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

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.

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

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.

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

It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.

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.