Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday said she has no plans to watch or even read about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth state of the nation address (Sona) as she simply saw it as a ‘waste of time.’
Duterte said this in a chance interview at The Hague, Netherlands, amid an ongoing overseas trip until July 31.
‘I am not watching Sona like last year, and I have no plans to read the content of Sona or even a summary because I truly believe it is a waste of time for the Filipino people,’ said Duterte, speaking in Filipino.
She, however, dismissed one of the highlights of Marcos’ Sona this year, particularly his announcement that the Office of the Ombudsman would soon file cases against his cousin, former Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Asked about this particular pronouncement of Marcos in his Sona, Duterte said the public should not expect anything out of it.
‘Didn’t he also say last year that before December someone would be imprisoned? Has anyone been imprisoned? No,’ said Duterte.
‘So don’t expect the former Speaker or members of the House of Representatives to go to jail,’ she added