00:00Vice President Sara Duterte will not attend the State of the Nation Address of President Bongbong Marcos on July 22.
00:13No, I will not attend the SONA. I am appointing myself as the designated survivor.
00:21In America, the designated survivor is an official who is not allowed to attend important meetings
00:26if the President is expected and is still in the line of succession.
00:30In case of an attack, the designated survivor will serve as the interim President.
00:35There is no designated survivor here in the Philippines.
00:38According to the House Secretary General Reginald Dinasco,
00:41they do not see any threat in the SONA on July 22,
00:44if this is the first time that a Vice President will not attend the SONA of a President.
00:50According to the former Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna,
00:52it is possible that the Vice President will be careful because he will be the one to replace the President if the position is vacant.
00:58It is also not required for the Vice President to attend the SONA.
01:01According to the House Speaker Martin Romaldes,
01:03it is the decision of a public official if he will attend the SONA or not.
01:06But he will take care of the SONA because this is an opportunity to show the Philippines the unity of leaders.
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