Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.

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.

In a global arena, what our businessmen need in order to be competitive is transparency and a level playing-field.

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.

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

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.

I follow my father's philosphy; 'Do what is good, do what is right, and God will take care of the rest.'