The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a constitutional obligation and yearly tradition, wherein the chief executive reports on the status of the country, unveils the government’s agenda for the coming year, and proposes to Congress certain legislative measures. The President of the Philippines appears before Congress upon its invitation, for which purpose a joint session is held in the Session Hall of the House of Representatives. Congress issues tickets, and all preparations are undertaken with Congress as the official host. Eighty (80) SONAs have been delivered thus far. For more on the history and traditions of the SONA, read “The State of the Nation Address: Traditions and History.”
Full list of SONAs
| Administration | Date | Title | Venue | Legislature |
| Manuel L. Quezon | November 25, 1935 | Message to the First Assembly on National Defense | Legislative Building, Manila | First National Assembly, First Session |
| June 16, 1936 | On the Country’s Conditions and Problems | Legislative Building, Manila | First National Assembly, First Session | |
| October 18, 1937 | Improvement of Philippine Conditions, Philippine Independence, and Relations with American High Commissioner | Legislative Building, Manila | First National Assembly, Second Session | |
| January 24, 1938 | Revision of the System of Taxation | Legislative Building, Manila | First National Assembly, Third Session | |
| January 24, 1939 | The State of the Nation and Important Economic Problems | Legislative Building, Manila | Second National Assembly, First Session | |
| January 22, 1940 | The State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Second National Assembly, Second Session | |
| January 31, 1941 | The State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Second National Assembly, Third Session | |
| Sergio Osmeña | June 9, 1945 | Message to the First Congress of the Commonwealth of Philippines | Lepanto Street, Manila | First Congress of the Commonwealth |
| Manuel Roxas | June 3, 1946 | The State of the Nation | Lepanto Street, Manila | Second Congress of the Commonwealth |
| January 27, 1947 | Message on the State of the Nation | Lepanto Street, Manila | First Congress, First Session | |
| January 26, 1948 | The Nation on the Road to Prosperity | Lepanto Street, Manila | First Congress, Second Session | |
| Elpidio Quirino | January 24, 1949 | The Most Urgent Aim of the Administration | Legislative Building, Manila | First Congress, Third Session |
| January 23, 1950 | Address on the State of the Nation | Delivered via radio broadcast from Baltimore, Maryland | Second Congress, First Session | |
| January 22, 1951 | The State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Second Congress, Second Session | |
| January 28, 1952 | The State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Second Congress, Third Session | |
| January 26, 1953 | The State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Second Congress, Fourth Session | |
| Ramon Magsaysay | January 25, 1954 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Third Congress, First Session |
| January 24, 1955 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Third Congress, Second Session | |
| January 23, 1956 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Third Congress, Third Session | |
| January 28, 1957 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Third Congress, Fourth Session | |
| Carlos P. Garcia | January 27, 1958 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Fourth Congress, First Session |
| January 26, 1959 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Fourth Congress, Second Session | |
| January 25, 1960 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Fourth Congress, Third Session | |
| January 23, 1961 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Fourth Congress, Fourth Session | |
| Diosdado Macapagal | January 22, 1962 | Five-Year Integrated Socio-Economic Program for the Philippines | Legislative Building, Manila | Fifth Congress, First Session |
| January 28, 1963 | The State of the Nation 1963 | Legislative Building, Manila | Fifth Congress, Second Session | |
| January 27, 1964 | The State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Fifth Congress, Third Session | |
| January 25, 1965 | The Philippines after Three Years (1962–1965) | Legislative Building, Manila | Fifth Congress, Fourth Session | |
| Ferdinand E. Marcos | January 24, 1966 | Address on the State of the Nation | Legislative Building, Manila | Sixth Congress, First Session |
| January 23, 1967 | The Epic of Nation-Building | Legislative Building, Manila | Sixth Congress, Second Session | |
| January 22, 1968 | A Nation of Achievers | Legislative Building, Manila | Sixth Congress, Third Session | |
| January 27, 1969 | New Filipinism: The Turning Point | Legislative Building, Manila | Sixth Congress, Fourth Session | |
| January 26, 1970 | National Discipline: The Key to Our Future | Legislative Building, Manila | Seventh Congress, First Session | |
| January 25, 1971 | The Democratic Revolution | Legislative Building, Manila | Seventh Congress, Second Session | |
| January 24, 1972 | Strength through Crisis, Growth in Freedom | Legislative Building, Manila | Seventh Congress, Third Session | |
| September 21, 1973 | Report to the Nation after One Year of Martial Law | Malacañan Palace | ||
| September 21, 1974 | The Barangay and the Imperative of National Unity | Maharlika Hall, Malacañan Palace | ||
| September 19, 1975 | The President’s Report to the Nation | Quirino Grandstand | ||
