President Rodrigo Duterte’s statements in his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday did not change anything, according to Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate.
According to Zarate, their group boycotted the president’s SONA.
“Sabi nga namin yung mga sasabihin niya were just a rehash of yung mga previous statements niya and napatunayan, totoo naman, parang nag deja vu. First SONA ba niya ito dahil pinag-uusapan ganun pa rin: droga. After pang anim na SONA niya, monumental failure yung kaniyang campaign against drugs, although it was very bloody,” said Zarate.
In an interview with Teleradyo Tuesday morning, Duterte mentioned many things in his SONA on Monday that he also mentioned in the first SONA such as corruption. According to Zarate, Duterte initially said he would end it but he admitted yesterday that corruption is serious.
“Tapos the usual menu nung statements ni Pangulong Duterte. May pagpupuna sa mga kritiko niya, pagmumura kahit pabulong-bulong, meron pa ring ilang misogynistic statements, ramblings. Kaya naman parang nawala sa focus kung ano ba talaga problema ngayon kasi state of the nation sabi niya, kaya sabi namin parang joke of the nation naman ito dahil ang matinding problema natin ang pandemya ng COVID dahil may Delta variant na,” said Zarate.
Nothing new in Duterte’s last SONA – Zarate
There have been 119 confirmed Delta variant cases in the country of which 12 are active cases. But instead of giving importance to the frontline and health workers, he just thanked them.
“Ang pangunahin nating problema pandemya pero ang kiling lang niya doon sa militaristang solusyon kaya ito yung gusto niyang bigyan ng dagdag benepisyo pero yung talagang frontline workers natin, healthcare workers, nakita mo naman kung paano nag underspending sila sa Bayanihan 1 and Bayanihan 2 na dapat napunta sana sa fronttline workers. Hanggang ngayon ipinanawagan pa ito ng ating health workers na irelease na sa kanila ang inilaan doon sa dalawang Bayanihan measures,” he said.
“Ang ini-expect sana natin wala kaming narinig, naipasa na ng House of Representatives yung Bayanihan 3 dahil kailangan talaga ng ayuda ng ating mga kababayan. Pero wala tayong ni hay, ni ho para sa Bayanihan 3., sinabihan man lang niya o hinikayat lang niya ang mga miyembro ng Senado na pag-usapan ang Bayanihan 3 kasi gusto na niya itong ipasa, wala,” Zarate added.
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