The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo More Quotes by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo More Quotes From Gloria Macapagal Arroyo The Philippines and the U.S. have had a strong relationship with each other for a very long time now. We have a shared history. We have shared values, democracy, freedom, and we have been in all the wars together in modern history, the World War, Second World War, Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, now the war on terrorism. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo korea strong war In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo term political killing In 1995, we had evidence of the brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden being in the Philippines, living in the Philippines. We had evidence of front organizations set up in the Philippines. And we uncovered evidence about, which would help the U.S. with - about the perpetuators of the World Trade Center bombing. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo organization brother law The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo faithful military people Before September 11, we were fighting terrorism in our southwestern Philippines, and it was a lonely fight. However, we were able to contain it now in one island in that part of the Philippines. But after September 11, and after the creation of the global coalition against terrorism, now we have allies, and I believe now it will easier with allies. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo fighting lonely believe It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo civilians The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo military people In a global arena, what our businessmen need in order to be competitive is transparency and a level playing-field. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo levels fields order 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 united-states defense president 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. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo support grateful thinking I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo comfort-and-joy ordinary people While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo progress order country The Philippines was with the U.S. in the Second World War, in the Korean War, in the Vietnam War, and now in the war against terrorism. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo philippines vietnam war We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo trust corruption justice people College education is the great Filipino dream. But in a world of rapid technological change, getting a job or keeping it depends as much on how well one reasons as how well one uses his hands. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo great change education world 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 good politics change character Our educational system should make the Filipino fit not just for whatever jobs happen to be on offer today, but also for whatever economic challenge life will throw in their way. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo challenge today life way The roof cannot collapse when the value pillars of government and society are sound and strong. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo value society government strong I did not become president to be popular. To work, to lead, to protect and preserve our country, our people, that is why I became president. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo why work country people I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo me terrorism done world
