It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.

The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.

While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.

It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.

Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.

We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.

In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.

I'm not worried. I'm in control.

I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy.

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.

I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today.

Agrarian reform should not merely subdivide misery, it must raise living standards. Ownership raises the farmer from his, but productivity will keep him on his feet.

As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.

Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.

By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are voting with their feet, going abroad and leaving that system behind.

Camiguin, Romblon and Camarines Norte got out of the list of poorest provinces in 2003. With tourism, these provinces can become rich.

Central Philippines has the competitive edge in tourism in its natural wonders and the extraordinary hospitality of its people.

Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs.

College education is the great Filipino dream. But in a world of rapid technological change, getting a job or keeping it depends as much on how well one reasons as how well one uses his hands.

Even before 9/11, the Philippines was already fighting terrorism in southwestern Philippines. That's why when 9/11 happened, we could understand the pain.

Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.

For those who want to pick up old fights, we're game, but what a waste of time. Why not join hands instead? Join hands in the biggest challenge of all, where we all win, or we all lose: the battle for the survival and progress of our one and only country.

I am very grateful to our Muslim population. One of the things we've been doing is stepping up our inter-faith dialogue with the Muslim population. And I think that helped very much in their support for me.

I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos.

I believe that the war against terrorism and the war against poverty in these times of turmoil go together. So you - when you fight one, you have to fight the other.

I can say that I have not done any culpable violation of the constitution.

I can't do everything alone. I need all Filipinos to unify.

I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more and I can take more unpopular decisions. I can have as my guidance for decision whatever is right, not whatever is popular.

I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more, and I can take more unpopular decisions.

I follow my father's philosphy; 'Do what is good, do what is right, and God will take care of the rest.'

I know the pain of having to deal with terrorism. And that's why, after 9-11, I was one of the first to join the international coalition to fight terrorism.

I shall work with Congress, civil society groups and local government executives who are convinced that charter changes are needed to enable the country to surmount the unprecedented challenges of the 21st century.

I stand in the way of no one's ambition. I only ask that no one stand in the way of the people's well being and the nation's progress.

I want to create economic opportunity at home and abroad. I don't want just one or the other. I want both.

I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world.

I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.

I will follow my father's footsteps by doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino.

I will not stand idly when anyone gets in the way of the national interest and tries to block the national vision. From where I sit, I can tell you, a president is always as strong as she wants to be.

In 1995, we had evidence of the brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden being in the Philippines, living in the Philippines. We had evidence of front organizations set up in the Philippines. And we uncovered evidence about, which would help the U.S. with - about the perpetuators of the World Trade Center bombing.

In a global arena, what our businessmen need in order to be competitive is transparency and a level playing-field.

In all the things I've gone through as a politician, I have seen that in this system it is really very difficult to make any headway without being somehow tainted. And let me say, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.'

In my presidency I've been guided by what's right, not what's popular.

In the area of national security, I urge the swift passage of an anti-terrorism law that will protect rather than subvert, enhance rather than weaken, the rights and liberties that terrorism precisely threatens with extinction.

In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings.

Individually, we've taken the world on and won; together, we must take on the challenge of creating a new, peaceful, humane and competitive nation and prevail.

It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.

It's never right to fight terror with terror.

My responsibility as president is to take care to solve the problems we are facing now and to provide a vision and direction for how our nation should advance in the future.

Nature did not gift us with a mighty Mekong like Thailand and Vietnam, with their vast and naturally fertile plains. Nature instead put our islands ahead of our neighbours in the path of typhoons from the Pacific.