In his 1st SONA, Marcos vows no more lockdowns, more specialty hospitals in regions

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters the plenary hall during a joint session of Congress moments before he delivers his first State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 25, 2022.

OPS / Marcos media team

MANILA, Philippines — In his first State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised his government will no longer implement lockdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, and build more specialty hospitals in other parts of the country.

Marcos assured Filipinos that the government will no longer impose another lockdown as his administration tries to balance the health of the people and the recovery of the economy from the impacts of the pandemic.

The country’s COVID-19 alert level system will stay for now, according to Marcos who said the government is studying other classifications that will fit the changing nature of COVID-19 and the situation in the country.

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