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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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" 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. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" 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.' "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" The Constitution says that troops can be in the Philippines if there's a treaty that provides for it, and we have two treaties with the United States. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" The Iraqi regime was supporting terrorist cells all over the world. We had to expel three Iraqi diplomats from the Philippines because of evidence that they were either in touch with Abu Sayyaf or doing their own espionage. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" We have to be bold in our national ambitions. First, we must win the fight against poverty within the next decade. Second, we must improve moral standards in government and society to provide a strong foundation for good governance. Third, we must change the character of our politics to promote fertile ground for reforms. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" 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. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" 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. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" We look at the world and analyze the world, and see what we can do that is in line of our mutual interest and also in line with, you know, what the whole world needs, because this is a world where we really have to all work together. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" 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. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" We have our own home-grown terrorism, and to the extent that we can obliterate terrorism all over the world, then our own terrorism will be much easier to neutralize. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" As your president, I care too much about this nation to let anyone stand in the way of our people's wellbeing. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" A president must be on the job 24/7, ready for any contingency, any crisis, anywhere, anytime. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" We're working with our neighbors Indonesia and Malaysia to fight terrorism in our own common seas. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" We fight terrorism. It threatens our sovereign, democratic, compassionate and decent way of life. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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" 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. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and manpower. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" We've supported the U.S. every step of the way. The Philippines was the first government in Asia after September 11, in fact, the night of September 11; it was nighttime for us then. It was daytime here. We were the first government in Asia to come out and say that we're supporting the U.S. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" 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. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" There isn't a day I do not work at my job, or a waking moment when I do not think through a work-related problem. Even my critics cannot begrudge the long hours I put in. Our people deserve a government that works just as hard as they do. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo