While I accept that there are certain things about my private life that will always be of interest to the public, it would be better if you give the same amount of attention to issues that matter as well. — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
I am not concerned about getting reelected. I can make the unpopular but necessary decision. Your focus from day one is on your legacy… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
Let me make it clear: The Disbursement Allocation Program is not pork barrel. Of the DAP releases in 2011 and 2012, only nine percent… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
I've been called 'hardheaded,' 'obstinate,' 'unreasonable,' etc. — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
I started out in public service in 1998 after the Asian financial crisis of '97. — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas. — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
We in the Philippines know we have to perform our own role in terms of promoting peace in the world. We are actually members… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
When my father returned home on the twenty-first of August 1983, he had a speech prepared. Filipinos never got to hear it, because he… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
Mom's paintings are a very small part of the legacy she left behind. — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
We will revive the emergency employment program established by former President Corazon Aquino. This will provide jobs for local communities and will help in… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
When I was a congressman, I had occasion to talk to this group of students who were taking their seat. There were about 80… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
Although I was born to famous parents, I know and feel the problems of ordinary citizens. — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
Both President Obama and I shared the conviction that territorial and maritime disputes in the Asia Pacific region should be settled peacefully based on… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
Part of my mandate is to curb corruption and streamline a cumbersome, graft-ridden bureaucracy, to put resources where they will provide the clearest results,… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
