00:00In President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s 3rd State of the Nation Address or SONA tomorrow,
00:05let's take a look at his past SONAs and former presidents of the Republic.
00:11This is the surprise of Bernard Ferrer.
00:16One day before the State of the Nation Address or SONA,
00:19President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is continuously preparing.
00:24They also insist that the language used should be good
00:27and that the government's actions should be shown to the public.
00:31On the 4th of July, the current President of the country held a SONA.
00:37Here, the President reiterated the actions of his administration.
00:42This is also a chance for the President to spread the next programs and projects,
00:46especially the priority measures.
00:48For more than a hundred years, the SONA started at 4 p.m.
00:53where the First Family and other relatives of the President gather.
00:57Lawyers, members of the Cabinet, diplomats, and other personalities.
01:02Before the SONA, the Senate and House of Representatives hold regular sessions
01:07where they invite their new officials.
01:11In the history of the SONA,
01:12it was first distributed by President Manuel Alqueson on November 25, 1935
01:18in the Legislative Building in Manila, which is now the National Museum of Fine Arts.
01:23In the following years, the SONA was distributed in different locations.
01:27President Sergio Osmeña and Manuel Rojas
01:30welcomed the interim Congress held in Lepanto Street in Manila,
01:35which is now SH Loyola Street.
01:38While President Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia, and Diosdado Macapagal
01:43held their SONA in the House Session Hall of the Legislative Building.
01:48Within 21 years, President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
01:52held his SONA in different locations,
01:55such as the Legislative Building, Malacanang, Quirinogranstan,
01:59Philippine International Convention Center,
02:02Luneta Park, and Matasang Pambansa.
02:04President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. held his first SONA on July 25, 2022.
02:10It lasted for 1 hour and 14 minutes
02:13where he laid out the priority programs related to the economy,
02:18COVID-19 pandemic, foreign policy, and other important laws.
02:22The SONA is the first obligation of the current President
02:25under Article 7, Section 23 of the 1987 Constitution.
02:31Bernard Ferrer for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
