We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.

The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people.

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'm not worried. I'm in control.

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 will follow my father's footsteps by doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino.

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.