Twitter deluge during Duterte’s SONAPresident Rodrigo Roa Duterte once again achieved another Twitter milestone when his State of the Nation Address (SONA) generated over 280,000 tweets during the two-hour live TV broadcast on Monday (July 25, 2016). The most number of retweets were posts made by Duterte supporters in showbusiness and politics, among them: Bongbong Marcos, Vice Ganda, Coleen Garcia, among others. Twitter action for #SONA2016 peaked at over 3,000 Tweets per minute when Duterte talked about the implementation of Reproductive Health Law at around 4:29pm. Twitter reported that from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Filipinos around the world shared their thoughts and reactions while the president enumerated his program of government. “The ability to connect, comment and discuss with others in real-time, especially on a significant event like the President’s first State of the Nation Address is important for the Filipino democracy,” said Pratiksha Rao, Head of Media Partnerships, Twitter Southeast Asia.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 26, 2016 08:48 UTC