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Article: 7 opposition senators, 6 party-list solons to boycott SoNA.(Main News)
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- July 23, 2006
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Byline: EDMER F. PANESA
Seven opposition senators and six party-list congressmen yesterday said they will not attend the joint session of Congress on Monday to hear President Arroyo's sixth State-of-the-Nation Address (SoNA).
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr., speaking at the Kapihan sa Sulo news forum in Quezon City, reiterated that he and six other opposition senators will boycott the SoNA.
Besides Pimentel, Senators Luisa "Loi" Estrada, Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada, Jamby Madrigal, Alfredo Lim, Panfilo Lacson, and Sergio Osmena III have said that they will not hear the President's annual address.
Speaking at the same forum, ...