The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people.
From Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.
On the economy, the U.S. cumulatively is our most important investor, most important trading partner, most important sort of tourists, and we have now a tie that will... a link that will be here for many, many years to come, and that is the big Philippine-American community in the United States - three million of them.
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.
We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.
In a global arena, what our businessmen need in order to be competitive is transparency and a level playing-field.
Our political system needs changing. It needs to move away from personalities and patronage to a system of party programs and consultation with the people.
Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.
The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state.
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.
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