President Obama and I recognize the importance of strong economic engagement for the continued growth of both the Philippines and the United States. — 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
