In photos: 2024 People’s State of the Nation Address in Quezon City
By Mahalaya Staff July 22, 2024
Protesters march along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2024. Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
On July 22, 2024, students, workers, and activists marched along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City for the People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to express their concerns about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s unmet promises.
Met with heavy downpour, the demonstration took place while Marcos Jr. delivered his third SONA at the Batasang Pambansa. Activists rejected the administration’s slogan, “Bagong Pilipinas” (literally New Philippines), drawing attention to various issues, including inflation, human rights violations, and rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
Community members and grassroots organizations in cities across the United States held PSONA actions to oppose US intervention in the Philippines. The nationwide actions amplified calls for genuine sovereignty, services, and human rights for Filipino people from all classes and sectors.
Protesters march along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2024. Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
Protesters gather along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2024. Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
Protest art of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte in a fight, during the People’s State of the Nation Address march in Quezon City, Philippines, on July 22, 2024. Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
Protesters march along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City for the People’s State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2024, rejecting the administration’s slogan “Bagong Pilipinas” (literally New Philippines). Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
Members from Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas, a national alliance of Indigenous Peoples organizations in the Philippines, speak during the People’s State of the Nation Address in Quezon City on July 22, 2024. Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
Protesters march along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City for the People’s State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2024, rejecting the administration’s slogan “Bagong Pilipinas” (literally New Philippines). Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
Protesters march along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2024. Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
Protesters march along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City for the People’s State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2024, rejecting the administration’s slogan “Bagong Pilipinas” (literally New Philippines). Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya
Protesters gather along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2024. Photo: Zane Castillo / Mahalaya