President Duterte will be physically present at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City for his fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on July 27, Malacañang confirmed Monday.
In his presser a week before the SONA, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the President has confirmed his attendance in Congress.
According to Roque, 50 lawmakers will attend the SONA physically. He, however, was unsure if members of the Cabinet can join the event. Meanwhile, Roque advised Duterte’s critics to hold their protests online instead of risking being infected by COVID-19.“Malinaw, kasing linaw ng sinag ng araw, na ang pagtitipon-tipon po ay magreresulta sa mabilis na pagkalat ng sakit na ito ,” he added.
According to Roque, the Quezon City government also has an ordinance against public gathering and that the police are mandated to enforce this ordinance.
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