Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc. shares closed today at 1.5% below its 52 week high of $14.42, giving the company a market cap of $346M. The stock is currently up 18.2% year-to-date, down 1.1% over the past 12 months, and up 27.2% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.7%, and the S&P 500 fell 2.5%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 76.1% higher than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stocks volatility relative to the overall market stands at 1.4. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.
Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Financials industry sector , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 13.4% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by -378.4%
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Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (NASDAQ:SONA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The bank reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.01), Fidelity Earnings reports. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia had a net margin of 17.12% and a return on equity of 7.23%. Shares of […]
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MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONA) ("Southern National" or the "Company"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonabank (the "Bank"), today announced net income of $9.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, compared…
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MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONA) ("Southern National" or the "Company"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonabank (the "Bank"), today announced that Matthew A. Switzer has joined the Company as Executive Vice President…
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MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONA) ("Southern National" or the "Company"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonabank (the "Bank"), today announced net income of $9.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020,…
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MCLEAN, Va. , Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern National Bancorp of Virginia , Inc. (NASDAQ: SONA ) ("Southern National"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonabank, announced today that it has appointed Deborah Diaz to its Board of Directors. Ms. Deborah Diaz brings over 30 years of senior level business experience through key executive leadership positions focused on financial stewardship, technology, cybersecurity, and data protection. Currently, she is CEO of Catalyst ADV, a technology and strategic growth advisory firm, and venture capital advisor … Full story available on Benzinga.com
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MANILA, Philippines---An international human rights group composed of members across Southeast Asia called on Philippine legislators to strongly oppose efforts aimed at reintroducing the death penalty in the country. There have been 13 bills related to the death penalty filed in the House of Representatives while 11 are pending in the Senate following President Rodrigo Duterte's wish during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to revive capital punishment in his efforts to curb crime rates. Charles Santiago, a member of the Malaysian parliament and chair of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, said reinstating the death penalty in the Philippines is in direct violation of the… Keep on reading: Int’l rights group urge PH lawmakers to oppose death penalty
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MANILA, Philippines --- Following the call of President Rodrigo Duterte, the House Committee on Justice on Wednesday began tackling bills pushing for the revival of the death penalty for some heinous crimes even as the country struggles against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The House panel started debates on 12 bills on the highly controversial measure less than two weeks after Duterte once again asked Congress to reimpose capital punishment through lethal injection for drug-related crimes in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27. House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez earlier vowed "thorough" discussions on legislation mentioned by the President in… Keep on reading: After Duterte push, House tackles death penalty bills amid pandemic
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MANILA, Philippines --- Two more employees of the House of Representatives have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019, bringing to 33 the total number of cases in the institution. House Secretary-General Jose Luis Montales on Tuesday said one of the new cases is a member of the security staff who helped secure the plenary hall on July 21 and 23, before President Rodrigo Duterte's fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona). The employee got a positive result in a rapid antibody test on July 27, which was part of the Sona screening protocol. The second new case is assigned at the Administrative Department who last reported for work on July 15 and 16, Montales said. On July … Keep on reading: 2 more House employees contract COVID-19; total cases now at 33
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MANILA, Philippines --- Medicine and the budget to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic should come first before a "roadmap to recovery" from the pandemic can be drafted, President Rodrigo Duterte said. Duterte said this as he addressed critics questioning the absence of a post-COVID-19 plan in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). "Sabihin ninyo wala kaming roadmap. The roadmap ng recovery natin, sabi ko nga hindi ako nagbabasa ng newspaper. If it's about me I do not read… 'Duterte, where is the roadmap?'" Duterte said in a taped address aired Friday. "Hindi nga kami maka-roadmap because we were talking about budget. Itong gabing ito. I could not have u... Keep on reading: Duterte: Roadmap to recovery from COVID-19? Budget, medicine first
