I'm not worried. I'm in control.

The Philippines and the U.S. have had a strong relationship with each other for a very long time now. We have a shared history. We have shared values, democracy, freedom, and we have been in all the wars together in modern history, the World War, Second World War, Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, now the war on terrorism.

I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.

We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.

It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.

In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.

I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today.