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Latest revision as of 01:46, 27 September 2025
The following is a list of joint sessions of legislatures of the Philippines, including the historical Philippine Legislature and its successor, the Congress of the Philippines. Since the establishment of an entirely elected bicameral legislature in 1916, following the creation of the Philippine Senate which replaced the Philippine Commission, joint sessions have been held with the House of Representatives (formerly the Philippine Assembly). American governor-generals and, later, Philippine presidents traditionally delivered addresses to both houses during the opening of legislative sessions.
Francis Burton Harrison was the first governor-general to deliver a message to the national legislature in 1916, following the enactment of the Jones Law creating the Philippine Senate. No joint sessions were held from 1935 to 1945 after the establishment of the unicameral National Assembly under the 1935 Constitution, and again from 1973 to 1987 after Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and abolished Congress, with legislative powers subsequently exercised by Corazon Aquino under the provisional government following Marcos’s deposition.
Legislators elected in 1941 assumed office only on June 9, 1945, after the interruption caused by World War II, with Sergio Osmeña delivering the first State of the Nation Address by a Philippine president before Congress. On six occasions, foreign heads of state or government have also addressed the Senate and the House convened jointly, the first being U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1960.
The most recent joint session of Congress was held on July 28, 2025, during the fourth State of the Nation Address of president Bongbong Marcos. The most recent foreign dignitary to address both houses was Fumio Kishida as Prime Minister of Japan in 2023.
| Legislature | Date | Occasion | Dignitary speaking | Presiding officer | Location | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | House | ||||||
| 1st Congress of the Commonwealth | June 9, 1945 | Address | Douglas MacArthur, Field Marshal of the Philippine Army | Manuel Roxas | Jose Zulueta | Old Japanese Schoolhouse, Lepanto, Manila | |
| State of the Nation Address | Sergio Osmeña, President of the Philippines | ||||||
| 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth | June 3, 1946 | State of the Nation Address | Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines | José Avelino | Eugenio Pérez | ||
| 1st Congress | January 27, 1947 | State of the Nation Address | |||||
| January 26, 1948 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| January 24, 1949 | State of the Nation Address | Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines | Legislative Building, Manila | ||||
| Legislature | Date | Occasion | Dignitary speaking | Presiding officer | Location | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | House | ||||||
| 2nd Congress | January 23, 1950 | State of the Nation Address | Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines[a] | Mariano Jesús Cuenco | Eugenio Pérez | Legislative Building, Manila | |
| January 23, 1951 | State of the Nation Address | Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines | Legislative Building, Manila | ||||
| January 28, 1952 | State of the Nation Address | QuintÃn Paredes | |||||
| January 26, 1953 | State of the Nation Address | Eulogio Rodriguez | |||||
| 3rd Congress | January 25, 1954 | State of the Nation Address | Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines | Jose Laurel Jr. | |||
| January 24, 1955 | State of the Nation Address | Daniel Romualdez[b] | |||||
| January 23, 1956 | State of the Nation Address | Jose Laurel Jr. | |||||
| January 28, 1957 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| 4th Congress | January 27, 1958 | State of the Nation Address | Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines | Daniel Romualdez | |||
| January 26, 1959 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| Legislature | Date | Occasion | Dignitary speaking | Presiding officer | Location | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | House | ||||||
| 4th Congress | January 25, 1960 | State of the Nation Address | Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines | Eulogio Rodriguez | Daniel Romualdez | Legislative Building, Manila | |
| June 15, 1960 | Address | Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States | [3] | ||||
| January 23, 1961 | State of the Nation Address | Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines | |||||
| 5th Congress | January 22, 1962 | State of the Nation Address | Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines | ||||
| January 28, 1963 | State of the Nation Address | Cornelio Villareal | |||||
| January 27, 1964 | State of the Nation Address | Ferdinand Marcos | |||||
| January 25, 1965 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| 6th Congress | January 24, 1966 | State of the Nation Address | Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines | Arturo Tolentino | |||
| January 23, 1967 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| January 22, 1968 | State of the Nation Address | Gil Puyat | Jose Laurel Jr. | ||||
| January 27, 1969 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| Legislature | Date | Occasion | Dignitary speaking | Presiding officer | Location | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | House | ||||||
| 8th Congress | July 23, 1990 | State of the Nation Address | Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines | Jovito Salonga | Ramon Mitra Jr. | Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City | |
| July 22, 1991 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| May 26–June 16, 1992 | Congressional canvass for the 1992 Philippine presidential election | None | Neptali Gonzales | ||||
| June 22, 1992 | Proclamation of president and vice president-elect | ||||||
