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

While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.

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

The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives.

I am very grateful to our Muslim population. One of the things we've been doing is stepping up our inter-faith dialogue with the Muslim population. And I think that helped very much in their support for me.

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.

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.