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From breaking the duopoly to recent threats of a takeover, President Rodrigo Duterte's relationship with industry giants PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom has been a tense affair since the start of his administration. With his term ending in 2022 and the launch of a telecommunications startup controlled by campaign donor Dennis A. Uy of Davao not expected until 2021--- later than initially expected---the President issued his strongest warning yet against the incumbents. On Monday, he devoted part of his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to scold PLDT and Globe for lousy services and threatened them with closure and the "expropriation" of their assets if service quality failed to improve… Keep on reading: Duterte’s telco takeover threat compounds red tape woes: 200 days to get permits
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MANILA, Philippines --- Malacaang defended Thursday President Rodrigo Duterte's failure to mention the rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City during his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying that the snub doesn't mean the government wavered in its promise to revive the Islamic city. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque issued this remark after Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman expressed fears that the delayed rehabilitation of Marawi City may be forgotten if it will not be completed within the term of Duterte's term. He also lamented that it wasn't even mentioned during thePresident's SONA on Monday. Addressing Hataman, Roque said the government will not stop rebuildi… Keep on reading: Palace assures Marawi rehab will continue despite SONA snub
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MANILA, Philippines --- Sen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go continues to support the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for the reimposition of the death penalty. "I give my full support to the President's renewed call for the discussion of the return of the death for heinous crimes involving illegal drugs," Go said in Filipino in a statement issued on Wednesday. "We will further strengthen the campaign against illegal drugs and other menaces in society. As the President said, freedom from illegal drugs, terrorism, corruption and criminality is, in itself, a human right." In his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, the President repeated his desire for the swift… Keep on reading: Go backs Duterte’s call for return of death penalty for heinous crimes involving drugs
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY---After getting snubbed in what could be President Rodrigo Duterte's most important State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday (July 27), displaced residents of Marawi City delivered their own on Wednesday (July 29), calling it State of the Marawi Bakwit, in reference to the shortened Filipino term for evacuees. But it was not just one evacuee speaking. Marawi evacuees spoke one by one, describing their plight in cramped, squalid shelters where they continued to languish while awaiting the government's go-signal for them to return to their homes in the city that was ravaged by terrorism and government response to it. "One hundred fifty six IDPs (internally d… Keep on reading: After SONA snub, displaced Marawi folk deliver their own
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO---At least 44 companies operating at the Clark Civil Aviation Complex (CCAC) have been given temporary reprieve in paying rent as of June without interest accruing. The reprieve was given in response President Rodrigo Duterte's call, during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday (July 27), for help to be given to the business sector suffering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Aaron Aquino, president and CEO of state-owned Clark International Airport Corp. "We currently have about 45 locators and we told them that they don't have to right now pay their rentals for the months of April to June this year, and they also do not need t… Keep on reading: Clark gives 44 firms rent reprieve in response to Duterte’s SONA plea
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MANILA, Philippines --- China has vowed to give priority to the Philippines once it develops a vaccine for the coronavirus, which has infected over 83,000 in the country. The Chinese government issued its assurance after President Rodrigo Duterte, in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (Sona), said he pleaded with Chinese President Xi Jinping to allow the Philippines to be the first among to secure COVID-19 vaccines. "Since the outbreak of COVID-19, China and the Philippines have been standing together with mutual assistance, turning anti-epidemic cooperation into a new highlight in bilateral relations," Chinese Foreign Ministry… Keep on reading: China vows to prioritize PH in virus vaccine; hails Duterte’s stand on sea row
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MANILA, Philippines --- A lawmaker is calling on the government to pass the proposed P1.3 trillion stimulus bill in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a package and not as separate items in the national budget. Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo, an economist who serves as one of the authors of the Accelerated Recovery and Investments Stimulus for the Economy (ARISE) bill in the House, said the measure was the "elephant in the room" of President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) earlier this week. "The SONA was all about ARISE but ironically, nothing about ARISE," Quimbo said in a press briefing, as she urged the Senate and the exec… Keep on reading: Solon: Pass ARISE bill as a package, not as separate budget items
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LUCENA CITY ---- For national farmers group Kilusan Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo at Katarungang Panlipunan (Katarungan), President Duterte's renewed promise to return the multi-billion peso coconut levy fund to the farmers sounded like a broken record. The group said the president's repeated declaration on his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday to use the coconut levy for the benefit of small coconut farmers and the development of the industry "had been his promise long ago." "It was his promise during the campaign period. His fifth SONA makes it sound like a repetitive statement that does not conclude anything," Jansept Geronimo, spokesperson of Katarungan, said in… Keep on reading: Duterte vow to release coco levy fund sounds like broken record – farmers group
