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

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

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

Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.

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.

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

Its never right to fight terror with terror.