<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The State of the Nation Address (abbreviated SONA; Filipino: Talumpatì sa Kalagayan ng Bansâ) 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 Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Metro Manila . </P> <P> 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 summarise the accomplishments and plans of his / her programme of government both for a particular year and until the end of their term of office . </P> <P> The Address is usually delivered at around 16: 00 PST (UTC + 8). Before the appointed time, legislators enter the Plenary Hall, with Congresswomen and consorts of Congressmen in recent years sporting traditionally - inspired bespoke couture that, in some cases, expresses their legislative agenda or ideological leanings . </P>

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