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MANILA, Philippines --- If guests who attended President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) were swab tested for free, so should "more important" VIPs or "very important passengers" be given the same gold standard of testing" Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto issued this call Wednesday as he lamented the condition of locally-stranded individuals (LSIs) "who have been packed for days in quarters so crammed that physical distancing was impossible, even for those adamant in observing it." "If we have tested for free those who've been on strict quarantine because they're going to listen to a speech, then all the more we should test exposed individuals who are g… Keep on reading: Recto: LSIs should also be given free swab tests
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MANILA, Philippines ---Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Wednesday expressed fears that the rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City may be forgotten if it will not be completed within the term of President Rodrigo Duterte, citing that it wasn't even mentioned during the latter's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). In an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel, Hataman, former governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, lamented what he claimed was the slow rehabilitation efforts of Marawi City three years after the siege. "Ang pangamba ko nga diyan --- nangangamba nga ako at ang ibang mga kasama natin lalong lalo na ang mga kakilala natin sa Marawi --- kapag hindi natapos it… Keep on reading: Former ARMM governor fears Marawi rehab could be forgotten
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MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) has only revealed that his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic "was primarily to wait for a vaccine from China." The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said this Tuesday, as it slammed Duterte's penultimate SONA which it said lacked a clear roadmap to address the COVID-19 crisis. Duterte's fifth SONA was held Monday at the Batasang Pambansa sans the usual glamor and fanfare and before a meager audience of political allies wearing face masks. "His pandemic response was primarily to wait for a vaccine from China," Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes said in a statement. "T… Keep on reading: Duterte’s SONA bares admin plan vs pandemic: Wait for China’s vaccine – Bayan
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MANILA, Philippines --- The House of Representatives recorded Tuesday four more cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in the lower chamber to 27. House Secretary General Jose Luis G. Montales said the first new case involves a member of the security staff who was tested on Sunday ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa. "He was tested last Sunday, and has been on home isolation, as part of the protocols for the SONA. He was advised of the result of his RT-PCR test early morning of Monday," Montales said in a statement. Meanwhile, Montales said that the driver of Deputy Speaker J… Keep on reading: House records 4 more COVID-19 cases; total now at 27
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MANILA, Philippines --- House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said the lower chamber is ready to pass legislations mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in his State of the Nation Address (SONA), vowing to have a thorough discussions on controversial measures such as the reimposition of death penalty. Romualdez, who also chairs the House committee on rules, said that the House has already passed some of the measures that Duterte pushed for in his speech such as the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives Enterprises Act (CREATE) and the bill creating the Department of Overseas Filipinos. The measures are still pending in the Senate. On Duterte's call for the reimposition… Keep on reading: Romualdez vows passage of priority bills, ‘thorough discussion’ on death penalty
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MANILA, Philippines --- Swearing on the grave of his parents, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday denied taking any part in the water concession agreements between the government and two water companies, which President Rodrigo Duterte has previously dubbed as "onerous." In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, Duterte suspected that Drilon was involved in the drafting of the water concession agreements when the senator was still with the ACCRA law firm. But Drilon said he had long retired from ACCRA when he joined the Cory Aquino administration in 1986. "I had nothing to do with the concession agreement. I have not raised any comma, any period in that … Keep on reading: ‘On grave of my parents’: Drilon denies hand in water concession agreements
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MANILA, Philippines --- Following President Rodrigo Duterte's warning during his State of the Nation Address, Senate President Vicente Sotto III advisedthe country's biggest telecommunication companies to "shape up" and "seriously" heed the chief executive's appeal to improve their services. "I will advise the telcos to shape up. They should seriously take up what the President said," Sotto said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel on Tuesday. The President, in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, warned PLDT Smart and Globe Telecom of government expropriation should they fail to improve their services by the end of the year. "You might not want what I in… Keep on reading: ‘Shape up’: Gov’t takeover of telcos possible, Sotto warns
