SONA 2016 was finally delivered by President Duterte.
SONA 2016 – The 16th President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has finally delivered his State of the Nation Address to the Filipino people at the House of Representatives, July 25,2016.
The President is seen as a model of simplicity from his personality to his way of living that is really a factor which helped him gain the trust of the Filipinos and paved the way for him to secure the highest post in the country.
Being tagged as the bearer of change to the country, President Duterte impacted change in the national event through his words and the way the SONA 2016 was held. There was even no reception committee who walks together with the President.
President Duterte’s message to the Filipino emphasized his administration’s all out war against illegal drugs in SONA 2016.
The 16th President assured the people that he knew what he has to do even before he ran for the position as he said, “I knew what the ills of our country, I knew their causes”.
President Duterte did emphasized that he is not into putting blames to the past. According to him, “Finger pointing is not the way that is why I will not waste precious times dwelling on the sins of the past”.
Instead, he asked the government to be hand-in-hand with him in responding to the needs of the country. “I will appreciate deeply if we all in government attend to this urgent need,” he said.
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