State of the Nation Address (Philippines)

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State of the Nation Address
President Bongbong Marcos delivers his first State of the Nation Address at the Session Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex on July 25, 2022
Status	Active
Genre	Speech
Frequency	Annually; 4th Monday of July
Venue	Batasang Pambansa Complex
Location(s)	Quezon City
Country	Philippines
Inaugurated	June 16, 1936 (1936-06-16)
Most recent	July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24)
Participants	President of the Philippines
Attendance	Congress of the Philippines

The State of the Nation Address (SONA; Filipino: Talumpati sa Kalagayan ng Bansa^[1]) is an annual address by the president of the Philippines to a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines. Mandated by the 1987 Constitution, the speech is delivered every fourth Monday of July at the Plenary Session Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills, Quezon City.

The SONA, which is often broadcast, serves as a means to inform the nation about its present economic, political, and social condition. It is also a vehicle for the president to summarize the accomplishments and plans of their program of government both for a particular year and until the end of their term of office.