Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urges the public, including both supporters and critics of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to listen to the President’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27. In separate reports, Cayetano calls for Filipinos to hear Marcos’ assessment of the country’s condition regardless of political affiliation. Cayetano says he is ready to discuss the issues Marcos plans to raise during the address, positioning his comments as a prompt for engagement rather than a partisan response. The senator’s call applies to the wider public, not only lawmakers, and emphasizes listening to the speech as a way to understand the topics and claims the President presents. The two outlets agree that Cayetano is a Senate minority leader and that his message is directed at encouraging attendance or viewing of the SONA before judging its contents. Both accounts frame the remarks as an invitation to consider the President’s statements across the political spectrum.