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Ilang panukalang hiniling ni Duterte sa SONA, pumasa na sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 10:58 PM

Marami sa mga panukalang nabanggit ni Pangulong Duterte sa SONA ay nakalusot na sa mababang kapulungan. Read more »

SONA 2019: Duterte nagbiro sa lindol, disapproval rating

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Posted at Jul 23 09:53 PM

Naging usap-usapan ang mga biro ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang ikaapat na SONA.  Read more »

SONA 2019: The new, unique or unusual

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 09:18 PM

So, what was new or unique or unusual in this year’s SONA? Read more »

PDEA: Alisin ang korupsiyon bago ibalik ang death penalty

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Posted at Jul 23 08:34 PM

Kailangan daw maalis muna ang korupsiyon at maayos ang sistema ng hudikatura bago ibalik ang death penalty.  Read more »

'Puro palusot, walang bago': SONA 2019 pinuna ng ilang grupo, mambabatas

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Posted at Jul 23 03:37 PM

Pumalag ang ilang opposition groups sa State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Duterte noong Lunes.    Read more »

Esperon, Lorenzana clarify China in 'position,' not 'possession' of West PH Sea

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Posted at Jul 23 01:19 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte did not say that China was in possession of the West Philippine Sea but had a more advantageous "position" in the disputed waters, top security and defense officials said Tuesday. Read more »

China not in possession of the West Philippine Sea: Carpio

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Posted at Jul 23 11:03 AM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio makes it clear that China is not in possession of the West Philippine Sea. That's despite President Duterte's claim during his 4th State of the Nation Address. Carpio stresses, the government should not be intimidated by China's threats and militarization activities. Read more »

Sotto: Rightsizing gov't must come before new agencies

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Posted at Jul 23 10:46 AM

The government should eliminate agencies with redundant functions and cut down the number of its personnel before President Rodrigo Duterte's proposed new departments are created, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday. Read more »

Businessmen back simplifying local gov't requirements

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 10:42 AM

Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Emeritus Francis Chua is satisfied with the President's 4th State of the Nation Address, despite criticisms it failed to cover some issues that are crucial to businessmen's agenda. Read more »

Death penalty can pass Senate in 'squeaker' vote, says Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 10:43 AM

The proposed revival of death penalty may muster enough votes to squeak past the Senate, the leader of the chamber said Tuesday, following President Rodrigo Duterte's renewed call for the measure. Read more »

Senate must 'act now' on Duterte-Xi fishing deal, says Carpio

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Posted at Jul 23 10:26 AM

The verbal deal is "lopsided" because China's fishing boats can easily harvest all the fish in the South China Sea, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said. Read more »

Drilon: Federalism skipped in SONA means time to stop it

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Updated as of Jul 23 08:30 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's failure to push for a federalism system of government in his latest annual report to the nation means that the measure is no longer part of his legislative agenda halfway into his term, Sen. Franklin Drilon said Tuesday.  Read more »

What analysts say about Duterte's SONA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 01:24 AM

One of the highly anticipated issues many Filipinos are hoping to hear from President Rodrigo Duterte is the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

What businessmen say on Duterte's SONA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 01:05 AM

The business community expressed mixed reactions on President Rodrigo Duterte's annual address. Read more »

Duterte's 4th SONA a 'State of China's Affairs in PH seas': Hontiveros

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 01:25 AM

Senator Risa Hontiveros describes President Rodrigo Duterte's fourth State of the Nation Address as a "State of China's Affairs in the Philippines seas".  Read more »

2019 SONA in Photos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 11:50 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte’s term of office reached the halfway mark with the holding of his fourth State of The Nation Address (SONA) on Monday at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 22, 2019

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Posted at Jul 23 12:57 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Duterte critics mark 4th SONA with nationwide protests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 12:31 AM

Critics of the administration held demonstrations in various parts of the country to decry what they say are failures of the Duterte government. Read more »

FULL TEXT: Duterte's 4th SONA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 11:23 PM

Here is the full transcript of President Rodrigo Duterte's 4th State of the Nation Address delivered at the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 22, 2019. Read more »

Carpio rebuffs Duterte anew: China not in possession of West PH Sea

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:15 PM

MANILA - Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday rebuffed President Rodrigo Duterte anew as he reiterated that China is not in possession of the West Philippine Sea. Read more »