MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he wanted Congress to pass a law that would require establishments across the country to close by midnight. You have to stop drinking. Jukebox, only good up to 8-9 p.m.,” Duterte said in his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the House of Representatives on Monday. In an interview with reporters after his Sona, the President clarified that what he said was just a suggestion. Stop drinking at almost 11 (p.m.) then you go home,” he told reporters.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2019 10:35 UTC