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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III pauses as he delivers his 5th State of the Nation Address during the joint session of the 16th Congress at the House of Representatives in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Monday July 28, 2014. AP<\/p><\/div>\n\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2013 It\u2019s not about his health or a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat threat. President Benigno Aquino III was emotional during his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) because of his desire to live up to his \u201cparents\u2019 noble legacy,\u201d Malaca\u00f1ang said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cEvidently, the President was speaking from the depths of his personal commitment to live up to his parents\u2019 noble legacy,\u201d Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe President is all right. He was not \u2018saying his farewell,\u2019 Coloma added when asked if Aquino was sick.<\/p>\n\n

He said Aquino was in Bahay Pangarap, his official residence, on Tuesday reviewing his budget message to Congress for the filing of the general appropriation bill on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n

Coloma confirmed that the part where the President choked or began to tear up was spontaneous.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe closing part of his speech was delivered extemporaneously (without referring to prepared text previously uploaded on the teleprompter),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n

Coloma explained that the President\u2019s objective for the Sona was to let the people understand the issues faced by the country and to encourage them to \u201cclose ranks and act in unison to achieve their shared goals for a better future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Aquino\u2019s demeanor during the Sona changed when he started talking about his parents, former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Aquino who were both key personalities during the martial law era.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIf I had turned my back on the opportunity (of leading the country), then I might as well have turned my back on my father and mother, and all the sacrifices they made for all of us; that will not happen,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n\n

His sisters also became emotional when he said, \u201cAs long as we continue serving as each other\u2019s strength\u2014we will continue proving that \u2018the Filipino is worth dying for,\u2019 \u2018the Filipino is worth living for,\u2019 and if I might add: \u2018The Filipino is worth fighting for.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Aquino\u2019s voice broke when he recalled how he almost died during an ambush in 1987.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cEverything after that I consider my second life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAcknowledging that his emergence from that 1987 event with a new lease on life was providential; this is the context for understanding his rare public display of emotions,\u201d Coloma said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIt is clear, therefore, that all other speculations (health issues, coup rumors, reaction to impeachment complaints, and prospect of resignation) are tangential and miss the essential point,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n

The Secretary dismissed criticisms that an emotional leader was weak. Quoting from a study, he said emotional intelligence \u201cincludes the abilities to accurately perceive emotions, to access and generate emotions so as to assist thought, to understand emotions and emotional knowledge, and to reflectively regulate emotions so as to promote emotional and intellectual growth.”<\/p>\n\n

Coloma said their initial monitoring of online sentiment showed that more netizens saw the Sona in a good light compared to those who posted negative comments.<\/p>\n

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