We dare not supress thoughts, but when they are expressed through violence, like the idea that power comes from the barrel of a gun, they must be dealt with and met accordingly.

President Reagan has no enemies in the Phillipines.

How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?

I can feel it in my bones that no matter what we do, even if we do not do anything, the revolutionary government of Madame Cory Aquino will collapse.

To preserve our sovereign integrity, we must prove to them nobody need tell us how to hold a clean and democratic election.

For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.

It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue.

To write our constitution is for the past, the present, and the future to come together all at once in one single motion, in one single heave, one single cry. For we correct the errors of the past and chart a new course for the future, based on the experience of the present.

I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.

In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.