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Two security groups of the Armed Forces – the Presidential Security Group ( PSG) and the newly activated Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group ( VPSPG) – are in full force to ensure the safety of the President and Vice President, according to Col. Medel Aguilar, AFP spokesperson. ( See related stories) “We have the PSG and the VPSPG to protect the President and the Vice President, respectively. In coordination with these units, we provide additional security coverage in places of their engagements,” Aguilar said. He said that members of other units are also deployed in places that the President and Vice President visit. The PNP, meanwhile, has activated a task force and started laying out securit preparations for the first tate of the Nation Address ( SONA) of President Marcos Jr. at the B atasang Pambansa in Q uezon City on July 25 . PNP spokesperson, Col. Jean Fajardo, said the PNP National Capital egion olice ce for one has presented a security plan to Interior Secretary B enjamin Abalos Jr. for the SONA. Finance Secretary B enjamin Diokno said Marcos will unveil his economic and other plans during his first before the joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Already, a P5 .1 trillion budget for the national government has been proposed to Congress, he added.
The SONA is a constitutional obligation and yearly tradition where the President reports on the current situation of the country, unveils the government’s agenda for the coming year, and proposes to Congress certain legislative measures. The AFP assured that former and current leaders of the country are wellprotected. Aside from the two elite units, additional security personnel are also deployed in places that both the President and Vice President visit. Aguilar said it is up to the PSG and VPSPG which security setups they will be using to further ensure the o cials safety. “It is for the units I mentioned to determine force requirements for the security operations. They are led by competent o cers he said After he tested positive for COVID-19, the President underwent home isolation for seven days and has recovered. While at home, he presided over his 2nd Cabinet meeting via teleconference with the Cabinet members in Malacanang which lasted for fi e hours and focused the discussion on crafting the 2023 national budget. The second Cabinet meeting also tac led inflation with the president sa ing he anticipated the rise in the inflation rate as a “potential problem”. he countr s headline inflation rate rose to 6.1 percent in June 2022, the highest level since October 2018 Over the weekend, Marcos posted
his first log entr as the countr s chief e ecuti e li ening his first wee in office to that of his father former resident Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. Later, the President met with Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio B alisacan via teleconferencing as well as the epartment of griculture o cials to follow up on his first marching orders when the first had their in-person meeting at the B ureau of Soils and Water Management conference hall. The meeting with the NEDA chief comes after Pulse Asia’s June 2022 national survey showed that most Filipinos iew controlling the inflation rate in the country as an urgent concern that needs to be prioritized. Earlier, Press Secretary Trix ie Cruzngeles assured ilipinos that fighting inflation is a top economic priorit for the Marcos administration. e actuall discussed inflation at the last Cabinet meeting and the President himself reported this, so he is actually ahead of the publication of the survey having anticipated this as a potential problem,” Cruz-Angeles said. he countr s headline inflation rate accelerated to 6.1 percent in June 2022 from 5 .4 percent in the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported. Finance Secretary B enjamin Diono said the hilippines high inflation in June was not a problem unique to the Philippines because other countries are suffering the same problem He also assured that the recent ac-
celeration of inflation will be arrested by the government through “addressing constraints in the food, energy, and transportation and logistics sectors.” Last Friday, Marcos met governors and mayors to ask them to support the booster campaign rollout to fast-track the country’s return to normalcy and make the wearing of masks “optional.” Marcos stressed the importance of having a high vaccination rate in the resumption of in-person learning for students as well as opening up the economy with people not worrying about the reimposition of lockdowns. “Siguro parang pinapanood ko iyong aking ama noong siya’y pangulo at pinapanood ko siya na habang siya’y nagtratrabaho,” Marcos said in a new video on his ou ube channel recounting his first week as President since being inaugurated on June 3 0. ( It’s like watching my father at work when he was still President.) “Ganoon ang pakiramdam ko, sabi ko siguro ‘ yan yung nakikita, parang tinitignan ko noong aking ama ang nagpapatakbo ng mga meeting at nagpapaoath taking,” he said. ast wee arcos had his first abinet meeting. Among the topics discussed during the meeting, he said, were addressing skyrocketing oil prices, and strengthening food security. “Napakahalaga ng booster shot lalo na ngayong tumataas na naman ang mga kaso [ ng COVID-19] at ibabalik na natin iyong mga estudyante sa face-to-face [ classes] ,” he said.
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