Duterte can deliver extemporaneous SONA »Manila Newsletter News

By Argyll Cyrus Geducos

Malanañang stated that President Duterte can totally depart from the norms after revealing that the chief of The executive may make an impromptu speech during his third spokesman for the state of the nation (SONA) on July 23.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this statement after the revelation that different groups of Duterte's firm will hold their own pre-SONA briefing to report on the achievements of the administration this year.

"One difference is that magkakaroon is organizing pre-SONA briefings" yung mga (there will be pre-SONA briefings by the different groups) that will be held at the PICC (Philippine International Convention Center) . It's giving the president the latitude to say what he wants during SONA. Because he has already exhibited his achievements in different groups, "he said Thursday.

" The different achievements will therefore be reported by the different clusters in the various pre-SONA briefings that will be conducted ", was He added, 19659007] Roque, however, has not confirmed whether Duterte will really deliver an extemporaneous speech, but confirmed that there will always be a speech prepared for the 73-year-old president.

Well, I think that there is still a speechwriter, but I think that they want it to be a message directly from the heart of the president, not bothered by the need to report on the different achievements, "he said.

The palace official also stated that he had not yet met the speechwriter.

" Well, I do not know what the l & rsquo We mean by that. I know who is writing the speeches, the speech, but I did not really sit with them, "said Roque

" So sabi ko (I said), I have to "Sitting with" Because, obviously, a major change is that there is now a pre-SONA briefing by the different groups, "he added.

"So, intrigued did not intrigue na tayong lahat kung ano ang sasabihin Pangulo (we are all intrigued by what the president will say during his SONA)," he continues.

Duterte is known for moving away from his prepared speeches and reading only a portion to recognize the work of the writer, as he often jokes. According to him, the prepared speech does not really reflect the things that it means to people.

He is also known for long speeches in mixed English, Tagalog and Bisaya. President blasphemes and jokes in his speeches

In his first SONA, Duterte was content with his prepared speech. However, in his second year, Duterte began to deviate from his speech prepared from time to time. It took the President two hours to deliver his second SONA.

Since taking office, Duterte's shortest extemporaneous speech was 2 minutes and 38 seconds at the Hilongos District Hospital in Leyte on December 30, 2016. Duterte speech at the inauguration of the Rizal Park Hotel on July 26, 2017. One of his longer speeches took place at the 35th anniversary celebration of PDP-Laban in Pasay City on March 13, 2017 where he gave an hour and half.

New Director

Meanwhile, Secretary of Presidential Communications Operations (PCOO) Martin Andanar confirmed that director Joyce Bernal will lead the third SONA of Duterte

Director Brillante Mendoza who directed the two previous SONA of Duterte

When asked if Bernal will do it as free as Mendoza, Roque, in his press briefing, says that it is still "

The filmography of Bernal included comedy films with Vic Sotto, Vice Ganda, Eugene Domingo and Coco Martin; horror movies with Kris Aquino and Dingdong Dantes; and dramatic films with Vilma Santos and Angel Locsin;

It can be recalled that the management of Mendoza SONA Duterte received mixed reactions from Internet users because of its unconventional artistic camera angles.

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