Success is not necessarily about connections, or cutting corners, or chamba - the three Cs of bad business. Call it trite, but believe me: success can be achieved through hard work, frugality, integrity, responsiveness to change, and most of all, boldness to dream.

Do what is right... do it with honesty and vigor. Be creative - thats important. Dont follow what other people are doing.

I dont usually make political comments, because I am a businessman, not a politician.

Whether it's difficult or not, there will be a few people who are outstanding, who will rise above the rest.

If you sell to the rich, you will become poor. If you sell to the poor, you can become rich. It is easier to get one peso from a million poor people than to get one million from one rich person.

I dont rely on feng shui. I believe hard work brings us good luck and success.

I only take vitamin B complex. Before World War II, I used to take ionized yeast, because in the pre-war era we never heard about vitamins.