Rappler's latest stories on SONA 2017
If the SONA were a movie franchise, here's how we'd review it
The first two SONAs, after all, were directed by acclaimed director Brilliante Mendoza
[Newspoint] Duterte’s figures don’t add up
A quick although revealing enough survey of three basic areas shows that Duterte’s facts and figures do not come up to any achievement
#ThewRap: Videos you need to watch this week, July 23-29, 2017
Must watch videos from this week
The week in photos: July 22-28, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Palace claims EU, CHR invited to SONA 2017
Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella claims the EU and the Commission on Human Rights declined the SONA invitations
WATCH: Do you agree that ‘change is here?’
Change the key promise of President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 remains elusive to many but others concede things have invariably been altered For better or for worse?
EU, CHR not invited to Duterte's SONA 2017
The EU Parliament and the Commission on Human Rights are both critical of the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte s war on drugs
2017 SONA: Fact check, context
Rappler looks at President Duterte s orders accomplishments and attacks on critics during his second SONA
U.S. vows to help resolve Balangiga bells issue
We will continue to work with our Filipino partners to find a resolution the US embassy in Manila says
Environmentalists, rights activists across PH slam Duterte's SONA 2017
Change did not happen an indigenous peoples group says
Battle of opposition blocs? Lagman, Suarez deliver counter-SONAs
House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez s counter State of the Nation Address is less scathing compared to that of Albay Representative Edcel Lagman
Brillante Mendoza explains Duterte's closeup shots at SONA 2017
What does the director have to say to critics of his style in directing President Duterte s second State of the Nation Address?
Cimatu: Mines that violate laws will be fined, suspended, or closed
A day after Duterte s SONA Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu says his department is one with the President in his firm desire to rid the country of abusive and irresponsible miners
Explaining Duterte’s views on Filipino criminality
The consistency and resoluteness of his acts will earn him more admiration Filipinos understand and share these philosophies of punishment
SONA 2017 shows state of Duterte's mind, not of PH – De Lima
Do you think you even have the moral values and credible standing after that garbage of a speech you have unloaded before us and the foreign diplomatic corps? says Senator Leila de Lima
Robredo renews call to uphold human rights, rule of law after SONA 2017
Vice President Leni Robredo reiterates her stance after President Rodrigo Duterte lashes out against his critics and promises an unrelenting drug war
Rappler Talk: Nene Pimentel on federalism, Congress, Duterte's SONA
The former Senate president shares his thoughts live on Rappler
6 priority bills of Duterte in SONA 2017
2ND UPDATE From passing the National Land Use Act to creating a new disaster response department here are bills President Rodrigo Duterte wants the 17th Congress to pass
No agri in SONA? Piñol says Duterte's style not to go into details
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says the President talked about agriculture during the early part of his State of the Nation Address
Comprehensive or lacking? Lawmakers weigh in on Duterte's SONA
Legislators wonder why President Rodrigo Duterte who won the 2016 elections on the promise of change left out key pledges in his second State of the Nation Address
Duterte's silence on workers' issues in SONA 2017 disappointing – labor unions
His silence is a great disappointment for workers as we were expecting him to announce the release of an executive order prohibiting all forms of contractualization says labor coalition Nagkaisa
Duterte orders MMDA, LGUs: Penalize unruly drivers 'regardless of stature'
President Rodrigo Duterte orders a nationwide road clearing while he waits for Congress to grant him emergency powers to solve the Metro Manila traffic problem
HIGHLIGHTS: Issues mentioned in SONA 2017
Rappler compiles the following highlights of President Rodrigo Duterte s second State of the Nation Address
SONA 2017: Report to nation or report vs critics?
