Delivery
The President usually delivers the address at around 16:00 PHT (UTC+8). Before the appointed time, the President arrives at the back entrance of the Batasang Pambansa and is welcomed with military honours and by the House Speaker, the Senate President and the welcoming committee, before proceeding to the Presidential Legislate Liaison Office. The President then enters the Plenary Hall and, as the Secretary General introduces him, approaches the rostrum and is seated. The Senate President and the House Speaker then convene the joint session, and the House of Representatives Choir leads the assembly in singing the Philippine National Anthem. Representatives of various religious groups then lead an ecumenical prayer. The Speaker introduces the President thus: "Ladies and gentlemen, honourable members of the Congress of the Philippines, His/Her Excellency (name of the president), the President of the Philippines."
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