Radio Television Malacañang will handle the production during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address on July 24, a House official said on Monday.House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said, "“The RTVM will take care of it.“The RTVM will take care of it. They have veterans there, and we were told na kayang kaya nila ‘yan ,” Velasco said.
Asked why Soriano won't ne directing SONA 2023, Velasco said, "I don’t know. That is just the information we got in today’s final meeting of the inter-agency committee taking care of the SONA preparation." Velasco said that the Batasang Pambansa Complex, the venue of the President’s second SONA, will be on lockdown starting Thursday this week .