PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is ready to face the nation and deliver his annual public address today, Monday, according to his top aide, following an unannounced medical checkup on Sunday.

In a text message, Special Assistant to the President Christopher  Lawrence "Bong" Go confirmed that Duterte went to the Cardinal Santos Medical Center for the check-up before rehearsing for his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Sunday night.

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