MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo was not invited to physically attend President Rodrigo Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address (Sona), said her spokesman on Monday, but only to attend via Zoom.
Contrary to what House of Representatives Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza earlier said, Robredo’s spokesperson Atty. Barry Gutierrez said that the vice president was not invited to physically attend the Sona at the Batasang Pambansa on July 26.
“She will therefore be attending remotely,” said Gutierrez.
This is also what happened in 2020, when Robredo was not invited by Malacaang to be physically present for Duterte’s fifth Sona.
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