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A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected or appointed member of a legislature or parliament. Traditions surrounding maiden speeches vary from country to country.
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.
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 ...
In the Spanish colonial era, Philip II of Spain decreed that the nobility in the Philippine islands should retain their pre-hispanic honours and privileges. [ b ] In the modern times, these are retained on a traditional basis as the 1987 Constitution explicitly reaffirms the abolition of royal and noble titles in the republic.
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Speeches by Benigno Aquino III (2 P) D. Speeches by Rodrigo Duterte (7 P) M. Speeches by Bongbong Marcos (3 P) S. State of the Nation Addresses (Philippines) (15 P)
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.
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's first speech in the new parliament ran into controversy with parts of it, including accusations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party, redacted ...