MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will just watch the fourth State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday from home in Davao City. Duterte-Carpio will skip the President’s Sona due to a “special medical leave for 60 days.”ADVERTISEMENT“I will watch the Sona with my mother,” she told INQUIRER.net in a text message. Duterte-Carpio was referring to her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman, who will also skip the President’s Sona to look after Sara’s children. READ: BREAKING: Sara Duterte to skip father’s fourth SONAThis is the first time Duterte-Carpio will not be attending her father’s Sona. After her father’s endorsement of Cayetano, the younger Duterte has been quiet on who to support for the Speaker race.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2019 02:15 UTC