Monday, July 25, 2016

President Rodrigo Duterte State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2016

President Rodrigo Duterte  SONA, first SONA


President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his first explosive State of the Nation Address (SONA).  He reads part of  prepared speech and gives impromptu comments about it.

- He promised to lower individual and corporate tax rates during his term.
“We will lower personal and corporate income tax."
- relax the bank secrecy law.
- Duterte says the bonafide media are his partners for change
- Duterte offers Sangley Point to have runway to accommodate private jet owners as a means to decongest Naia
- Duterte vows to put up Panay Railways Project.
- Duterte boasts to Congress and Aquino gov't: Naunahan ko na kayo sa FOI
-  I am not vindictive, but crooked execs will be punished.
- Duterte slams human rights groups, church for criticizing him about spate of summary killings.
- Duterte urges Congress to amend charter for a federal system of government patterned after France
- I assure you, this will be clean government
- Duterte announces unilateral ceasefire with CPP-NPA "effective immediately."
- Duterte:Human rights must work to uplift human dignity. But human rights cannot be used as a shield or excuse to destroy the country
- Duterte:Let me repeat my warning to all i repeat my repeat my repeat to all - Do not do drugs.
- Duterte: Vindictiveness is not in our system (dig at Aquino government)
"We cannot move forward if we allow the past to pull us back. finger pointing is not the way."




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