AS President Rodrigo Duterte prepares to deliver his second State-of-the-Nation Address on July 24, we hope that he and his speech writers can take some lessons from the past. History will remember Mr. Duterte’s first Sona somewhat differently, however. The net effect of this tiresome routine was that by the end of his term, nobody took Mr. Aquino’s yearly address very seriously. Mr. Duterte does not have to fall into the same trap. Now all Mr. Duterte and his advisers need to do is to hone the message and talk simply, and sincerely, to us all.

Source: The Standard July 11, 2017 16:07 UTC