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The local bourse opened the week in the red as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) declined by 2.37 percent or 142.32 points to 5,860.94, while wider All Shares lost 1.85 percent or 65.18 points […]
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MANILA, Philippines---Former Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Antonio Carpio has reminded President Rodrigo Duterte that a country need not go to war to defend its maritime territory, like the Philippines' Southeast Asian neighbors are able to do. Carpio on Monday (July 27) cited the cases of Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia---all of which have asserted their rights over their maritime zones against China's claim based on the nine-dash line myth. The former senior associate justice made the remarks in reaction to Duterte's declaration in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he was helpless against China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea because he cann… Keep on reading: Carpio counters Duterte: PH neighbors standing up to China without war
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MANILA, Philippines --- The State of the Nation Address (SONA) that President Rodrigo Duterte delivered on Monday seemed to have been written before the COVID-19 pandemic with no effort made to even edit it. Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, the spokesperson of Vice President Leni Robredo, made this observation shortly after the event, pointing out that the economic points the President mentioned seemed to be anchored on the assumption that the world was in a normal state. "It's as if this speech was written before COVID-19 turned our world upside down, & the writers just said 'f*ck it, no changes'," Gutierrez said in his Twitter account. "Pre-lockdown economic projections, laws passe… Keep on reading: SONA written as if there‘s no pandemic – Robredo spokesman
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MANILA, Philipppines --- President Rodrigo Duterte's push for the revival of the death penalty for drug-related crimes will "boost" its chances of approval in Congress, Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said on Monday. During his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa, Duterte called anew for the reimposition of capital punishment for crimes involving illegal drugs. "I'm happy that he appealed to Congress for the passage of the death penalty law for drug trafficking because my death penalty bill has been languishing at the referred committee for one year already without actions taken," Dela Rosa said… Keep on reading: Dela Rosa ‘happy‘ about Duterte’s push for death penalty vs. drug crimes
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY---Policemen and soldiers took over the usual site of protest rallies here on Monday (July 27), preventing activists and critics of President Rodrigo Duterte from assembling and airing what, to them, is an alternative view of the state of the nation. In Western Mindanao, activists from the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental, converged in online platforms to express their sentiments on various issues hours prior to Duterte's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). At 8 a.m., policemen and soldiers had already set up the sound system for a live band performance at Kiosko Kagawasan (Kiosk for Freedom) in Divisoria District, leav… Keep on reading: Cops, soldiers turn SONA protest venue into sing-along stage with live band
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MANILA, Philippines --- Rights group Karapatan has asked President Rodrigo Duterte why did his administration opt out of the Rome Statute if he insists on not evading human-rights obligations as he mentioned in his State of the Nation Address (Sona). Karapatan said on Monday, hours after Duterte's fifth Sona, that having a high regard for human rights should not only be done in paper and in words, but also in actions --- which is in question as the President has criticized human rights workers in the country and abroad. In the middle of his speech, Duterte assured the public that they would not dodge the responsibility to fight for human rights, despite his administration being… Keep on reading: Karapatan asks Duterte: If human rights not evaded, why opt out of Rome Statute?
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MANILA, Philippines --- Several senators found President Rodrigo Duterte's penultimate State of the Nation Address (Sona) lacking in terms of providing concrete plans to lead the country in its path to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. READ: Duterte's SONA: A mix of attack, warning, plea, wish list, promises "Unfortunately, the speech wasn't inspiring, reassuring, hopeful and even divisive. Not much detail on how to win the war against [COVID-19]," Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said in a message to reporters. In a separate statement shortly after the chief executive delivered his Sona, Recto also said the President "could have made it detailed and nuanced, in a lang… Keep on reading: Recto: Duterte’s Sona scores ‘low in inspirational index,’ 2 other senators agree
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MANILA, Philippines---As the country continued to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic,President Rodrigo Duterte delivered on Monday afternoon (July 27) his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA). Unlike his late arrival for last year's SONA, Duterte's helicopter landed on time at the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City with some members of Congress and the Cabinet waiting inside the plenary hall. READ: On time: Duterte arrives at Batasan for penultimate Sona Duterte stood at the rostrum---at his back were Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano---as he delivered his speech that lasted for more than an hour and 30 minutes. … Keep on reading: Duterte’s SONA: A mix of attack, warning, plea, wish list, promises
