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

Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it's difficult for anyone to make any headway, yet keep his hands clean.

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.

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

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.

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.

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