| 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗲𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗛
As her riff with President Bongbong Marcos continues, Vice President Sara Duterte will again not attend this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA).
“I do not intend to attend the State of the Nation address of President Marcos. Since I don't think he will be providing anything substantial about our country," she announced in an interview with reporters in Melbourne, Australia.
She added that she would rather spend time with the Filipino community discussing what they can do to improve the country than sit through Marcos' Sona.
Commenting on the President's performance, Duterte criticized the administration, citing its "violations of fundamental laws."
“I have problems with his performance as president and I have problems with the violations of our fundamental law, our Constitution, particularly with the rendition of former President [Rodrigo] Duterte. That was really an affront to Philippine sovereignty,” she said.
Duterte also branded Marcos as "a person with the hallmark of a scammer," noting his inconsistencies through his term as well as his broken campaign promises.
"He gives conflicting statements thoroughly on the very first day of his administration. In fact, he has not followed through within any of his campaign promises. And that is an example of the conflicts with regard to our President," she remarked.
"And well, budol in English is scam, no? Well, we are not. We're not surprised. He has the hallmark of a scammer,” she added.
The Vice President was previously absent on last year's SONA, appointing herself as the "designated survivor."
