President Aquino delivered his final State of the Nation Address before a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines on July 27, 2015 [REF].
Days after Aquino's speech, officials from both Malacañang and the Liberal Party, notably Rep. Edgar Erice, the Liberal Party's chairman for Political Affairs, confirmed that Aquino would anoint Roxas as his possible successor "before the end of the week."[REF]