Both chambers of the Philippine Congress — the Senate and the House of Representatives — convened on Monday, July 27, to open the second regular session of the 20th Congress in Manila. The legislative opening precedes the fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., scheduled for the afternoon at the Batasang Pambansa (the Philippines' national legislature complex in Quezon City). The SONA is a constitutionally mandated annual address in which the president reports on government achievements and outlines legislative priorities for the coming year.