President Benigno Aquino 3rd does not intend to shame Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) next month, Malacañang said on Sunday.

In a radio interview, Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. downplayed claims of Revilla’s wife, Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado that she will snub Aquino’s SONA in July as she expects the President to crow about her husband’s detention over the P10-billion pork barrel scam.

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