MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte is not going to attend the third State of the Nation Tackle (Sona) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Sen. Bong Go confirmed this data on Monday, hours earlier than Duterte’s successor delivered his Sona on the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon Metropolis.
“Nasa Davao eh (He’s in Davao),” Go instructed reporters in an ambush interview when requested if the previous chief govt would attend the occasion.
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In 2023, Duterte additionally skipped Marcos’ Sona for a similar purpose.
“I’m unsure. I feel he got here from China. He’s type of drained. He’s in Davao,” Go instructed reporters minutes earlier than the Senate opened the second common session of the nineteenth Congress final yr.
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Duterte’s daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, can even miss this yr’s Sona of her 2022 operating mate.
She didn’t element why she determined to keep away from Marcos’ Sona for the primary time since they received the nationwide elections however boldly introduced that she was designating herself because the “designated survivor.”
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