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

I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.

Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.

It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.

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.

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