List of State of the Nation Addresses (Philippines)

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President Benigno Aquino III delivers his second State of the Nation Address at the Plenary Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex on July 25, 2011 2011 Philippine State of the Nation Address.jpg
President Benigno Aquino III delivers his second State of the Nation Address at the Plenary Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex on July 25, 2011

87 annual State of the Nation Addresses (SONA) have been delivered since 1935 by fifteen presidents of the Philippines.

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History

Prior to the introduction of the SONA, Emilio Aguinaldo, officially recognized as the first president of the Philippines, held a State of the Revolutionary Nation Address on September 15, 1898, after opening the Malolos Congress entitled Mensaje Leido por el Presidente del Govierno Revolucionario para el Congreso. On June 16, 1936, Manuel L. Quezon held a State of the Commonwealth Government Affairs at the inaugural session of the National Assembly. [1]

The first SONA was made by Manuel L. Quezon in 1935 before the National Assembly. Among those who made a SONA, Ferdinand Marcos made twenty SONAs - the largest number made by a single president. Sergio Osmeña in contrast made just one. Among the officially recognized presidents two presidents did not make a single SONA - Emilio Aguinaldo and José P. Laurel. Marcos was the only one who did not deliver a SONA before the Congress (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977). Elpidio Quirino's 1950 speech was delivered through radio broadcast when he was confined at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. [2]

The SONA is traditionally held annually. The presidential speech has been delivered in English until 2009 when it was last delivered in the said language.[ citation needed ] Benigno Aquino III was the first president to deliver the presidential speech in Filipino. He used Filipino in all of his six speeches from 2010 to 2015.

The longest speech was made by Ferdinand Marcos in 1969, with a total of 29,335 words. In contrast, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's speech made in 2005 was the shortest, with only 1,551 words. [2]

List of State of the Nation Addresses

No.PresidentDateTitleVenueLegislatureSessionLanguageDuration
hours and minutes		Notes
1 Manuel L. Quezon Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Manuel L. Quezon 		November 25, 1935Message to the First Assembly on National Defense Legislative Building, Manila 1st National Assembly 1stEnglish
2June 16, 1936On the Country’s Conditions and Problems
3October 18, 1937Improvement of Philippine Conditions, Philippine Independence, and Relations with American High Commissioner2nd
4January 24, 1938Revision of the System of Taxation3rd
5January 24, 1939The State of the Nation and Important Economic Problems 2nd National Assembly 1st
6January 22, 1940The State of the Nation2nd
7January 31, 1941The State of the Nation3rd
8 Sergio Osmena Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Sergio Osmeña 		June 9, 1945Message to the First Congress of the Commonwealth of PhilippinesLepanto Street, Manila 1st Congress of the Commonwealth —English
9 Roxas-w960 (cropped).jpg
Manuel Roxas 		June 3, 1946The State of the Nation 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth English
10January 27, 1947Message on the State of the Nation 1st Congress 1st
11January 26, 1948The Nation on the Road to Prosperity2nd
12 Elpidio Quirino Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Elpidio Quirino 		January 24, 1949The Most Urgent Aim of the Administration Legislative Building, Manila 3rdEnglish
13January 23, 1950 Address on the State of the Nation Baltimore, Maryland
United States 		2nd Congress 1stQuirino delivered his address via radio broadcast while he was confined at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland in the United States.
14January 23, 1951The State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 2nd
15January 28, 1952The State of the Nation3rd
16January 26, 1953The State of the Nation4th
17 Ramon Magsaysay Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Ramon Magsaysay 		January 25, 1954Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 3rd Congress 1stEnglish
18January 24, 1955Address on the State of the Nation2nd
19January 23, 1956Address on the State of the Nation3rd
20January 28, 1957Address on the State of the Nation4th
21 Carlos P. Garcia Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Carlos P. Garcia 		January 27, 1958Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 4th Congress 1stEnglish
22January 26, 1959Address on the State of the Nation2nd
23January 25, 1960Address on the State of the Nation3rd
24January 23, 1961Address on the State of the Nation4th
25 Diosdado Macapagal Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Diosdado Macapagal 		January 22, 1962Five-Year Integrated Socio-Economic Program for the Philippines Legislative Building, Manila 5th Congress 1stEnglish
26January 28, 1963The State of the Nation 19632nd
27January 27, 1964The State of the Nation3rd
28January 25, 1965The Philippines after Three Years (1962–1965)4th
29 Ferdinand E. Marcos Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Ferdinand Marcos 		January 24, 1966Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 6th Congress 1stEnglish
30January 23, 1967The Epic of Nation-Building2nd
31January 22, 1968A Nation of Achievers3rd
32January 27, 1969New Filipinism: The Turning Point4th5-8:30~
33January 26, 1970National Discipline: The Key to Our Future 7th Congress 1stLed to the First Quarter Storm
34January 25, 1971The Democratic Revolution2nd
35January 24, 1972Strength through Crisis, Growth in Freedom3rd
36September 21, 1973Report to the Nation after One Year of Martial Law Malacañan Palace, Manila —
37September 21, 1974The Barangay and the Imperative of National UnityMaharlika Hall
Malacañan Palace, Manila
38September 19, 1975The President’s Report to the Nation Quirino Grandstand, Manila
39September 21, 1976We Stand Proud as a Nation Today Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay Batasang Bayan —
40September 21, 1977The Years of Crisis Government: Review and Preview Luneta Park, Manila —
41June 12, 1978A Bold Experiment Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City Interim Batasang Pambansa —
42July 23, 1979The State of the Nation
43July 28, 1980A Time of Challenge to the Nation
44July 27, 1981State-of-the-Nation Address
45July 26, 1982State-of-the-Nation Address
46January 17, 1983State-of-the-Nation Address
47July 23, 1984State-of-the-Nation Address Regular Pambansang Pambansa
48July 22, 1985A Turning Point for the Nation
49 Corazon Aquino Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Corazon Aquino 		July 27, 1987State of the Nation Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 8th Congress 1stEnglish0:38
50July 25, 1988State of the Nation2nd
51July 24, 1989The State of the Nation3rd
52July 23, 1990The State of the Nation4th
53July 22, 1991The State of the Nation5th
54 Fidel V. Ramos Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Fidel V. Ramos 		July 27, 1992Reform, Change, and Growth Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 9th Congress 1stEnglish
55July 26, 1993Let’s Seize the Moment!2nd
56July 25, 1994From Growth to Modernization3rd
57July 24, 1995The Best Is Soon to Come 10th Congress 1st
58July 22, 1996Uniting for Peace and Development2nd
59July 28, 1997The Challenges Still Ahead3rd
60 Joseph Estrada Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Joseph Estrada 		July 27, 1998The State of the Nation Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 11th Congress 1stEnglish
61July 26, 1999A Poverty-Free Philippines2nd
62July 24, 2000Toward New Beginnings3rd
63 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Official Malacanan Portrait (cropped).jpg
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 		July 23, 2001First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 12th Congress 1stEnglish1:06 [1]
64July 22, 2002State of the Nation Address2nd
65July 28, 2003State of the Nation Address3rd
66July 26, 2004Fourth State of the Nation Address 13th Congress 1st
67July 25, 2005Fifth State of the Nation Address2nd0:23 [3]
68July 24, 2006Sixth State of the Nation Address3rd
69July 23, 2007Seventh State of the Nation Address 14th Congress 1st
70July 28, 2008Eighth State of the Nation Address2nd
71July 27, 2009Ninth State of the Nation Address3rd
72 Benigno "Noynoy" S. Aquino III (cropped).jpg
Benigno Aquino III 		July 26, 2010 State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 15th Congress 1stFilipino0:40 [4] Aquino was the first president to use Filipino and a language other than English at the SONA. [5]
73July 25, 2011State of the Nation Address2nd0:53 [4]
74July 23, 2012Third State of the Nation Address3rd1:27 [4]
75July 22, 2013Fourth State of the Nation Address 16th Congress 1st1:44 [6]
76July 28, 2014 Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd1:31 [7]
77July 27, 2015 Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd2:13
78 President Rodrigo Duterte portrait (cropped).jpg
Rodrigo Duterte 		July 25, 2016 First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 17th Congress 1stEnglish, Filipino1:33
79July 24, 2017 Second State of the Nation Address 2nd2:00
80July 23, 2018 Third State of the Nation Address 3rd0:48
81July 22, 2019 Fourth State of the Nation Address 18th Congress 1st1:33
82July 27, 2020 Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd1:41
83July 26, 2021 Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd2:39
84 Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr (cropped).jpg
Bongbong Marcos 		July 25, 2022 First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 19th Congress 1stEnglish, Filipino1:14
85July 24, 2023 Second State of the Nation Address 2nd1:11
86July 22, 2024 Third State of the Nation Address 3rd1:22
87July 28, 2025 Fourth State of the Nation Address 20th Congress 1st1:10

References

  1. 1 2 "Fast facts about the Sona". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Ansis, JC (25 July 2015). "What you need to know about SONAs". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Calica, Aurea; Mendez, Christina; Diaz, Jess (26 July 2005). "Applause, standing ovation for shortest SONA". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Santos, Reynaldo Jr. (29 July 2014). "Aquino's SONA speeches through the years". Rappler. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Which president was the first to deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) entirely in Filipino?". Money Politics. Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Cerda, Jovan (22 July 2013). "65 important things mentioned in Aquino's fourth SONA". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "91 minutes, 85 rounds of applause". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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