Manila, July 29 -- Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s commitment to digital transformation, particularly in education, but urged the administration to go beyond infrastructure and ensure that reforms deliver tangible benefits.

"Three words - relevance, transformation, and building. It must be part of nation-building. It should be transformative and relevant - ibig sabihin, dama ng mga tao na importante sila (it means the people must feel that they matter)," Cayetano said in an interview following the President's fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA).

In his address, Marcos reported progress on the government's connectivity efforts, including the completion of Phases 1 to 3 of the Natio...