| September 21, 1976 | We Stand Proud as a Nation Today | Philippine International Convention Center | Batasang Bayan | |
| September 21, 1977 | The Years of Crisis Government: Review and Preview | Rizal Park | ||
| June 12, 1978 | A Bold Experiment | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
| July 23, 1979 | The State of the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
| July 28, 1980 | A Time of Challenge to the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
| July 27, 1981 | State-of-the-Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
| July 26, 1982 | State-of-the-Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
| January 17, 1983 | State-of-the-Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
| July 23, 1984 | State-of-the-Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Regular Batasang Pambansa | |
| July 22, 1985 | A Turning Point for the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Regular Batasang Pambansa | |
| Corazon C. Aquino | July 27, 1987 | State of the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eighth Congress, First Session |
| July 25, 1988 | State of the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eighth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 24, 1989 | The State of the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eighth Congress, Third Session | |
| July 23, 1990 | The State of the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eighth Congress, Fourth Session | |
| July 22, 1991 | The State of the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eighth Congress, Fifth Session | |
| Fidel V. Ramos | July 27, 1992 | Reform, Change, and Growth | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Ninth Congress, First Session |
| July 26, 1993 | Let’s Seize the Moment! | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Ninth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 25, 1994 | From Growth to Modernization | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Ninth Congress, Third Session | |
| July 24, 1995 | The Best Is Soon to Come | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Tenth Congress, First Session | |
| July 22, 1996 | Uniting for Peace and Development | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Tenth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 28, 1997 | The Challenges Still Ahead | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Tenth Congress, Third Session | |
| Joseph Ejercito Estrada | July 27, 1998 | The State of the Nation | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eleventh Congress, First Session |
| July 26, 1999 | A Poverty-Free Philippines | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eleventh Congress, Second Session | |
| July 24, 2000 | Toward New Beginnings | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eleventh Congress, Third Session | |
| Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | July 23, 2001 | First State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Twelfth Congress, First Session |
| July 22, 2002 | State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Twelfth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 28, 2003 | State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Twelfth Congress, Third Session | |
| July 26, 2004 | Fourth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Thirteenth Congress, First Session | |
| July 25, 2005 | Fifth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Thirteenth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 24, 2006 | Sixth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Thirteenth Congress, Third Session | |
| July 23, 2007 | Seventh State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Fourteenth Congress, First Session | |
| July 28, 2008 | Eighth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Fourteenth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 27, 2009 | Ninth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Fourteenth Congress, Third Session | |
| Benigno S. Aquino III | July 26, 2010 | State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Fifteenth Congress, First Session |
| July 25, 2011 | Second State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Fifteenth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 23, 2012 | Third State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Fifteenth Congress, Third Session | |
| July 22, 2013 | Fourth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Sixteenth Congress, First Session | |
| July 28, 2014 | Fifth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Sixteenth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 27, 2015 | Sixth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Sixteenth Congress, Third Session | |
| Rodrigo Roa Duterte | July 25, 2016 | State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Seventeenth Congress, First Session |
| July 24, 2017 | Second State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Seventeenth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 23, 2018 | Third State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Seventeenth Congress, Third Session | |
| July 22, 2019 | Fourth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eighteenth Congress, First Session | |
| July 27, 2020 | Fifth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eighteenth Congress, Second Session | |
| July 26, 2021 | Sixth State of the Nation Address | Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City | Eighteenth Congress, Third Session |
