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Here is President Rodrigo Duterte’s first SONA in full

Did you miss President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA)?

Rappler’s YouTube channel has a copy of the much anticipated SONA, which Communications Secretary Martin Andanar described as something that made him cry.

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The video coverage below includes Duterte’s arrival and walk to the podium at the Batasang Pambansa, as well as a bit of the happenings after his speech, which lasted for around 1 hour and 32 minutes.

 

As for the highlights of the SONA, some of them are about extending the effectiveness of driver’s licenses and passports, creating a one-stop shop for OFWs, intensifying campaign against illegal mining and illegal logging activities, implementing the RH Bill, pushing for federalism, and more. Manila Bulletin published a list, found here.

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