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WATCH: Demonstrators gather ahead of SONA in Manila

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July 27, 2026 | 4:03pm

MANILA, Philippines — Demonstrators took to the streets of Manila ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's annual State of the Nation Address.

This year’s SONA unfolds against a tense political backdrop marked by impeachment proceedings and a corruption scandal involving billions of pesos in flood control funds coursed through bogus projects.

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