1991 State of the Nation Address (Philippines)
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| Date | July 22, 1991 |
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| Venue | Session Hall, Batasang Pambansa Complex |
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| Filmed by | Radio Television Malacañang |
| Participants | Corazon Aquino Jovito Salonga Ramon Mitra Jr. |
| Languages | English |
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The 1991 The State of the Nation Message was the fifth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by Corazon Aquino, the 11th president of the Philippines, on July 22, 1991, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex.
The joint session was presided over by Senate President Jovito Salonga and House Speaker Ramon Mitra Jr.[1]
Aquino's final address to Congress focused on the challenges and accomplishments of her administration during its final year in office. She discussed the impact of recent natural disasters, including the 1990 Luzon earthquake and the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, as well as the economic and political disruptions caused by several coup attempts and the Gulf War. Aquino highlighted advances in education, agrarian reform, environmental protection, health care, housing, and participatory democracy, while emphasizing the resilience of democratic institutions amid numerous crises. She also reaffirmed her commitment to free and fair elections and underscored the importance of a peaceful transfer of power in 1992, describing it as a defining achievement of Philippine democracy.[2]
Aquino was eligible for re-election in 1992, having been inaugurated before the ratification of the present Constitution, but declined to seek another term.[3] Salonga and Mitra went on to become candidates in the 1992 presidential election but lost to Aquino-endorsed AFP Chief of Staff Fidel V. Ramos.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Monday, July 22, 1991" (PDF). Record of the House of Representatives. 1 (1). House of Representatives of the Philippines: 15. July 22, 1991.
- ↑ "Corazon C. Aquino, Fourth State of the Nation Address, July 23, 1990". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Aquino says she will not seek re-election". United Press International. October 30, 1990. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ Philippine Electoral Almanac (Revised and Expanded ed.). Manila, Philippines: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. 2015. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-971-95551-6-2.
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