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President Duterte delivers longest first SONA in history


President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his first State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 25, 2016. Clocking in at 1 hour and 32 minutes, Duterte's speech — the longest first SONA in history — was part reiteration of his campaign promises, part bold instructions to government officials and institutions, and part ad lib, highlighted by a declaration of a unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines.

Here are some of the highlights of Duterte's first SONA.
 

 

—graphics by Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/KBK, GMA News