At his fifth State of the Nation Address in 2014, President Benigno S. Aquino III rallied the nation to carry on with efforts to demonstrate that, “As long as our faith and trust remain strong, as long as we serve each other’s strength, we will continue to prove that “the Filipino is worth definitely dying for,” “the Filipino is worth living for,” “and if I might add, ‘the Filipino is worth fighting for.
“There are those who proposed that my term be extended to ensure the continuity of changes introduced during my watch. When it became clear to them that I was not in favor of changing the Constitution to extend my term, they proposed instead: Why not run for another position? They even asked, ‘Why not get married?, to which I said, ‘I have been thinking about ’, but I am still wondering what these questions really meant.
“Kaya ang tama po yatang pananaw at akin pong mungkahi: ‘Di ho ba kayo ang gumawa nito, kayo ang nagdala ng pagbabago, at kayo ang magpapatuloy nito. Marami na po talaga tayong narating, pero marami pa rin tayong kailangang gawin. Ang tanong: Magyu-U-Turn ba tayo pabalik sa baluktot na daan? O itutuloy natin ang pag-arangkada sa Daang Matuwid?”