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MANILA, Philippines --- Despite repeatedly condemning international investigations into alleged human-rights violations in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday assured that his administration "will not dodge our obligation to fight for human rights." "My administration always believed that freedom from illegal drugs, terrorism, corruption and criminality, is itself a [human right]," Duterte said during his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday. The President's brutal crackdown on illegal drugs has drawn widespread criticisms both locally and internationally. Recently, the Office of the High Commission… Keep on reading: Duterte says admin won’t ‘dodge’ duty to fight for human rights
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MANILA, Philippines --- Because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, several personalities instead traded their usualover the top fashion ensembles for simpler, modest looks for President Rodrigo Duterte's fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona). Hours before Duterte's address, the Senate opened the second regular session of 18th Congress. While male senators donned the traditional barong Tagalog, four lady senators noticeably dressed down for the occasion. Senators Grace Poe and Risa Hontiveros were both visions in white for the opening of the Senate regular session. Image: Courtesy of the Office of Sen. Risa Hontiveros For Senator Nancy Binay, she cho… Keep on reading: SONA fashion 2020: A mix of simple looks, bold statements
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MANILA, Philippines --- The Senate is all set up for President Rodrigo Duterte's penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27. Before Duterte delivers his speech to the public in the afternoon, the Senate and the House of Representatives will first open the second regular session at 10 a.m. Senate President Vicente Sotto III earlier said the approval of the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or Bayanihan 2, on the third and final reading will be the upper chamber's top priority once session opens. As in previous years, senators will hold a session in the morning before traveling from Pasay City, where the Senate is located, to Quezon City where the Ho… Keep on reading: Senate all set for SONA 2020
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MANILA, Philippines --- Vice President Leni Robredo will be attending this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA) through videoconferencing, saying she was not invited to physically attend the annual event at the House of Representatives. During her weekly radio program, Robredo said that she had cleared her schedule for President Rodrigo Duterte's penultimate SONA and will be attending virtually. "Hindi ako imbitado sa House of Representatives… Iyong na-receive namin na invitation ay Zoom, so iyon iyong pupuntahan ko," Robredo said in her weekly radio program. (I was not invited at the House of Representatives... The invitation we received is for the Zoom videoconference, ... Keep on reading: Robredo to attend SONA virtually; expects Duterte to tackle virus recovery plan
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MANILA, Philippines --- Some senators are expecting President Rodrigo Duterte to present a "realistic" and "comprehensive" plan in stopping the COVID-19 pandemic and helping the country bounce back. Senator Risa Hontiveros said the President's State of the Nation Address (SONA) should inform the public on how the government intends to solve the country's problems posed by the virus. "Sa ikalimang SONA ng administrasyong ito, karapatan nating lahat na marinig ang isang komprehensibong plano para masugpo ang COVID-19 at tugunan ang pagkalugi ng mga maliliit na negosyo, at ang kawalan ng trabaho ng maraming Pilipino. This plan is long-overdue," Hontiveros said in a statement. (On t… Keep on reading: Senators expect ‘realistic, comprehensive’ plan to stop COVID-19 in Duterte’s SONA
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MANILA, Philippines - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Sunday appealed to the public to avoid mass gathering related to President Rodrigo Duterte's penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, as it is the "fastest way" to spread the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). DILG earlier released a memorandum stressing that mass gatherings are still prohibited. "We appeal to the rally organizers not to compromise the health and welfare of the people," DILG spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said in a statement. "We ask them not to be blind to the scientific evidenc… Keep on reading: Ditch SONA mass gatherings, help prevent COVID-19 spread, protester told
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LEGAZPI CITY - The Diocese of Legazpi has declared a "Day of Prayer and Fasting" in all parishes in Albay on Monday, when President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon on Sunday issued a pastoral letter declaring Monday as a Day of Prayer and Fasting as he called on all parish priests, religious, and lay faithful to offer prayers for the President and all government officials. The pastoral letter, read in 47 parishes across the province during Sunday masses, has enjoined all the priests to offer Holy Masses on Monday for "peace, reconciliation and healin… Keep on reading: Diocese of Legazpi: Day of Prayer and Fasting on Duterte’s 5th SONA
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MANILA, Philippines --- Capping off his fourth year as the highest official in the land, President Rodrigo Duterte has affixed his signature to hundreds of bills --- some more controversial than others. In the lead-up to his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA) early next week, we look back at some of the bills that sparked debates before and after Duterte signed them into law. And with two years left in his presidency, will the chief executive have enough time to nudge the legislature to make a final push for some of his other priority bills? 'More teeth' vs terror Still fresh out of the President's office, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 has caused quite a stir due to … Keep on reading: Duterte’s controversial laws: Can he push for more with 2 years left in his term?
