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There is much that women can bring into politics that would make our world a kinder, gentler place for humanity to thrive in.
I have Chinese blood in me... I am not ashamed to admit that perhaps the great leaders of our country all have Chinese blood.
Some people say the president is incapable of enforcing the law. Let them say that once more and I will set the tanks on them.
Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome.
Central Philippines has the competitive edge in tourism in its natural wonders and the extraordinary hospitality of its people.
It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.
We may disagree among ourselves, but let us never lose sight of that greater battle for one people, one country, one Philippines.
I acknowledged that I owed my presidency to People Power. I resolved during my presidency that I would in turn empower the people.
I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.
I have been called brave in my time, but brave as I may have been against foreign invaders, I have no heart to shed Filipino blood.
I know there isn't anything I can do that will please everybody. But if I have done according to my beliefs, I sleep very very well.
Let us not be carried away by the undisguised agitations of leaders who virtually asked people to take the law into their own hands.
The U.S. State Department has a consistent record of error in the assessment of Asian situations and judging Red Chinese intentions.
Peace, ... is crucial, because my government aims to hasten Mindanao's development by transforming it into the country's food basket.
Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.
I stand in the way of no one's ambition. I only ask that no one stand in the way of the people's well being and the nation's progress.
As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.
Camiguin, Romblon and Camarines Norte got out of the list of poorest provinces in 2003. With tourism, these provinces can become rich.
The Philippines was with the U.S. in the Second World War, in the Korean War, in the Vietnam War, and now in the war against terrorism.
We will downsize the government, motivate excess employees to become entrepreneurs, and increase the pay of a lean and mean bureaucracy.
The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect.
I did not become president to be popular. To work, to lead, to protect and preserve our country, our people, that is why I became president.
We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.
Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs.
Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.
Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.
Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it's difficult for anyone to make any headway, yet keep his hands clean.
Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it is difficult for anyone to make any headway yet keep his hands clean.
The downsides of globalization are indeed painful, ... But taking the bigger pills against its ills is superior to living inside a sterile bubble.
I can feel it in my bones that no matter what we do, even if we do not do anything, the revolutionary government of Madame Cory Aquino will collapse.
The Constitution says that troops can be in the Philippines if there's a treaty that provides for it, and we have two treaties with the United States.
I've reached a point in life where it's no longer necessary to try to impress. If they like me the way I am, that's good. If they don't, that's too bad.
We Filipinos have to exercise the necessary pressure on Marcos. But it would certainly help our cause if the Americans would stop supporting Mr. Marcos.
Guns alone are not the answer. We must provide hope for young people for better housing, clothing, and food; and if we do, the radicals will wither away
Even before 9/11, the Philippines was already fighting terrorism in southwestern Philippines. That's why when 9/11 happened, we could understand the pain.
Our political system needs changing. It needs to move away from personalities and patronage to a system of party programs and consultation with the people.
Let's continue to pray for each other and ask the Lord to bring us closer to each other. He (God) will bring us not only 79 votes, but more than 79 (votes).
When you restore democracy, you cannot say that only those who worked for the restoration of democracy will be allowed to use the privileges of a democracy.
I know the pain of having to deal with terrorism. And that's why, after 9-11, I was one of the first to join the international coalition to fight terrorism.
I would like to ask the many Filipino people to pray together, to help each other so that we will be able to preserve the democracy we restored 20 years ago.
Individually, we've taken the world on and won; together, we must take on the challenge of creating a new, peaceful, humane and competitive nation and prevail.
I will follow my father's footsteps by doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino.
As our country bled . . . its leader's wife came to this podium piously to call for a new human order, this when thousands of Filipinos were political prisoners.
This country [the Philippines] is like a pyramid, like a tower. It is made up of millions of stones... . And the foundation stone of this pyramid is the common man.
I believe that the war against terrorism and the war against poverty in these times of turmoil go together. So you - when you fight one, you have to fight the other.
Agrarian reform should not merely subdivide misery, it must raise living standards. Ownership raises the farmer from his, but productivity will keep him on his feet.
Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and technological standards.
We have our own home-grown terrorism, and to the extent that we can obliterate terrorism all over the world, then our own terrorism will be much easier to neutralize.
Between our way of life and communism there can be no peace, no paralyzing coexistence, no gray neutralism. There can only be conflict-total and without reconciliation.