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  • 6/19/2025
Vice President Sara Duterte will not attend President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address on July 28.

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00:00Vice President Sara Duterte will not attend President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fourth State
00:06of the Nation address on July 28. House Secretary General Reginald Velasco says his office received
00:12a letter from Duterte's office but says he will quote, not exclude the possibility that she will
00:17attend, so there will be a seat for her. Duterte first skipped Marcos' Sona in 2024, weeks after
00:23she resigned from his cabinet. Last year, Duterte said she was not attending the Sona because she
00:28appointed herself as a designated survivor, despite the Philippines having no such rule.
00:34Duterte's controversial comment was among the instances cited by the House of Representatives
00:38when it impeached the Vice President in February over her alleged efforts to destabilize the
00:43government. She was impeached on the grounds of betrayal of public trust, culpable violation
00:48of the Constitution, bribery, graft on corruption, and other high crimes. Duterte denies allegations
00:54against her in broad strokes and insists she is being politically persecuted.
00:58for serving the U.S.
01:02Excerpt.
01:18Winning.

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