MANILA, Philippines – (Updated July 22) Classes have been suspended in select areas and schools on Monday, July 22, 2019 as President Rodrigo Duterte is set to deliver his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA).
While SONA 2019 is not declared holiday throughout the country, some areas to be affected by heavy traffic and mass demonstrations are given a break.
RELATED STORIES
On Thursday, Mayor Joy Belmonte has ordered the suspension of classes in all levels in both public and private in Quezon City. It was announced through a Facebook post.
List of class suspensions for Monday, July 22 for Duterte's SONA 2019:
Cities and Municipality
School
NOTE: This post will be updated with more class suspensions as they are announced.
SONA is a constitutional obligation and yearly tradition, wherein the chief executive reports on the status of the country, unveils the government’s agenda for the coming year, and proposes to Congress certain legislative measures.
As announced by Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Duterte will have “short” speech this time because of the pre-Sona forum this July.
This is a developing story. Refresh page for the updates.
— The Summit Express
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| President Rodrigo Duterte to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22. |
While SONA 2019 is not declared holiday throughout the country, some areas to be affected by heavy traffic and mass demonstrations are given a break.
RELATED STORIES
On Thursday, Mayor Joy Belmonte has ordered the suspension of classes in all levels in both public and private in Quezon City. It was announced through a Facebook post.
List of class suspensions for Monday, July 22 for Duterte's SONA 2019:
Cities and Municipality
- Quezon City: all levels
School
- San Beda University (SBU) - all levels and office work
NOTE: This post will be updated with more class suspensions as they are announced.
SONA is a constitutional obligation and yearly tradition, wherein the chief executive reports on the status of the country, unveils the government’s agenda for the coming year, and proposes to Congress certain legislative measures.
As announced by Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Duterte will have “short” speech this time because of the pre-Sona forum this July.
This is a developing story. Refresh page for the updates.
— The Summit Express
