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Former President Benigno Aquino III has chosen not to attend the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of his successor on Monday, saying he would prefer to watch on television President Rodrigo Duterte’s second speech before a joint session of Congress.
“That would be the easiest way to understand everything that’s said there without distraction. When you’re there, the tendency is there would be someone who would be whispering to you [while the speech is in progress],” Aquino said in a recent interview.
Aquino was also a no-show at Mr. Duterte’s first Sona last year.
By tradition, former Presidents are invited to the Sona of the incumbent. But with the current political landscape, Aquino would be the odd man out at the Batasan Pambansa.
Many Liberals who professed loyalty to Aquino when he was President jumped ship almost immediately after Mr. Duterte took his oath of office.
Aquino said that even if the party lost members in Congress, it maintained a strong bond with members in the grassroots level.
But LP wants to name Aquino its “chair emeritus” being a former President.
Source: Inquirer
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