Former presidents GMA and Erap, present on the first SONA of President Bongbong Marcos
SONA 2022 – Former presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Joseph “Erap” Estrada will attend the first State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
The first SONA of PBBM will take place on Monday, July 25 at Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City.
According to House Secretary-General Mark Llandro Mendoza, at least 70-80% have confirmed to attend the first state of the nation address of the newest president of the Republic of the Philippines.
The House of Representatives is still waiting for the confirmation of the invitation of former President Rodrigo Duterte and former Vice President Leni Robredo.
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte will also attend the said event.
Aside from the members of the diplomatic corps and justices, Mendoza said that all the governors were also invited.
Starting at 12 noon on Thursday, the Kamara de Representantes will be placed under lockdown.
Meanwhile, it is expected that more or less 1300 persons will personally attend the SONA of the president. However, they need to present a negative result of RT-PCR first.
More than 20,000 troops will be deployed in the nation’s address.
A group from Ilocos is said to be assigned to sing the national anthem.
In the first SONA of Marcos Jr., PBBM will present his plans for the coming years.
It will be directed by Paul Soriano, the husband of Toni Gonzaga.
During the election period, Paul served as director of campaign ads for his “ninong” Bongbong Marcos.
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