There are no more seditious rallies going on now, and many of the coup plotters have been arrested, |
There is absolutely no justification for the actions you have taken, ... You have already defamed the uniform. Do not drench it with dishonor. |
There is no calling in life nobler than to serve the people of one's nation in pursuit of the Jeffersonian ideal of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." I, for one, feel privileged every day, every single day to be able to serve the people of the Philippines and to be associated with democrats like you from all over the world. |
There will be no whitewash in the investigation and we shall insist on our sovereign prerogatives, |
They are scum and we will get them, |
They have broken the law, ... They will be court-martialed. |
This is neither a political ploy nor a gimmick. I believe that this process will quickly lay the foundation for deep reforms in our society. |
to make sure that the cancer doesn't grow again. |
War is never one-sided so my reaction to all this is that as a government we cannot be blackmailed. |
We are happy enough with the majority |
We can now declare dividends from the coconut levy funds to benefit our coconut farmers, |
We have a strategic framework for fighting terrorism, and it is a framework our officials are discussing with the United States. Both countries are looking at this framework and looking at where the partnership in fighting terrorism domestically, regionally and globally can become more effective. |
We have the evidence, we have the proof . . . this was a carefully planned rebellion, |
We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ. |
We mourn with the world the passing of Pope John Paul II. His death brings to all a deep sense of grief and loss. He was a holy champion of the Filipino family and of the profound Christian values that make everyone of us contemplate, everyday, what is just, moral and sacred in life. |