| 9th Congress | July 27, 1992 | State of the Nation Address | Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines | Jose de Venecia Jr. | |||
| July 26, 1993 | State of the Nation Address | Edgardo Angara | |||||
| July 25, 1994 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| 10th Congress | July 24, 1995 | State of the Nation Address | |||||
| July 22, 1996 | State of the Nation Address | Neptali Gonzales | |||||
| July 28, 1997 | State of the Nation Address | Ernesto Maceda | |||||
| May 27–28, 1998 | Congressional canvass for the 1998 Philippine presidential election | None | Neptali Gonzales | ||||
| May 29, 1998 | Proclamation of president and vice president-elect | ||||||
| 11th Congress | July 27, 1998 | State of the Nation Address | Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines | Marcelo Fernan | Manny Villar | ||
| July 26, 1999 | State of the Nation Address | Blas Ople | |||||
| Legislature | Date | Occasion | Dignitary speaking | Presiding officer | Location | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | House | ||||||
| 11th Congress | July 24, 2000 | State of the Nation Address | Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines | Franklin Drilon | Manny Villar | Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City | |
| 12th Congress | July 23, 2001 | State of the Nation Address | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines | Jose de Venecia Jr. | |||
| July 22, 2002 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| July 28, 2003 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| October 18, 2003 | Address | George W. Bush, President of the United States | [4] | ||||
| May 11–June 20, 2004 | Congressional canvass for the 2004 Philippine presidential election | None | |||||
| June 20, 2004 | Proclamation of president and vice president-elect | ||||||
| 13th Congress | July 26, 2004 | State of the Nation Address | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines | ||||
| April 19, 2005 | Address | Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan | [5] | ||||
| April 27, 2005 | Address | Hu Jintao, President of China | [6] | ||||
| July 25, 2005 | State of the Nation Address | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines | |||||
| February 6, 2006 | Address | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India | [7] | ||||
| July 24, 2006 | State of the Nation Address | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines | Manny Villar | ||||
| 14th Congress | July 23, 2007 | State of the Nation Address | |||||
| July 28, 2008 | State of the Nation Address | Prospero Nograles | |||||
| July 27, 2009 | State of the Nation Address | Juan Ponce Enrile | |||||
| Legislature | Date | Occasion | Dignitary speaking | Presiding officer | Location | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | House | ||||||
| 14th Congress | May 25–June 9, 2010 | Congressional canvass for the 2010 Philippine presidential election | None | Juan Ponce Enrile | Prospero Nograles | Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City | [8] |
| June 9, 2010 | Proclamation of president and vice president-elect | ||||||
| 15th Congress | July 26, 2010 | State of the Nation Address | Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines | Feliciano Belmonte Jr. | |||
| July 25, 2011 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| July 23, 2012 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| 16th Congress | July 22, 2013 | State of the Nation Address | Franklin Drilon | ||||
| July 28, 2014 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| July 27, 2015 | State of the Nation Address | ||||||
| May 25–27, 2016 | Congressional canvass for the 2016 Philippine presidential election | None | [9] | ||||
| May 30, 2016 | Proclamation of president and vice president-elect | [10] | |||||
| 17th Congress | July 25, 2016 | State of the Nation Address | Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines | Koko Pimentel | Pantaleon Alvarez | [11] | |
| July 22–23, 2017 | Extension of the proclamation of martial law | None | [12] | ||||
| July 24, 2017 | State of the Nation Address | Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines | [13] | ||||
| December 13, 2017 | Extension of the proclamation of martial law | None | [14] | ||||
| July 23, 2018 | State of the Nation Address | Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines | Tito Sotto | [15] | |||
| December 12, 2018 | Extension of the proclamation of martial law | None | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | [16] | |||
| 18th Congress | July 22, 2019 | State of the Nation Address | Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines | Alan Peter Cayetano | [17] | ||
| Legislature | Date | Occasion | Dignitary speaking | Presiding officer | Location | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | House | ||||||
| 18th Congress | July 27, 2020 | State of the Nation Address | Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines | Tito Sotto | Alan Peter Cayetano | Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City | [18] |
| July 26, 2021 | State of the Nation Address | Lord Allan Velasco | [19] | ||||
| May 24–25, 2022 | Congressional canvass for the 2022 Philippine presidential election | None | [20] | ||||
| May 25, 2022 | Proclamation of president and vice president-elect | [21] | |||||
| 19th Congress | July 25, 2022 | State of the Nation Address | Bongbong Marcos, President of the Philippines | Juan Miguel Zubiri | Martin Romualdez | [22] | |
| July 24, 2023 | State of the Nation Address | [23] | |||||
| November 4, 2023 | Address | Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan | [24] | ||||
| July 22, 2024 | State of the Nation Address | Bongbong Marcos, President of the Philippines | Francis Escudero | [25] | |||
| 20th Congress | July 28, 2025 | State of the Nation Address | [26] | ||||
Upcoming joint sessions
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