SONA 2025 by the numbers
The 2025 SONA lasted for 1 hour and 11 minutes, starting at exactly 4:06 p.m. until 5:17 p.m. Among the promises he delivered is the expansion of the P20 per kilo subsidized rice nationwide and providing internet access to all public schools in the country before the end of 2025.
Here is a breakdown of Marcos' SONA promises by the numbers:
Economy
2.5 million: Number of Filipino families the government targets to assist in establishing small businesses
200: Number of plants the government is targeting to provide electricity to 4 million Filipino homes
4 million: Number of households the President is eyeing to energize before the end of his term
1 million: Additional number of households to be provided with electricity by 2028 using solar power
Food and hunger alleviation
P20: Price of subsidized rice per kilo nationwide
600,000: Number of food-poor households targeted under the Walang Gutom Program by 2025
750,000: Targeted Walang Gutom Program beneficiaries by 2028
P1 billion: Promised budget for the feeding programs for daycare centers and public schools
Agriculture
15 million: Number of hybrid and high-quality sedlings the administration aims to plant nationwide
100 million: Target number of coconut trees the government wants to plant across the country
Education
P1 billion: Promised funding for the establishment of 300 barangay child development centers and 'Bulilit Centers' in the country
40,000: Number of classrooms the government is eyeing to build before the end of the administration
P60 billion: Budget for free tertiary education and technical vocation (tech-voc) programs in the country
Transportation
0 — fees for 'Love Bus' service
3 days —Waiting period for the release of motor vehicle plates
Infrastructure
32 kilometers —Length of the proposed Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge that will connect Mariveles, Bataan to Naic, Cavite. It will shorten travel time from five hours to 45 minutes.
45 minutes —Travel time from Bataan to Cavite after the completion of the proposed Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge
—LDF, GMA Integrated News
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