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Ahead of SONA, Sotto hopes for positive future, Philippines testing negative for COVID-19
Senate President Vicente Sotto III expressed optimism for the Philippines' future and for negative COVID-19 test results for attendees of the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Sotto conveyed his hopes in a tweet prior to the resumption of the Senate session, emphasizing positivity for the nation's future.
Eight senators, including Sotto, will physically attend the SONA and underwent COVID-19 swab tests on Sunday as part of safety protocols.
The test results for the attending senators were expected by noontime on Monday.
President Duterte is expected to outline a COVID-19 recovery roadmap in his 5th SONA.
As of July 26, the Philippines had recorded 80,448 COVID-19 cases, with 26,110 recoveries and 1,932 deaths.
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