MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 26, 2021 will be “modest yet memorable”.

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said on July 23 they have been working non-stop in their preparations to make the Sona significant to the country.

“Something that reflects President Duterte as a leader,” Andanar said in a press statement.

Duterte’s last Sona, Andanar said, would remind Filipinos that the current administration worked hard to serve them.

The address will be helmed by Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) director Danny Abad while Andanar and People’s Television Network (PTV-4) general manager Katherine de Castro have been overseeing the production as the Sona committee chairpersons.

“Design inspirations from Mindanao will be incorporated in delivering and focusing on the Duterte administration’s heirloom legacies,” Andanar said.

Singer Morissette Amon, a Cebu native, will sing the national anthem live.

Pre-recorded songs from the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, including “Ang Pagbabago”, “What a Wonderful World”, “Dust in the Wind”, and “McArthur Park”, will be played throughout Duterte’s speech.

A documentary titled “Ang Pangulo” prepared by PTV-4 will also be aired before the Sona. /