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In a speech made at the Cavite State University which he brands as the "true State of the Nation Address", Vice President Jejomar Binay elaborated what he thinks the problems the Aquino administration did not address which includes the poverty, unemployment, issues at the MRT, and how certain disasters and incidents are dealt and managed specifically the 2010 Manila hostage crisis, Typhoon ...
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[4] Protests are done on the day of the address itself. Protests usually occur for the second and subsequent addresses of each president, with the first address usually free from such. Protests are done at Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, the main road leading to the Batasang Pambansa Complex, and Mendiola Street, fronting Malacañang Palace.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is expected to deploy about 1,000 traffic management personnel to help manage the traffic within the venue of the said event. [4] Film director Joyce Bernal, who was commissioned to be involved in the coverage of the speech, has promised a simpler "very Filipino" SONA but with a "different flavor". [5]
Three former Presidents, Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo attended the SONA. This was the first time that Arroyo attended Congress after being detained for four years at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City, after the Supreme Court voted 11-4, dismissing the plunder case filed against her in connection with the alleged misuse of the Philippine Charity ...
Prior to the start of President Rodrigo Duterte's speech, a prayer was conducted which was followed by the singing of "Lupang Hinirang", the national anthem, by Morissette. [8] Duterte's speech started at 4:13pm. He was joined by Senate President Tito Sotto and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. [9]
Before he started his speech, the singing of Lupang Hinirang, the national anthem which was led by the Samiweng Singers, a choral group based from his home province, Ilocos Norte. It was followed by the ecumenical prayer led to the audience by the representatives of various religious groups. Marcos started his speech at 4:05pm and ended at 5:19pm.
0:40 [4] Aquino was the first president to use Filipino and a language other than English at the SONA. [5] 73 July 25, 2011 () State of the Nation Address: 2nd 0:53 [4] 74 July 23, 2012 () Third State of the Nation Address: 3rd 1:27 [4] 75 July 22, 2013 () Fourth State of the Nation Address: 16th Congress: 1st 1:44 [6] 76