Democracy Work Quotes by Benigno Aquino III

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

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

The mandate given to me was one of change.

— Benigno Aquino III

I've been called 'hardheaded,' 'obstinate,' 'unreasonable,' etc.

— Benigno Aquino III

I started out in public service in 1998 after the Asian financial crisis of '97.

— Benigno Aquino III

I will not only not steal, but I will run after thieves.

— Benigno Aquino III

One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.

— Benigno Aquino III

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

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

Mom's paintings are a very small part of the legacy she left behind.

— Benigno Aquino III

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

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

Although I was born to famous parents, I know and feel the problems of ordinary citizens.

— Benigno Aquino III

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

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