[1][2][3] The House of Representatives has allocated a budget of ₱4.7 million for the State of the Nation Address with about 1,500 people invited for the event.

[4] Weavers displaced by the Battle of Marawi also prepared a balod or traditional Maranao drape which was used as a backdrop for President Rodrigo Duterte for his speech.

[5] Film director, Joyce Bernal was commissioned to be involved in the coverage of the speech.

This includes measures involving the reinstatement of death penalty for heinous crimes such as involvement in the illegal drug trade and plunder, the creation of a National Academy of Sports for high school students, a Magna Carta for barangays, and the postponement of the 2020 barangay elections.

[8] Duterte also threatened to close Land Bank if they don't come up with a plan for farmers by the end of July 2019.