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It is the only SONA to be delivered through radio broadcast to the Congress of the Philippines and the only one where the president did not personally attend the Congress' joint session. The State of the Nation Address that was picked up was delivered on 10:00 am of January 23, 1950. [ 1 ]
The SONA is traditionally held annually. The presidential speech has been delivered in English until 2009 when it was last delivered in the said language. [citation needed] Benigno Aquino III was the first president to deliver the presidential speech in Filipino. He used Filipino in all of his six speeches from 2010 to 2015.
Two former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada and Fidel Ramos, were among the attendees of the SONA. [1] Among those who also attended were Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice Renato Corona, and Papal Nuncio and Head of the Diplomatic Corps, Edward Joseph Adams.
María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino [4] CCLH (Tagalog: [kɔɾaˈsɔn kɔˈhwaŋkɔ aˈkino]; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.
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 on the fourth Monday of July at the Plenary Session Hall of the Batasang Pambansa ...
The Last Journey of Ninoy is a 2009 Philippine documentary film directed by Jun Reyes that premiered on August 21, 2009, in commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day and on August 23 at ABS-CBN. [1] The film includes the final interview given by Aquino 's wife who then became the first woman to Philippine presidency, Corazon Aquino .
Presidential spokesperson, legal counsel and speechwriter, office of Pres. Corazon Aquino of Ministry of Information, Malacañang (1986–1988) Locsin was known as the speechwriter of Corazon Aquino, and penned her standing ovation speech at the US Congress (1986) Lecturer of US War College (1991) Press Secretary (1986–1987)
Philippine Airlines chair Roman Cruz Jr. sends his resignation letter to Cory Aquino, making him the first public official to recognize her as the duly elected president. 7:30 PM: The United States endorses Aquino's provisional government. 8:10 PM: Marcos and his entire family appear on television.