For 2nd week

There were two periods when the Senate was abolished, shuttered, or not able to convene:

1935 to 1945 - The 1935 Constitution provided for the shift to a unicameral Congress, then known as the
National Assembly. A constitutional amendment in 1940 brought back the Senate and the House of
Representatives, members of which were determined in the November 1941 elections.

However, in December 1941, Japanese forces started occupying the country during World War II. As a result,
the 1941 poll winners were not able to convene until June 1945. During the Japanese occupation, the
government's legislative arm was the unicameral National Assembly, which held sessions from 1943 to 1944.

1972 to 1987 - Soon after the declaration of Martial Law, both houses of Congress were abolished. It was
replaced by the appointed Batasang Bayan (1976-78), then the elected unicameral Interim Batasang Pambansa
(1978-84) and the Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984-86). The current bicameral set-up Senate and House of
Representatives was restored in the 1987 Constitution.

For 4th week

The President is expected to highlight the accomplishments of the executive branch and assess the programs of
his administration. But before listening to what Duterte has to tell the country and seeing what happens during
the SONA itself, here's interesting trivia about the SONAs of past presidents.

Manuel L. Quezon
The first SONA by a Philippine president was delivered by Quezon in 1935. He delivered a total of 7 SONAs
during his presidency.
All his SONAs were delivered at the Legislative Building in Manila, and had a combined total of 40,684 words.
The last SONA he delivered was in 1941. No SONA was delivered from 1942 to 1944 because of the Japanese
occupation.

Jose P. Laurel
Laurel is one of two Philippine presidents (the other being Emilio Aguinaldo) who didnt deliver a SONA.
Constitutions during their time didn't require presidents to address the Congress in its opening session.

Sergio S. Osmea
Osmea delivered his first and only SONA in 1945. He delivered his 4,525-word speech at the Temporary
Congress Building at Lepanto Street, Manila.

Manuel A. Roxas
Roxas delivered 3 SONAs during his presidency from 1946 to 1948.
His 1946 SONA was delivered before the last Congress under the Commonwealth, while his last two SONAs
were delivered before the First Congress under the republic government.
All were held at the Temporary Congress Building, and had a combined total of 33,690 words.

Elpidio R. Quirino
Quirino delivered a total of 5 SONAs during his presidency from 1949 to 1953. Four of them were delivered at
the House Session Hall of the Legislative Building in Manila.
His 1950 SONA, however, was delivered via radio broadcast aired live before Congress. During that time, he
was confined at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
This made him the first and only Philippine president who was not able to appear before Congress to deliver his
speech.
His 5 SONAs had a combined total of 25,604 words.

Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay

Magsaysay delivered a total of 4 SONAs during his presidency from 1954 to 1957.
All were delivered at the House Session Hall of the Legislative Building in Manila.
His 4 SONAs have a combined total of 19,208 words.

Carlos P. Garcia
Garcia delivered a total of 4 SONAs during his presidency from 1958 to 1961.
All SONAs were delivered also at the House Session Hall of the Legislative Building in Manila.
His 4 SONAs had a combined 32,447 words.

Diosdado P. Macapagal
Macapagal delivered a total of 4 SONAs during his presidency from 1961 to 1965.
All his SONAs were delivered also at the House Session Hall of the Legislative Building in Manila.
His 4 SONAs had a combined total of 37,412 words.
While his 1964 SONA is currently the 4th shortest ever delivered (with 2,838 words), his 1963 and 1965
SONAs are among the longest (with 13,264 and 12,851 words, respectively).

Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos delivered the most number of SONAs a total of 20. Thats more than twice the record of the president
with the second most number of SONAs (Arroyo with 9).
Similar to his predecessors, he delivered his first 7 SONAs (1966-1972) at the House Session Hall of the
Legislative Building.
After the imposition of martial law and the abolition of Congress in 1972, his SONA was delivered in different
areas Malacaang in 1973 and 1974, Quirino Grandstand in 1975, the Philippine International Convention
Center in 1976, and Rizal Park in 1977. During these years, the SONA was delivered on the anniversary of the
imposition of martial law on September 21.
The 1973 Constitution set the SONA to every 4th Monday of July, and brought it back to the Batasang
Pambansa. The date was strictly followed, except in 1983 when the SONA was delivered on January 17.
Marcos' 20 SONAs had a combined total of 212,510 words. Of all the 77 SONAs so far delivered by Philippine
presidents, 6 of his speeches are the longest in Philippine history. His 1969 speech is the longest SONA, thus
far, going by word count.

Corazon C. Aquino
Aquino delivered a total of 5 SONAs during her presidency from 1987 to 1991.
Her 5 SONAs had a combined total of 21,213 words.

Fidel V. Ramos
Ramos delivered a total of 6 SONAs during his presidency from 1992 to 1997.
His 6 SONAs had a total of 30,760 words.

Joseph E. Estrada
Estrada delivered a total of 3 SONAs during his presidency from 1998 to 2000.
His 3 SONAs had a total of 16,436 words.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Arroyo delivered a total of 9 SONAs during her presidency from 2001 to 2009.
Her 9 SONAs had a combined total of 35,572 words. Her 2005 speech is the shortest SONA, going by word
count.

Benigno S. Aquino III

Aquino delivered a total of 6 SONAs during his presidency from 2010 to 2016.
He delivered his very first SONA (2010) entirely in Filipino the first and only president, so far, to do so.
His 6 SONAs had a total of 52,091 words, almost double the longest SONA of his mother.