It is important to note that the outside world is focused on the Philippine economy and not on the noise of Philippine politics. |
It is the president's prerogative whether or not to allow senior government officials to appear before any Senate or House panels. |
Let us not make a mountain out a molehill, ... not Time or Newsweek. |
Mopping-up operations are ongoing. Individual conspirators will be prosecuted and brought to justice. |
No matter how beneficial these proposals may be in our bid for genuine electoral and political reforms, we cannot immediately implement all of them, because of some legal obstacles, particularly with some of the provisions of the Constitution. |
Our detractors are so obsessed with unseating President Arroyo that they refuse to accept that we have indeed made significant headway. |
Our long-standing and maturing relationship with the United States will survive this hostage crisis. |
Our political detractors are getting desperate. Not having succeeded in the streets and then in the impeachment, they are now calling for a snap election, |
Philippine criminal justice will prevail. |
Philippine sovereignty and criminal justice shall be upheld in all stages. |
Philippine sovereignty is firm as we anticipate the issuance of the warrant of arrest against the suspects, which will mark the inception of the trial. |
President Arroyo has given the go-signal to the Cabinet to get the ID system on track for immediate implementation. |
President Arroyo has instructed the Cabinet to conduct dialogues not only with the oil firms but with all affected sectors, including workers, small and medium enterprises, manufacturers and transport groups among others, that are affected by this crisis. |
President Arroyo has not only taken the barbs without flinching but has stuck to her economic plan with steadfastness. |
remains focused on the basic tasks of governance and the different immediate work to be done consists of addressing the energy problem, of tackling the terrorist problem and making sure we are fiscally sound and that entails the implementation of the fiscal measures which she has been pushing for. |