SONA SECURITY PREPARATIONS Metro Manila police prepare to secure Commonwealth Avenue and nearby areas in Quezon City, which have been declared a no-rally zone, during the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 25, 2022. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
THE Department of National Defense (DND) is confident President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will affirm his support for the continued modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) when he delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.