Duterte says his SONA will last "no more than 35 minutes"



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President Rodrigo Duterte also says that he will "read" his 3rd speech on the state of the nation

Published 10:29 PM, 09 July 2018

Updated 22h29, 09 July 2018

  SHORTER SONA? Here is President Rodrigo Duterte who delivers his first speech on the state of the nation. File photo by Ted Aljibe / Agence France-Presse

SHORTER SONA? Here is President Rodrigo Duterte who delivers his first speech on the state of the nation. MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte, known to have rarely held his speeches within one hour, said his next State of the Nation Address (SONA) would not last longer than 35 minutes. minutes.

Duterte made this remark at the Cabinet meeting on Monday, July 9th.

"I will read my speech from SONA which should not last more than 35 minutes," said President Harry Roque's spokesman.

Duterte is scheduled to deliver his 3rd SONA on July 23rd.

That the President sticks to his word is another matter. It is known that the unpredictable executive director stops reading his written speech to speak impromptuly about a topic that comes to him in mind.

The SONA of Duterte have never been held at the time. His first SONA lasted an hour and a half while the second one extended over two hours

The SONA of the President have always been written by speech writers of Malacañang, but it is n & # 39; He is not a writer.

Previously, Malacañang was already giving indications that the public could expect something different from the next SONA of Duterte

Presidential Spokesperson. Harry Roque had announced a series of "pre-SONA briefings" where Cabinet members would present the achievements of their departments so that Duterte did not have to read them during SONA itself.

This would give more room to Duterte. "Straight out of the heart," said Roque. – Rappler.com

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