Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies. When he entered politics in l949, he had tons and tons of gold. When Bill Gates was a college dropout, Ferdinand already possessed billions of dollars and tons of gold. It wasn't stolen.

They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.

More than life, I value vindication. When you are at peace with the truth and you know that you are on the side of the right and God is on your side, you are not afraid of anything, including jail.

Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.

The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave.

I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.

I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive... not really rob. It's done with a smile.