QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – During his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Bongbong Marcos broke his own record set in his first.
Marcos’s Monday speech took all of 70 minutes, delivered before a packed Batasang Pambansa (National Legislature). In contrast, his 2022 SONA was 73 minutes long. He beat himself a full three minutes!
But there is also bad news. During his first SONA, Marcos was applauded 90 times. That record slipped to just 68 times last Monday. Does this mean his audience liked his second address less?
Still, former President Duterte holds the record of delivering the longest SONA – two hours and 45 minutes – in 2021. With ramblings and all.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Presidential sister and Senator Imee Marcos showed up at her brother’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) garbed in a Cordilleran outfit which she says was gifted to her by an Igorot.
But the senator was also seen sporting a tattoo which immediately fueled rumors that she had gotten it from Whang-od, the famous centenarian mambabatok (tattoo artist) from Kalinga.
A quick check by The Adobo Chronicles didn’t find an Imee Marcos in Whang-od’s journal of clients. The senator also confirmed that what she was sporting was a Henna tattoo (temporary tattoo) which she was done by a Pagudpud (Ilocos Norte) Henna artist two days before the SONA.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Towards the end of his one-hour plus State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Bongbong Marcos said he will issue a proclamation granting amnesty to rebel returnees.
A quick fact check by The Adobo Chronicles showed that such a proclamation has already been issued by former President Rodrigo Duterte, signed on February 5, 2021.
In effect, Marcos will issue a proclamation proclaiming Duterte’s proclamation granting amnesty to rebels.
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