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MANILA, Philippines---The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday expressed concern over the Department of Interior and Local Government's (DILG) memorandum banning mass gatherings ahead of the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) that will take place on Monday. CHR Spokesperson Atty. Jaqueline Ann de Guia said in a statement that the DILG's decision has a deep contrast to the Philippine National Police's stand that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will not be used to crack down dissent or dissenters. "The change in messaging is stark: from PNP's willingness to remind and assist protesters observe minimum health standards to express their opinion to a complete ban on… Keep on reading: CHR expresses concern after gov’t bans protests during SONA
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MANILA, Philippines --- The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) Employees Association-Alliance of Health Workers on Saturday held a silent protest, calling for protection of workers from the coronavirus disease. "Before the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Duterte, health workers from National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) hold a silent protest today to demand for their safety and protection from deadly coronavirus disease," read the statement on its official Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ahwphils/videos/pcb.2622492668064385/283386483083243/?type=3&theater The NKTI alliance of health workers raised alarm over the increasing c… Keep on reading: NKTI medical workers organize silent protest to demand safety from coronavirus
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BACOLOD CITY -- A Catholic bishop in Negros Occidental has an appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte when he makes his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday: Do not turn a blind eye on the "dire state of our people." "We are tired of hearing unwarranted jokes and threats in his speeches; we call on the President to listen to the cries of the people, present concrete solutions in his SONA, and serve in the interest of the public," said Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos City diocese in a statement released on Saturday, two days before the scheduled SONA of Mr. Duterte. He pointed out that the spate of death continued, not only due to what he claimed were "state-endorsed killi… Keep on reading: Negros Occidental bishop to Duterte: Present concrete solutions in SONA
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MANILA, Philippines --- The administration's move to ban mass gatherings ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday reeks of cowardice, activist groups claimed on Friday. According to Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), the last-minute decision from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) intends to dissuade people from protesting against the policies of the Duterte administration. News of DILG's memorandum broke earlier, with National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas looking to hold a dialogue with protesters who are planning to stage movements on Duterte's Sona. Bayan secretary gener… Keep on reading: Gov’t’s decision to ban rallies reeks of cowardice — militant groups
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MANILA, Philippines -- About 1,000 traffic management personnel will be deployed on Commonwealth Avenue and other major roads in preparation for President Rodrigo Duterte's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. In a statement Friday, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Danilo Lim said that personnel who will be assigned for the presidential address will come from different branches of MMDA such as traffic enforcement unit, road emergency group, motorcycle patrol units and sidewalk clearing operations group. "The MMDA is in close coordination with the Presidential Security Group, Quezon City Police District and Department of Public Order and Safety to … Keep on reading: MMDA to deploy 1K personnel to manage traffic on Duterte’s SONA
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MANILA, Philippines --- Merely days before President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa, the House of Representatives logged Friday the 19th coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case among its personnel. House Secretary General Jose Luis Montales said the employee who tested positive for COVID-19 is assigned at the Procurement and Supply Management Service of the lower chamber. The said employee last reported for work on July 20 who went home after experiencing a clogged nose. "He is presently on home quarantine. Contact tracing is ongoing," Montales said. Meanwhile, Montales said one of the previously confirmed COVID-19 cases in the House… Keep on reading: Days ahead of SONA, House records 19th COVID-19 case
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MANILA, Philippines --- Ahead of the President's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has released a memorandum reiterating that mass gatherings are prohibited. With this, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Major Gen. Debold Sinas said his office will hold a dialogue with militant and progressive groups on changes for protests during the fifth SONA. "On our initial dialogue, we have agreed to that pero kakausapin pa kasi namin sila (protest groups) kasi a new directive is being issued kahapon lang ito. Issued from chief executive galing sa DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Governmen… Keep on reading: DILG bans mass gatherings ahead of Duterte’s SONA
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MANILA, Philippines --- Senate President Vicente Sotto III is expecting President Rodrigo Duterte to tackle the government's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as issues on law and order and terrorism, in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27. "We expect him to concentrate and focus on the recovery program of the Philippines as far as the pandemic and the economic recovery program is concerned," Sotto said in an interview with CNN Philippines. Sotto said there are several proposed measures in line in Congress which seek to help the country recover from the pandemic such as the Financial Institutions Strategy Transfer (FIST) Act,… Keep on reading: Sotto expects Duterte to tackle virus response, law and order, terrorism in SONA
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MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine National Police will not use the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as an excuse to arrest protesters during the President's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27. "We want to care for our people by being there to remind them and assist so that they can observe the minimum health standards to express their opinion so we assure the public, we are not thinking of such thing to crack down dissent or dissenters," PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said over ANC on Friday when asked if the PNP will use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to break up protests during the SONA. Meanwhile, Banac said the PNP will field ove… Keep on reading: PNP assures: COVID-19 will not be used to break up SONA protests
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