The House of Representatives will forgo the usual red carpet during the State of the Nation Address.
19th Congress Speaker Martin Romualdez, who is likely to retain his post, issued the request to House Secretary General Reginald Velasco, his close ally.
“It would be out of touch to maintain a show of pageantry while our people are still in recovery,” he said, referring to the devastation caused by recent storms.
Dwight de Leon reports. – Rappler.com