BACOLOD CITY –– About 3,000 protesters burned an effigy of President Duterte during the People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the public plaza in Bacolod City on Monday. ADVERTISEMENTHe said Duterte’s 4th SONA does not reflect the true state of the country. “We are giving the Duterte administration a failing grade since no genuine reforms were implemented in his administration in the last three years,” he said. Dela Concepcion said Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program was not even geared towards national growth. “This program is not for poor farmers, who would still prefer land and food production … It doesn’t answer the clamor of the farmers,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2019 07:41 UTC