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Nine takeaways from Duterte's last SONA
President Rodrigo Duterte highlighted his administration's key accomplishments and visions during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA).
He enumerated laws signed during his term, including the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (2017), the Universal Health Care Law (2019), and the Free Irrigation Act (2018).
Duterte also discussed his administration's focus on combating illegal drugs, criminality, and corruption, alongside infrastructure development.
He recalled increasing the salary of uniformed personnel and enhancing their capability, and his campaign against insurgency and extremism, including the country's victory against pro-ISIS terrorists in Marawi City in 2017.
The President advised his successor to declare martial law if they wanted to get rid of corruption in government.
Duterte acknowledged that his drug war has come a long way but still has a long way to go.
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