State of The Nation Address (Philippines)

State Of The Nation Address (Philippines)

The State of the Nation Address (SONA; Filipino: Talumpati sa Kalagayan ng Bansa) is an annual address by the President of the Philippines to the Congress of the Philippines. It is required by 1987 Constitution of the Philippines and must be delivered every fourth Monday of July at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills, Quezon City.

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