List of State of the Nation Addresses (Philippines)

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.

Seventy-seven annual State of the Nation Addresses (SONA) have been delivered since 1935 by thirteen presidents of the Philippines.

History

Prior to the introduction of the SONA, similar speeches were given by Philippine presidents. The precursor of the SONA was the State of the Katipunan Address held in March 22, 1897 by Andres Bonifacio, who is considered by some to be the first president of the Philippines. Emilio Aguinaldo, officially recognized as the first president of the Philippines, held a State of the Revolutionary Nation Address in 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. 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. President Date Title Venue Legislature Session Language Duration
hours and minutes		 Notes
1
Manuel L. Quezon		 November 25, 1935 Message to the First Assembly on National Defense Legislative Building, Manila 1st National Assembly 1st English
2 June 16, 1936 On the Country’s Conditions and Problems
3 October 18, 1937 Improvement of Philippine Conditions, Philippine Independence, and Relations with American High Commissioner 2nd
4 January 24, 1938 Revision of the System of Taxation 3rd
5 January 24, 1939 The State of the Nation and Important Economic Problems 2nd National Assembly 1st
6 January 22, 1940 The State of the Nation 2nd
7 January 31, 1941 The State of the Nation 3rd
8
Sergio Osmeña		 June 9, 1945 Message to the First Congress of the Commonwealth of Philippines Lepanto Street, Manila 1st Congress of the Commonwealth N/A English
9
Manuel Roxas		 June 3, 1946 The State of the Nation 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth English
10 January 27, 1947 Message on the State of the Nation 1st Congress 1st
11 January 26, 1948 The Nation on the Road to Prosperity 2nd
12
Elpidio Quirino		 January 24, 1949 The Most Urgent Aim of the Administration Legislative Building, Manila 3rd English
13 January 23, 1950 Address on the State of the Nation Baltimore, Maryland
United States		 2nd Congress 1st delivered via radio broadcast
14 January 23, 1951 The State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 2nd
15 January 28, 1952 The State of the Nation 3rd
16 January 26, 1953 The State of the Nation 4th
17
Ramon Magsaysay		 January 25, 1954 Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 3rd Congress 1st English
18 January 24, 1955 Address on the State of the Nation 2nd
19 January 23, 1956 Address on the State of the Nation 3rd
20 January 28, 1957 Address on the State of the Nation 4th
21
Carlos P. Garcia		 January 27, 1958 Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 4th Congress 1st English
22 January 26, 1959 Address on the State of the Nation 2nd
23 January 25, 1960 Address on the State of the Nation 3rd
24 January 23, 1961 Address on the State of the Nation 4th
25
Diosdado Macapagal		 January 22, 1962 Five-Year Integrated Socio-Economic Program for the Philippines Legislative Building, Manila 5th Congress 1st English
26 January 28, 1963 The State of the Nation 1963 2nd
27 January 27, 1964 The State of the Nation 3rd
28 January 25, 1965 The Philippines after Three Years (1962–1965) 4th
29
Ferdinand Marcos		 January 24, 1966 Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 6th Congress 1st English
30 January 23, 1967 The Epic of Nation-Building 2nd
31 January 22, 1968 A Nation of Achievers 3nd
32 January 27, 1969 New Filipinism: The Turning Point 4th
33 January 26, 1970 National Discipline: The Key to Our Future 7th Congress 1st
34 January 25, 1971 The Democratic Revolution 2nd
35 January 24, 1972 Strength through Crisis, Growth in Freedom 3rd
36 September 21, 1973 Report to the Nation after One Year of Martial Law Malacañan Palace, Manila N/A
37 September 21, 1974 The Barangay and the Imperative of National Unity Maharlika Hall
Malacañan Palace, Manila
38 September 19, 1975 The President’s Report to the Nation Quirino Grandstand, Manila
39 September 21, 1976 We Stand Proud as a Nation Today Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay Batasang Bayan N/A
40 September 21, 1977 The Years of Crisis Government: Review and Preview Luneta Park, Manila N/A
41 June 12, 1978 A Bold Experiment Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City Interim Batasang Pambansa N/A
42 July 23, 1979 The State of the Nation
43 July 28, 1980 A Time of Challenge to the Nation
44 July 27, 1981 State-of-the-Nation Address
45 July 26, 1982 State-of-the-Nation Address
46 January 17, 1983 State-of-the-Nation Address
47 July 23, 1984 State-of-the-Nation Address Regular Pambansang Pambansa
48 July 22, 1985 A Turning Point for the Nation
49
Corazon Aquino		 July 27, 1987 State of the Nation Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 8th Congress 1st English
50 July 25, 1988 State of the Nation 2nd
51 July 24, 1989 The State of the Nation 3rd
52 July 23, 1990 The State of the Nation 4th
53 July 22, 1991 The State of the Nation 5th
54
Fidel V. Ramos		 July 27, 1992 Reform, Change, and Growth Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 9th Congress 1st English
55 July 26, 1993 Let’s Seize the Moment! 2nd
56 July 25, 1994 From Growth to Modernization 3rd
57 July 24, 1995 The Best Is Soon to Come 10th Congress 1st
58 July 22, 1996 Uniting for Peace and Development 2nd
59 July 28, 1997 The Challenges Still Ahead 3rd
60
Joseph Estrada		 July 27, 1998 The State of the Nation Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 11th Congress 1st English
61 July 26, 1999 A Poverty-Free Philippines 2nd
62 July 24, 2000 Toward New Beginnings 3rd
63
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo		 July 23, 2001 First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 12th Congress 1st English 1:06[1]
64 July 22, 2002 State of the Nation Address 2nd
65 July 28, 2003 State of the Nation Address 3rd
66 July 26, 2004 Fourth State of the Nation Address 13th Congress 1st
67 July 25, 2005 Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 0:23[3]
68 July 24, 2006 Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd
69 July 23, 2007 Seventh State of the Nation Addresss 14th Congress 1st
70 July 28, 2008 Eighth State of the Nation Addresss 2nd
71 July 27, 2009 Ninth State of the Nation Address 3rd
72
Benigno Aquino III		 July 26, 2010 State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 15th Congress 1st Filipino 0:36[4] Aquino was the first president to use Filipino and a language other than English at the SONA.[5]
73 July 25, 2011 State of the Nation Address 2nd 0:53[4]
74 July 23, 2012 Third State of the Nation Address 3rd 1:27[4]
75 July 22, 2013 Fourth State of the Nation Address 16th Congress 1st 1:44[6]
76 July 28, 2014 Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 1:31[7]
77 July 27, 2015 Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd 2:13
78
Rodrigo Duterte		 July 25, 2016 First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 17th Congress 1st English and Filipino 1:33 Duterte was the first president to deliver the State of the Nation Address in mix of two languages (English and Filipino).

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. 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. 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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