We have to change the system. The system is very rotten. The executive is corrupt, the Congress is corrupt, the judiciary is corrupt. ... So what's left We really have to have a radical and surgical change to bring back the image of our country.

The truth will come out in the end.

Why should I resign ... First of all, I am not guilty of any of these charges. Second, we have a constitution to follow.

Peace, ... is crucial, because my government aims to hasten Mindanao's development by transforming it into the country's food basket.

My detention has been worth every second if only to prove my innocence to those who truly matter most my countrymen.

We have to change the system. The system is very rotten. The executive is corrupt, the Congress is corrupt, the judiciary is corrupt. ... So what's left We really have to have a radical and surgical change to bring back the image of our country.

My term ends in June 2004 and I have no intention to change that.