Since 1935, the presidents of the Philippines have delivered 88 annual State of the Nation Addresses (SONAs).

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.

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.

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.

List of State of the Nation Addresses President Date Title Venue Legislature Session Language Duration(in hours and minutes) Notes 1 Manuel L. Quezon Message to the First Assembly on National Defense Legislative Building, Manila 1st National Assembly 1st English 2 On the Country’s Conditions and Problems 3 Improvement of Philippine Conditions, Philippine Independence, and Relations with American High Commissioner 2nd 4 Revision of the System of Taxation 3rd 5 The State of the Nation and Important Economic Problems 2nd National Assembly 1st 6 The State of the Nation 2nd 7 The State of the Nation 3rd 8 Sergio Osmeña Message to the First Congress of the Commonwealth of Philippines Lepanto Street, Manila 1st Congress of the Commonwealth rowspan="2" English 9 Manuel Roxas The State of the Nation 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth English 10 Message on the State of the Nation 1st Congress 1st 11 The Nation on the Road to Prosperity 2nd 12 Elpidio Quirino The Most Urgent Aim of the Administration Legislative Building, Manila 3rd English 13 Address on the State of the Nation Baltimore, MarylandUnited 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 The State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 2nd 15 The State of the Nation 3rd 16 The State of the Nation 4th 17 Ramon Magsaysay Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 3rd Congress 1st English 18 Address on the State of the Nation 2nd 19 Address on the State of the Nation 3rd 20 Address on the State of the Nation 4th 21 Carlos P. Garcia Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 4th Congress 1st English 22 Address on the State of the Nation 2nd 23 Address on the State of the Nation 3rd 24 Address on the State of the Nation 4th 25 Diosdado Macapagal Five-Year Integrated Socio-Economic Program for the Philippines Legislative Building, Manila 5th Congress 1st English 26 The State of the Nation 1963 2nd 27 The State of the Nation 3rd 28 The Philippines after Three Years (1962–1965) 4th 29 Ferdinand Marcos Address on the State of the Nation Legislative Building, Manila 6th Congress 1st English 30 The Epic of Nation-Building 2nd 31 A Nation of Achievers 3rd 32 New Filipinism: The Turning Point 4th 5-8:30~ 33 National Discipline: The Key to Our Future 7th Congress 1st Led to the First Quarter Storm 34 The Democratic Revolution 2nd 35 Strength through Crisis, Growth in Freedom 3rd 36 Report to the Nation after One Year of Martial Law Malacañan Palace, Manila rowspan="3" colspan="2" 37 The Barangay and the Imperative of National Unity Maharlika HallMalacañan Palace, Manila 38 The President’s Report to the Nation Quirino Grandstand, Manila 39 We Stand Proud as a Nation Today Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay Batasang Bayan 40 The Years of Crisis Government: Review and Preview Luneta Park, Manila colspan="2" 41 A Bold Experiment Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City Interim Batasang Pambansa rowspan="8" 42 The State of the Nation 43 A Time of Challenge to the Nation 44 State-of-the-Nation Address 45 State-of-the-Nation Address 46 State-of-the-Nation Address 47 State-of-the-Nation Address Regular Pambansang Pambansa 48 A Turning Point for the Nation 49 Corazon Aquino State of the Nation Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 8th Congress 1st English 0:38 50 State of the Nation 2nd 51 The State of the Nation 3rd 52 The State of the Nation 4th 53 The State of the Nation 5th 54 Fidel V. Ramos Reform, Change, and Growth Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 9th Congress 1st English 55 Let’s Seize the Moment! 2nd 56 From Growth to Modernization 3rd 57 The Best Is Soon to Come 10th Congress 1st 58 Uniting for Peace and Development 2nd 59 The Challenges Still Ahead 3rd 60 Joseph Estrada The State of the Nation Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 11th Congress 1st English 61 A Poverty-Free Philippines 2nd 62 Toward New Beginnings 3rd 63 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 12th Congress 1st English 1:06 64 State of the Nation Address 2nd 65 State of the Nation Address 3rd 66 Fourth State of the Nation Address 13th Congress 1st 67 Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 0:23 68 Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd 69 Seventh State of the Nation Address 14th Congress 1st 70 Eighth State of the Nation Address 2nd 71 Ninth State of the Nation Address 3rd 72 Benigno Aquino III State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 15th Congress 1st Filipino 0:40 Aquino was the first president to use Filipino and a language other than English at the SONA. 73 State of the Nation Address 2nd 0:53 74 Third State of the Nation Address 3rd 1:27 75 Fourth State of the Nation Address 16th Congress 1st 1:44 76 Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 1:31 77 Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd 2:13 78 Rodrigo Duterte First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 17th Congress 1st English, Filipino 1:33 79 Second State of the Nation Address 2nd 2:00 80 Third State of the Nation Address 3rd 0:48 81 Fourth State of the Nation Address 18th Congress 1st 1:33 82 Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 1:41 83 Sixth State of the Nation Address 3rd 2:39 84 Bongbong Marcos First State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City 19th Congress 1st English, Filipino 1:14 85 Second State of the Nation Address 2nd 1:11 86 Third State of the Nation Address 3rd 1:22 87 Fourth State of the Nation Address 20th Congress 1st 1:10 88 Fifth State of the Nation Address 2nd 1:25

References

External links State of the Nation Addresses - Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines