1950 Address on the State of the Nation (Philippines)

The Address on the State of the Nation on January 23, 1950,[a] is the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by Philippine President Elpidio Quirino.[2]

1950 Address on the
State of the Nation
DateJanuary 23, 1950 (1950-01-23)[a]
VenueLegislative Building, Manila, Philippines and
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
ParticipantsElpidio Quirino
LanguageEnglish
PreviousThe Most Urgent Aim of the Administration (1949)
Next1951 The State of the Nation

Address content and delivery

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Picture of the president Elpidio Quirino

It is the only SONA to be delivered through radio broadcast to the Congress of the Philippines and the only one where the president did not personally attend the Congress' joint session. The State of the Nation Address that was picked up was delivered on 10:00 am of January 23, 1950.[1] Elpidio Quirino was then in the United States, confined at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.[2][3] He was recovering from a heart ailment.[4] Radio Computing Services was responsible for relaying the radio broadcast from Quirino in the United States to the Philippines. A Philippine-based radio network picked up the broadcast.[1] Speakers were set up back at the meeting place of the joint session.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8). Radio broadcast was picked up in the Philippines at 10:00 am on January 23.[1]
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "The State of the Nation Address: Traditions and History". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "History lesson: A SONA from a hospital bed and other SONA facts". ABS-CBN News. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ Malasig, Jeline (9 April 2021). "Juxtaposed: Duterte's postponed nat'l addresses and Quirino's 1950 SONA delivered from hospital". Interaksyon. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Elpidio Quirino, nagbigay ng SONA sa radyo. Balitanghali (TV broadcast) (in Filipino). GMA Integrated News. 25 July 2017. Event occurs at 1:35-2:06. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023.