Central theme of Duterte’s SONA: Love of countryLove of country will be the central theme of first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday amid his administration’s intensified efforts to combat illegal drugs, crime and corruption in the country. We want to step away from this norm,” said Alvarez, who is part of the Palace group organizing the President’s SONA. As of Saturday night, the President’s speech went through more than 10 revisions and ran 38 minutes, Andanar said in a press conference in Davao City. Ganun po makabagbag-damdamin ‘yung speech po ng Pangulo po natin [When I read the speech, I don’t want to exaggerate but the first time I read the speech, it made me cry. The President’s speech is that beautiful and poignant],” he aded.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 24, 2016 07:07 UTC