Earlier, It was reported that Cabinet executives who tested negative are attending the SONA at the Batasan - Secretaries Menanda Chuster Wendel Avisado fudget and Management) and Delfin Lorenzana (Defense as well as presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Secretaries Eduardo Ano Interior and Local Government) and William Dar Agriculture as well as Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles will also be present during the event, according to a separate report by dzBB's Tuesday Niu. Duterte will deliver his SONA before a joint session of Congress atp.m. trgu Lepas GMA News
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Earlier, It was reported that Cabinet executives who tested negative are attending the SONA at the Batasan - Secretaries Menanda Chuster Wendel Avisado
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MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday afternoon, July 27, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the middle of his speech, the health department announced 1,657 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total to 82,040 cases.
The speech lasted for around 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Below is the full text of Duterte’s SONA for 2020, as provided by Malacañang.
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5TH STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
(Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City | 27 July 2020)
Kindly…
Senate President Vicente Sotto III and the honorable members of the Senate; House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and the honorable members of the House of Representatives; Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo; former Presidents Joseph Ejercito Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta and the justices of the Supreme Court; His Excellency Munther Mafoodh Salim Al-Mantheri and the esteemed members of the diplomatic corps; Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and the members of the Cabinet; mga mahal kong kababayan.
We live in a troubled time. Our dream of prosperity for our country was suddenly snuffed by a pandemic virulent virus. No nation was spared. Neither rich nor poor were exempt from the onslaught of this deadly disease.
But let us not despair. The vaccine is around the corner. Sooner and not later, the virus that gobbled up thousands of lives will itself be laid to rest.
In the meantime, let us express the nation’s gratitude to those who courageously and willingly put their lives on the line to serve the people and country. We share the griefs of their families and no amount of tears can compensate their great losses.