Vice President Leni Robredo will attend President Rodrigo Duterte's last State of the Nation Address virtually since she has yet to be fully vaccinated, a requirement for in-person attendance, her spokesperson said Sunday.
The Vice President would be taking her second dose of COVID-19 vaccine next month, Atty. Barry Gutierrez said as he spoke on her behalf during Robredo's weekly radio show.
According to Gutierrez, Robredo first received an invitation to attend the event virtually, but it was later clarified to allow her to attend personally. “Nakatanggap tayo ng imbitasyon na pumunta. Kinlarify namin... kasi last year zoom lang umattend si VP, hindi siya pina-attend nang personal… Ang sabi Zoom daw ulit. So, nagpahayag si VP Leni, 'Pupunta ako,'" he said.
The President's final SONA is expected to last less than an hour, a Communications official earlier said.
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