Issues mentioned in SONA 2017

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 taxesif they do not spend enough on rehabilitating areas that host their operations

JOMA SISON – Duterte claimed that communist leader Jose Maria "Joma" Sison is suffering 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