The Latest: President Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy MB OnlineHere are the latest on President Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address happening at the plenary hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City:– 4:55 pm: President Duterte arrives at the Batarang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City for his fourth State of the Nation Address. – 5:06 pm: President Duterte enters the Session Hall, and greets several congressmen. – 5:10 pm: SONA officially starts– 5:13 pm: House speaker Alan Peter Cayetano introduces President Duterte– 5:14 pm: Duterte begins his speechDuterte: “Let me begin by extending my hand in gratitude to all who kept faith with me in the most trying times.”Duterte: “Numbers speak a thousand words, tell a hundred tales, but the landslide victory of the administration candidates, as well as the latest survey result show that my disapproval rating is 3%. There is no sacred cow, as the saying goes, in my administration.”Duterte tells Filipinos: “Be assertive, at pag kayo, ikaw hini-hingian ng more than required payment by government at humingi pa sa inyo, I’ve been telling you mag eskandnalo kayo sa opisina, make a scene, sampalin niyo yung t**gina na yan, kasi aabot din sa akin yan.”Duterte: “I have identified the enemy who dumped us into this quagmire we are in, I have met the enemy face to face and sadly, the enemy is us.”WATCH THE LIVE SPEECH BELOW:

Source: Manila Bulletin July 22, 2019 08:59 UTC