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Aquino sends ‘regrets’ to Duterte SONA

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FORMER president Benigno Aquino 3rd will not attend the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of his successor, President Rodrigo Duterte, for the third straight year, the House of Representatives said on Monday. “[Former] president Aquino already sent regrets,” the House said through its Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Special Affairs Bureau. The same unit confirmed the […]

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Military belittles communist ‘threat’ in Duterte SONA

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THE military does not see any terror threat in President Rodrigo Duterte’s upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 23, its spokesman said in an interview with media on Tuesday. At the same time, Col. Noel Detoyato, AFP public affairs chief, belittled the communists, saying their “capability” during the SONA are the rallies […]

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Duterte to sign Bangsamoro bill into law during SONA, Congress leaders say

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THE proposed Bangsamoro Basic law (BBL) — a measure that abolishes the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and replaces it with Bangsamoro Region – is constitutional and will be signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte during his third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 23, members of Congress said on Monday. Senate […]

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