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The first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo R. Duterte received 97 applauses from the audience while delivering his first State of the Nation Address at the plenary hall of Batasang Pambansa on July 25. MARCELINO PASCUA/PPD. |
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte warns that he will not allow any hindrance to programs that will uplift the lives of the Filipinos, during his first State of the Nation Address at Batasang Pambansa on July 25. KING RODRIGUEZ/PPD |
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte shakes hand with members of the 17th Congress as he enters the plenary hall for his first State of the Nation Address at Batasang Pambansa on July 25. MARCELINO PASCUA/PPD. |
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte makes his way to the plenary hall of the Batasang Pambansa on July 25 for his first State of the Nation Address. Also in the photo is Special Assistant to the President Christopher ‘Bong’ Go (right). KING RODRIGUEZ/PPD |
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte shakes hands with former House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. before delivering his State of the Nation Address at Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 25. KING RODRIGUEZ/PPD |
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte meets with incoming and outgoing officials of the Senate and House of Representatives at the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, Batasang Pambansa Complex before delivering his first State of the Nation Address on July 25. Also in the photo are (from left to right) Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente C. Sotto III (back on camera), Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, outgoing House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., and House Majority Leader Rodolfo C. Fariñas. KING RODRIGUEZ/PPD |
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte shares a light moment with (from left to right) House Majority Leader Rodolfo C. Fariñas, Senate Majority Leader Vicente C. Sotto III, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Ricardo Visaya upon his arrival at the Batansang Pambansa on July 25 for his First State of the Nation Address. KING RODRIGUEZ/PPD |
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte was brought to the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 25 by a presidential chopper to avoid giving inconvenience to the public for his first State of the Nation Address. KING RODRIGUEZ/PPD |
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