In the material world, where everything is valued, when you commit yourself to God, beauty and love, it can be mistaken for extravagance.

The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.

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

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

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.

They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.

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.