PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte vowed to pursue a “relentless” and “chilling” war against illegal drugs, as he laid out his plans for the remaining half of his six-year term in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

TO THE LETTER, ALMOST Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto 3rd laughs beside a sullen Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez as President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his third State of the Nation Address. The
President’s expletive-free speech lasted 48 minutes and was applauded 34 times. PHOTO BY RUSSELL PALMA

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