List of State of the Nation Addresses (Philippines)

Eighty-two annual State of the Nation Addresses (SONA) have been delivered since 1935 by fourteen presidents of the 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

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 on 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 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. 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 (1935-11-25) Message to the First Assembly on National Defense Legislative Building, Manila 1st National Assembly 1st English
2 June 16, 1936 (1936-06-16) On the Country’s Conditions and Problems
3 October 18, 1937 (1937-10-18) Improvement of Philippine Conditions, Philippine Independence, and Relations with American High Commissioner 2nd
4 January 24, 1938 (1938-01-24) Revision of the System of Taxation 3rd
5 January 24, 1939 (1939-01-24) The State of the Nation and Important Economic Problems 2nd National Assembly 1st
6 January 22, 1940 (1940-01-22) The State of the Nation 2nd
7 January 31, 1941 (1941-01-31) The State of the Nation 3rd
8
Sergio Osmeña		 June 9, 1945 (1945-06-09) 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 (1946-06-03) The State of the Nation 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth English
10 January 27, 1947 (1947-01-27) Message on the State of the Nation 1st Congress 1st
11 January 26, 1948 (1948-01-26) The Nation on the Road to Prosperity 2nd
12
Elpidio Quirino		 January 24, 1949 (1949-01-24) The Most Urgent Aim of the Administration Legislative Building, Manila 3rd English
13 January 23, 1950 (1950-01-23) Address on the State of the Nation Baltimore, Maryland
United States		 2nd Congress 1st Quirino delivered his address via radio broadcast while he was confined at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland in the United States.
14 January 23, 1951 (1951-01-23) The State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 2nd
15 January 28, 1952 (1952-01-28) The State of the Nation 3rd
16 January 26, 1953 (1953-01-26) The State of the Nation 4th
17
Ramon Magsaysay		 January 25, 1954 (1954-01-25) Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 3rd Congress 1st English
18 January 24, 1955 (1955-01-24) Address on the State of the Nation 2nd
19 January 23, 1956 (1956-01-23) Address on the State of the Nation 3rd
20 January 28, 1957 (1957-01-28) Address on the State of the Nation 4th
21
Carlos P. Garcia		 January 27, 1958 (1958-01-27) Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 4th Congress 1st English
22 January 26, 1959 (1959-01-26) Address on the State of the Nation 2nd
23 January 25, 1960 (1960-01-25) Address on the State of the Nation 3rd
24 January 23, 1961 (1961-01-23) Address on the State of the Nation 4th
25
Diosdado Macapagal		 January 22, 1962 (1962-01-22) Five-Year Integrated Socio-Economic Program for the Philippines Legislative Building, Manila 5th Congress 1st English
26 January 28, 1963 (1963-01-28) The State of the Nation 1963 2nd
27 January 27, 1964 (1964-01-27) The State of the Nation 3rd
28 January 25, 1965 (1965-01-25) The Philippines after Three Years (1962–1965) 4th
29
Ferdinand Marcos		 January 24, 1966 (1966-01-24) Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 6th Congress 1st English
30 January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) The Epic of Nation-Building 2nd
31 January 22, 1968 (1968-01-22) A Nation of Achievers 3rd
32 January 27, 1969 (1969-01-27) New Filipinism: The Turning Point 4th
33 January 26, 1970 (1970-01-26) National Discipline: The Key to Our Future 7th Congress 1st
34 January 25, 1971 (1971-01-25) The Democratic Revolution 2nd
35 January 24, 1972 (1972-01-24) Strength through Crisis, Growth in Freedom 3rd
36 September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21) Report to the Nation after One Year of Martial Law Malacañan Palace, Manila N/A
37 September 21, 1974 (1974-09-21) The Barangay and the Imperative of National Unity Maharlika Hall
Malacañan Palace, Manila
38 September 19, 1975 (1975-09-19) The President’s Report to the Nation Quirino Grandstand, Manila
39 September 21, 1976 (1976-09-21) We Stand Proud as a Nation Today Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay Batasang Bayan N/A
40 September 21, 1977 (1977-09-21) The Years of Crisis Government: Review and Preview Luneta Park, Manila N/A
41 June 12, 1978 (1978-06-12) A Bold Experiment Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City Interim Batasang Pambansa N/A
42 July 23, 1979 (1979-07-23) The State of the Nation
43 July 28, 1980 (1980-07-28) A Time of Challenge to the Nation
44 July 27, 1981 (1981-07-27) State-of-the-Nation Address
45 July 26, 1982 (1982-07-26) State-of-the-Nation Address
46 January 17, 1983 (1983-01-17) State-of-the-Nation Address
47 July 23, 1984 (1984-07-23) State-of-the-Nation Address Regular Pambansang Pambansa
48 July 22, 1985 (1985-07-22) A Turning Point for the Nation
49
Corazon Aquino		 July 27, 1987 (1987-07-27) State of the Nation Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 8th Congress 1st English
50 July 25, 1988 (1988-07-25) State of the Nation 2nd
51 July 24, 1989 (1989-07-24) The State of the Nation 3rd
52 July 23, 1990 (1990-07-23) The State of the Nation 4th
53 July 22, 1991 (1991-07-22) The State of the Nation 5th
54
Fidel V. Ramos		 July 27, 1992 (1992-07-27) Reform, Change, and Growth Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 9th Congress 1st English
55 July 26, 1993 (1993-07-26) Let’s Seize the Moment! 2nd
56 July 25, 1994 (1994-07-25) From Growth to Modernization 3rd
57 July 24, 1995 (1995-07-24) The Best Is Soon to Come 10th Congress 1st
58 July 22, 1996 (1996-07-22) Uniting for Peace and Development 2nd
59 July 28, 1997 (1997-07-28) The Challenges Still Ahead 3rd
60
Joseph Estrada		 July 27, 1998 (1998-07-27) The State of the Nation Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 11th Congress 1st English
61 July 26, 1999 (1999-07-26) A Poverty-Free Philippines 2nd
62 July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) Toward New Beginnings 3rd
63
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo		 July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 12th Congress 1st English 1:06[1]
64 July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) State of the Nation Address 2nd
65 July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) State of the Nation Address 3rd
66 July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26) Fourth State of the Nation Address 13th Congress 1st
67 July 25, 2005 (2005-07-25) Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 0:23[3]
68 July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd
69 July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23) Seventh State of the Nation Address 14th Congress 1st
70 July 28, 2008 (2008-07-28) Eighth State of the Nation Address 2nd
71 July 27, 2009 (2009-07-27) Ninth State of the Nation Address 3rd
72
Benigno Aquino III		 July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26) 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 (2011-07-25) State of the Nation Address 2nd 0:53[4]
74 July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23) Third State of the Nation Address 3rd 1:27[4]
75 July 22, 2013 (2013-07-22) Fourth State of the Nation Address 16th Congress 1st 1:44[6]
76 July 28, 2014 (2014-07-28) Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 1:31[7]
77 July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27) Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd 2:13
78
Rodrigo Duterte		 July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 17th Congress 1st English 1:33
79 July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) Second State of the Nation Address 2nd 2:00
80 July 23, 2018 (2018-07-23) Third State of the Nation Address 3rd 0:48
81 July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22) Fourth State of the Nation Address 18th Congress 1st 1:33
82 July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27) Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 1:40

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