Ahead of President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address, members of the Malaya Movement USA want to put attention on the concerns of the millions of Filipinos in the United States about the daily realities of our kababayan under his and Vice President Sara Duterte’s administration, as the past two years have taught us that the suffering of the majority is not given justice in his address.

The spectacle being orchestrated from Manila to Davao by the Marcoses and Dutertes is a clear sign of the disintegration of the false UniTeam promise they ran on in 2022. It is an affront to the Filipino people who are suffering a national economic crisis.

While Marcos Jr. wasted over Php 16 million of the Filipino people’s money in his grand Bagong Pilipinas kick-off in Manila, Duterte’s camp held an anti-Charter Change rally in Davao City. They make Philippine politics no better than a reality show or teleserye - a shameful but unsurprising display from the most powerful dynasties in the Philippines.