President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III delivered his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives in Quezon City. The SONA also marks the opening of the 15th Congress.

Here’s the full transcript of the first SONA of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III:

The two chambers of congress will start convening themselves as Presidential Electoral Tribunal that will canvas the votes for the positions of President and Vice-President. This is despite the allegations of massive electoral fraud being aired by losing candidates on the recently held May 10 national election.

Nine members from each houses of congress will form part of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, the House panels is composed of House Speaker Prospero Nograles, Majority Leader Arthur Defensor, Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora, Senior Deputy Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II, Senior Deputy Minority Leader Roilo Golez, Reps. Crispin Remulla (Cavite), Didagen Dilangalen (Shariff Kabunsuan with Cotabato City), and Matias Defensor (Quezon City), and Michael John Duavit (Rizal).

Voters will have to to choose from 150 party-list group in the coming May 2010 elections, this is after ruled on the petition of 6 more party list group.

The six (6) party-list group that will be added to the 144 party-list group are:

1. Alliance for Rural and Agrarian Reconstruction, Inc. (ARARO)
2. LPG Marketers Association, Inc. (LPGMA)
3. Alyansa Lumad Mindanao, Inc. (ALLUMAD)
4. Alyansa ng OFW Party (Alyansa)
5. Ang National Coalition on Indigenous People’s Action (Ang NCIP)
6. Bagong Koalison ng Nagkakaisang Samahan sa Sektor ng Transpostasyon (Bangon Transport)