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    Duterte delivered his second State of the Nation Address to Congress where he focused on his continuing war on drugs, pushing for the reintroduction of the death penalty, and increasing taxes on mining companies that do not adequately rehabilitate damaged land. He also brought up key issues like reproductive health laws, educational reforms, the return of bells taken by the US after defeating Filipino forces, and claims about a news organization and communist leaders.

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    MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte hammered on his favorite topics, such

    as illegal drugs and mining, when he delivered his second State of the Nation Address
    (SONA) on Monday, July 24.

    In his annual report to Congress, Duterte also singled out key personalities, such as
    Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, who was in the audience, and communist leader Jose
    Maria Sison, who is in The Netherlands.

    Below are the key issues mentioned in Duterte's second SONA, with links to stories
    published on Rappler:

    WAR ON DRUGS – Duterte said that his war on drugs "will be unrelenting," and that
    the option for drug traffickers "is either jail or hell"

    DEATH PENALTY – Duterte pushed for the death penalty again, saying that "in the
    Philippines, it's really an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"

    MINING – Duterte said mining companies will face steep taxes if they do not spend
    enough on rehabilitating areas that host their operations

    JOMA SISON – Duterte claimed that communist leader Jose Maria "Joma" Sison
    issuffering from colon cancer, but Sison called this a "blatant lie"

    REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW – Duterte appealed to the Supreme Court to lift its
    two-year temporary restraining order on contraceptive implants

    K TO 12 – Duterte said the government vows to implement the K to 12 program that


    expands the basic education system, meaning grade school and high school, to grade
    12

    BALANGIGA BELLS – Duterte told the United States to return the iconic Balangiga
    bells, which in 1901 led to the US military's worst single defeat in the Philippines

    TAX REFORM – Duterte urged senators to pass the Duterte administration's first
    batch of tax reforms, as he called out Senator Juan Edgardo Angara for not clapping
    when he made this request

    RAPPLER – Duterte claimed that Rappler is "fully owned by Americans," but Rappler
    clarified that it is 100% Filipino-owned (READ: Debunking lies about Rappler)

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