Netizens react to Duterte’s SONA.
The first ever State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 25, 2016 drew mixed reactions from the netizens online.
Netizens took to their respective social media accounts to share their statement on the first report of Duterte over his first 25 days in presidency.
The citizens of the net took notice not only the simplicity of the president’s report but also the way it was shot. The first SONA of the 16th president was directed by award-winning director Brillante Mendoza.
Here are some statement of the netizens according to Inquirer.net:
“Very classy ang shots ni Brillante Mendoza. Nasanay lang tayo sa static shots ng mga previous SONA. Change is coming nga e,” Nathaniel de Castro (@NathanielJVC) stated in Twitter post.
“May mga bagay talagang di mo agad ma-gets tulad ng angled shots ni Mr. Brillante Mendoza sa SONA ni Pres. Duterte,” Ed Salamera said.
“Nakakahilo ung camera work sa Sona! Goal ba ni Brillante Mendoza makita natin ung buhok sa ilong ni Du30????” Boy Lemonade on the other hand noted.
“Sec. Andanar said the Sona will be an emotional and [a moving] one, how come the people inside Batasan kept laughing? Anyare Brillante Mendoza?” @YvesRomFlores said in a post.
“Sabagay, it does feel like a Brillante Mendoza film–watered down–pero same effect in the end. You exit slightly confused and upset. Pwede,” Nash Tysmans noted.
“Dahil Brillante Mendoza ito, may deeper meaning ba yung shots na focused sa kamay? Our future is in his hands? His hands carry his words?” Audry Domasian stated.
Held at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City, Duterte’s speech started around 4 p.m. and it run through for at least 1 hour and 33 minutes.
On his speech, Duterte tackled several topics such us the government’s fight against crime, federalism, human rights, traffic and issues regarding transportation, peace talks with the communists and environmental matters particularly climate change.