President Rodrigo Duterte s second SONA ran for about two hours – with a huge chunk of it unscripted
Duterte says online defenders, trolls hired only during campaign
President Rodrigo Duterte calls the University of Oxford which released a study about social media manipulation a school for the stupid people
FULL TEXT: President Duterte's State of the Nation Address 2017
Read the wide range of policy issues that President Rodrigo Duterte covers in both his prepared speech and his off script comments
SONA 2017: No promises to speed up infra implementation
President Rodrigo Duterte cites the victories in his administration s infrastructure initiatives during its first year in office
Duterte wants Senate to pass tax reform in full, zeroes in on Angara
The President tells Senator Angara to watch out in the elections after noticing the legislator did not clap on his request for the passage of the tax reform bill
Duterte ‘more comfortable’ in 2nd SONA
President Rodrigo Duterte puts some people and institutions on the spot in his SONA 2017
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IN PHOTOS: SONA 2017 protest march
Protesters by the thousands walked kilometers to Batasan demanding the change they did not see realized in President Duterte s first year
Duterte affirms commitment to implement K to 12
President Rodrigo Duterte also hails the Alternative Learning System – considered the centerpiece of basic education under his administration
Duterte: PH, China to do joint exploration in West PH Sea
The Philippine President says there are already talks to get the joint development of oil and gas started
Duterte says he won't put PH under martial law
I am not Marcos I may not be as brilliant as Marcos but definitely I am more attuned to my values in life President Rodrigo Duterte says in a news briefing after his State of the Nation Address
Duterte wants death for drug convicts: ‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’
President Rodrigo Duterte reiterates in his SONA that the essence of the death penalty is retribution for the victims of heinous crimes
Kris Aquino comments on President Duterte's SONA 2017
The entertainment figure and daughter of former president Cory Aquino lists down the points she agrees with in President Rodrigo Duterte s address
'My men' can snub your probe, Duterte tells CHR, Ombudsman
President Duterte says he has the final say on whether or not to allow cops and soldiers to be probed by the Commission on Human Rights or the Ombudsman
Duterte accepts Mighty Corp's P25-B tax settlement offer
President Rodrigo Duterte says the money will fund rebuilding efforts in war torn Marawi and also in Ormoc City which was struck by a strong earthquake
Joma on Duterte's 'blatant lie': I don't have cancer
No findings of cancer of any kind cardiac problem or any other malignancy says the communist leader
Duterte appeals to SC to lift TRO on implants
TRO is the bane of efficiency President Rodrigo Duterte says in his State of the Nation Address where Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was a guest
Duterte used SONA 2017 as bully pulpit – analysts
Analysts say the SONA was a missed opportunity for the President to lay out policy statements and his administration s development plans
'Build, build, build' gets a third of proposed 2018 national budget
The government s infrastructure program will get P1 097 trillion in 2018 or 6 3 of the GDP
Duterte hits drug war critics: 'Bakit kayo bilib diyan sa mga puti?'
President Rodrigo Duterte says he will continue his war on drugs despite pressure from international human rights groups and other institutions
Duterte faces protesters after SONA 2017
UPDATED Magrespetuhan tayo Huwag nyo ako i ambush President Rodrigo Duterte says as he faces protesters outside the Batasan after his State of the Nation Address
Duterte warns miners: Spend on rehab 'or I'll tax you to death'
In his second State of the Nation Address President Rodrigo Duterte warns all mining operations and contractors to refrain from the unbridled and irresponsible destruction of our watersheds forests and aquatic resources
On eve of House tobacco probe, Imee Marcos appears in Congress
Asked if she will be attending the tobacco funds probe the next day Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos says I have no idea Pine pray over ko pa
#SONA2017: Drinking game, extreme close-ups, and more
A roundup of this year s funniest SONA2017 tweets and reactions
Give us back Balangiga bells, Duterte tells U.S.
They are ours They belong to the Philippines President Duterte tells the US in his SONA 2017 with the American ambassador in the audience
Amid Duterte's popularity, opposition pols should reinvent themselves – Vitug
Rappler editor at large Marites Vitug says politicians should organize in the grassroots if they want political reform
Duterte claims Joma Sison sick with colon cancer
In his second State of the Nation Address President Rodrigo Duterte lambasts NDF consultants for allegedly using the peace talks to travel in Europe like tourists
