Change is coming in the 17th Congress – particularly with the way lawmakers will dress up for the traditionally pomp State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA). With the populist incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte officially taking over the helm after taking his oath on June 30, gone will be the days when lawmakers tried to outdo each other on the red carpet with their fancy and expensive threads, says outgoing 1-BAP party-list Rep. Silvestre Bello III. “The SONA fashion show will be a thing of the past under the Duterte administration,” said Bello, a longtime friend of the incumbent Davao City mayor and incoming chief executive. MB FILE – Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte/ AFP PHOTO / MANMAN DEJETO According to the solon, Duterte – whom he has known since the former’s days as Davao City administrator – has never been fond of dressing up. He said Duterte is the “what you see is [...]
