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.

History isn't through with me yet.

I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.

We cannot and we will not negotiate with terrorists. We have nothing but contempt for them. To conciliate differences with these people without them changing their objectives is to condemn our Republic to ultimate strangulation and death.

Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.

I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?

We love your adherence to democratic principles and to democratic processes.