President Benigno "PNoy" Aquino III delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address in front of senators and congressmen in Batasan Complex, Quezon City on Monday, July 22, 2014. This year's SONA had no published theme, but the striking message he mentioned was, "The Filipino is definitely worth fighting for."

The President's penultimate SONA, which marked the opening of the 16th Congress, started at exactly 4:00PM and ended after an hour and 31 minutes. It earned 58 rounds of applause from an audience composed lawmakers, government officials, local and international media, dignitaries and other important personalites.

PNoy started his speech by touching the controversial Disbursement Accelaration Program (DAP) which was declared unconstitutional bythe Supreme Court. He trumpeted the benefits of the mechanism which helped 220,000 students of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) to the tune of P1.6 billion DAP funds.

He then showed two video testimonials of those who benefitted from TESDA scholarships.

The address also enumerated the achievements of his administration over the past year, which includes good economic performance, increased budget in infrastructure, success of Public-Private Partnerships, calamity efforts, among others.

PNoy also was combative against the critics of his administration, saying that they are actually against his "Boss", the people. He also had strong words against rice hoarders and corrupt officials at the Bureau of Customs.

At the end of his speech, the President praised some religious leaders, local government heads, NGOs, soldiers and artists who made significant contributions. He also showed another video testimonials of 3 policewomen who arrested members of Martilyo Gang.

He turned emotional when he reflected on the memory of his parents, slain Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and the late