State of the Nation

State of the Nation may refer to:

Speeches made by a country's Head of State to its legislature:

For a general discussion of such speeches by a Head of State under aristocrat (elite government) rulership, see Speech from the throne

2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines)

The 2015 State of the Nation Address is the sixth and last State of the Nation Address made by President Benigno Aquino III.

Seating and guests

Two former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada and Fidel Ramos were among the attendees of the SONA.

Address content and delivery

The speech was the longest of State of the Nation Address in recent noPhilippine history upon its completion at 2 hours and 13 minutes. He discussed the list of priority bills set at least until 2016, attributed his problems to his predecessor, and thanked his cabinet and all other people who assisted him. His policy of "Daang Matuwid" (Straight Path) is also the centerpiece of his speech. He used videos to supplement his speech.

Aquino blamed the issues experienced by the MRT-3 Metro Rail Transit Corporation, the private corporation tasked to managed elevated rail system. According to Aquino, the contract between the government and the company and a series of temporary restraining orders and arbitration was the reason for the lack of improvement of the rail system. He encouraged the much-criticized Department of Transportation and Communication secretary, Jun Abaya and told him not to lose heart over his critics and praised him for his accomplishments. He highlighted the granting of Category One rating from the United States Federal Aviation Agency, which enables local carrier to create flight routes with locations in the United States and the lifting of a ban over local carriers by the European Union to make flights to its member countries.

State of the Nation Address (Belarus)

The State of the Nation Address (Belarusian: Зварот Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь з пасланнем да беларускага народа і Нацыянальнага сходу Рэспублікі Беларусь, Zvarot Prezidenta Respubłiki Bjełaruś z pasłanniem da biełaruskaga naroda i Nacyjanalnaga schodu Respubłiki Bjełaruś) is an annual speech given by the Belarusian President to outline the state and condition in which Belarus is in.

The Address is given in front of a joint meeting of the two houses of the Belarusian Parliament: House of Representatives and Council of the Republic. The date of the presidential State-of-the-Nation Address is not fixed, and is determined each year based on the working schedule and the day when the very document is drafted.

It is similar to the State of the Union given by the President of the United States.

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State of the Nation (Ghana)

The State of the Nation is an annual address to Parliament given by the President of the republic of Ghana covering economic, social, and financial state of the country according to Article 67 of the country's constitution.

History

The state of the nation address was first introduced under the administration of the second President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana (the John Agyekum Kufour Administration).

Timeline of speeches

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State of the Nation (EP)

The State Of The Nation EP is the second EP by The Generators. It was released on February, 2002, on Dead Beat Records on vinyl & TKO Records on CD.

Track listing

All songs by Snow/Dagger except where noted...

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State of the Nation (Industry song)

"State of the Nation" is a song by American band Industry taken from their final studio album Stranger to Stranger. The song peaked at #10 in Sweden and #1 in Italy. It also became a big hit in the Philippines. In the US, the song peaked at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Music video

Version 1: Warship

The band performs the song on an aircraft carrier/naval ship while being surrounded by dancing members of the United States Navy and a military or naval band. Parked fighter jets are also evident in the video. The lead singer, Jon Carin plays a synthesizer, Rudy Perrone plays a Steinberger bass guitar, Brian Unger plays a Fender Stratocaster and Mercury Caronia plays an acoustic drum kit with Simmons hexapads.

It is noted that some of the dancing naval soldiers are real members of the U.S. Navy while some are only actors dancers. the navy uniforms indicate a Plebe at Annapolis. It is also presumed that Plebes (freshmen) are actors while some are real plebes, since the song indicates a kind of innocence in the Navy personnel, that are going off to war. It is easy to tell the rank of U.S. Navy uniforms which Annapolis plebes would wear. This is because of the shoulder boards, which are present but have no stripes and because a Midshipman's hat is different than both officers and an enlisted man. The actors don't wear Midshipman hats.

Nation

Nation (from Latin: natio, "people, tribe, kin, genus, class, flock") is a social concept with no uncontroversial definition, but that is most commonly used to designate larger groups or collectives of people with common characteristics attributed to them—including language, traditions, customs (mores), habits (habitus), and ethnicity. A nation, by comparison, is more impersonal, abstract, and overtly political than an ethnic group. It is a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity, and particular interests.

According to Joseph Stalin: "a nation is not a racial or tribal, but a historically constituted community of people;" "a nation is not a casual or ephemeral conglomeration, but a stable community of people"; "a nation is formed only as a result of lengthy and systematic intercourse, as a result of people living together generation after generation"; and, in its entirety: "a nation is a historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture."