{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"On Assignment With Me","title":"\"I'm Not President of My Family\": What Marcos' SONA Really Signals","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1840,"description":"Real accountability or political theatre?\nIn this episode, we analyze President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's statements on the flood control corruption scandal in his recent State of the Nation address, including his announcement that charges will be filed against his very own cousin Martin Romualdez. We look at accountability, political motives, and the prospects for genuine reform in the Philippines. \nOn this assignment, we unpack how much of what he said in the SONA is real accountability — and how much is a government managing its own narrative, or the president just saving himself?\nProfessor Jean Encinas Franco, professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman, provides expert insights into the political landscape and the challenges of achieving transparency.\nSubscribe to \"On Assignment with Me\" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app: https://onassignmentwithme.transistor.fm\nFollow @natashya_g on YouTube, Instagram, Tiktok, X and Facebook.\nSupport independent journalism and this podcast: buymeacoffee.com/natashya_g\nTo know more about my work, go to natashyagutierrez.com\n#Philippines #SONA2026 #BBM #corruption #martinromualdez #floodcontrol","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/acY2pOlBGfJPFNjaOk2EZN93FISg7pvqTYOuEa-SMAw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MGY3/ZTI3N2Q1ZDFhM2Zh/ZTJmZjdmYmVlOWE5/ZGI0Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}