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I had a simple goal in life: to be true to my parents and our country as an honorable son, a caring brother, and a good citizen.

From Benigno Aquino III

With proper governance, life will improve for all.

From Benigno Aquino III

Part of my mandate is to curb corruption and streamline a cumbersome, graft-ridden bureaucracy, to put resources where they will provide the clearest results, and to untangle a complicated regulatory environment.

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The Philippines is strategically located and blessed with the greatest resource: its people, who are hard-working, very loyal, and very adaptive.

From Benigno Aquino III

Both President Obama and I shared the conviction that territorial and maritime disputes in the Asia Pacific region should be settled peacefully based on international law. We affirm that arbitration is an open, friendly and peaceful approach to seeking a just and durable solution.

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Strategic partnership is based on a shared set of values.

From Benigno Aquino III

I will not only not steal, but I will run after thieves.

From Benigno Aquino III

Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of the Philippines. From the current projection of 3.3 million tourist arrivals in 2010, our aim is to eventually attract 6 million tourists. In the process, we expect to create 3 million jobs in the next six years.

From Benigno Aquino III

The message has to be sent that if you commit a crime there has to be punishment.

From Benigno Aquino III

The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through responsible mining, we intend to generate more revenues from the extraction of these resources.

From Benigno Aquino III

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