sa bayan, ganyan na siya.
00:44Parang, oh sige, tanggapin na lang natin kung anong nandyan, ganoon na yung mood ng mga tao.
00:51Pero if you talk to the Filipinos overseas who have lived, who have worked in so many countries, they still dream.
01:01And alam mo yun, parang na-uplift ka din, na parang, oo, kaya, kayang-kaya natin gawin yan.
01:12So, lalong-lalong na na napakaliit natin na bansa, so ibig sabihin, mas madali siyang i-manage.
