“The fight against terrorism is a long, tedious and emotional battle. Along the way here are hits and misses. Every news of an accomplishment, big or small, signifying a dent on the terrorists capability to instill fear and uncertainty in the lives of the Filipino people, is welcome news,”
“The enemies of the state will always test a new threshold of destabilization but they will never dent the rock steady foundations of our constitutional democracy. We leave to our law enforcers and the criminal justice system the task of meeting the residual threats posed by the remnants of the failed conspiracy.”
“We are a free enterprise economy and we shall leave market forces to determine the value of the peso, while taking the appropriate measures to assist the export sector.”