A president can be as strong as she wants to be.

It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.

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

The people want government that works for them at every level. They want good government that begins at their doorstep in the barangay, and does not end before the closed door of a bureaucrat in Metro Manila.

Before September 11, we were fighting terrorism in our southwestern Philippines, and it was a lonely fight. However, we were able to contain it now in one island in that part of the Philippines. But after September 11, and after the creation of the global coalition against terrorism, now we have allies, and I believe now it will easier with allies.

I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy.

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