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The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Faith
People
Military
Heads
Very
Them
Cooler
Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Must
Ability
Freely
Economy
Global
Global Economy
Businessmen
Filipino
Compete
In 1995, we had evidence of the brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden being in the Philippines, living in the Philippines. We had evidence of front organizations set up in the Philippines. And we uncovered evidence about, which would help the U.S. with - about the perpetuators of the World Trade Center bombing.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
World
Philippines
Living
Evidence
Would
Brother-In-Law
About
Had
Uncovered
Trade
Up
Front
Being
Center
Which
Organizations
Help
Bin
Bombing
World Trade
World Trade Center
Set
I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Me
Terrorism
World
Illustration
Our
Our World
Done
Ground
Ground Zero
Graphic
Zero
The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Philippines
Sacrifice
Demands
Policy
Human
Lives
Central Philippines has the competitive edge in tourism in its natural wonders and the extraordinary hospitality of its people.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Natural
People
Philippines
Edge
Extraordinary
Hospitality
Tourism
Wonders
Central
Competitive
I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Democracy
Majesty
Sow
Successor
In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Time
Must
Given
Talents
Most
Make
Steward
Lord
I'm not worried. I'm in control.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Control
Worried
It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Truth
Needs
Change
Political
System
Point
Part
Simply
Am
Political System
Fundamental
Fundamental Change
While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Work
Terrorism
Together
Progress
Important
Address
Threat
Countries
Still
Been
Very
Order
While
Work Together
Much
In all the things I've gone through as a politician, I have seen that in this system it is really very difficult to make any headway without being somehow tainted. And let me say, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.'
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Me
Seen
First
Politician
Gone
Difficult
Say
System
Somehow
Cast
Through
Tainted
Sin
Headway
Make
Him
Without
Very
Stone
Any
Being
Really
Who
Things
On the economy, the U.S. cumulatively is our most important investor, most important trading partner, most important sort of tourists, and we have now a tie that will... a link that will be here for many, many years to come, and that is the big Philippine-American community in the United States - three million of them.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Will
Three
Important
Partner
Big
Community
Our
States
Investor
Tourists
Come
Economy
Most
Tie
Sort
Trading
Trading Partner
Years
Link
Them
Many
Now
United
United States
Million
Here
Our political system needs changing. It needs to move away from personalities and patronage to a system of party programs and consultation with the people.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Needs
People
Political
Party
Programs
Changing
Our
System
Consultation
Political System
Move
Patronage
Personalities
Away
The contracts for Iraqi rebuilding are commercial contracts. I think being in the coalition of the willing puts us in the radar screen, but we also have to compete with other countries that are in the coalition of the willing, but the Philippines is a country that has produced world-class skilled workers that we have seen all over the world.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
World
Philippines
Seen
Country
Think
World-Class
Other
Other Countries
Willing
Puts
Countries
Over
Also
Iraqi
Contracts
Commercial
Screen
Being
Us
Produced
Workers
Skilled
Skilled Workers
Coalition
Radar
Rebuilding
Compete
We have our own home-grown terrorism, and to the extent that we can obliterate terrorism all over the world, then our own terrorism will be much easier to neutralize.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Terrorism
World
Will
Own
Our
Easier
Obliterate
Neutralize
Over
Then
Much
Extent
I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Defense
President
President Bush
States
Mutual
Anniversary
Invited
Come
Occasion
Bush
United
United States
Treaty
I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more, and I can take more unpopular decisions.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Politics
Burden
Unpopular
More
Take
Freed
Feel
Am
Decisions
Then
As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Democracy
People
World
Strong
Leader
Nation
Say
Principled
Behalf
Filipino
Believers
I want to create economic opportunity at home and abroad. I don't want just one or the other. I want both.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Home
Opportunity
Other
Abroad
Both
Economic
Economic Opportunity
Just
Want
Just One
Create
Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Government
Needs
Business
Chronic
Deficits
Drastically
Those
Jobs
Ability
Investments
Make
Reduce
Infrastructure
Create
Grow
I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Service
Respect
Patriotism
Culture
Honesty
Discipline
Church
Parents
Young
Community
System
Shape
New
Pillars
Educational
Ask
Help
We will downsize the government, motivate excess employees to become entrepreneurs, and increase the pay of a lean and mean bureaucracy.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Government
Will
Employees
Become
Pay
Increase
Entrepreneurs
Excess
Lean
Motivate
Bureaucracy
Mean
Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it is difficult for anyone to make any headway yet keep his hands clean.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Political
Difficult
Our
System
Clean
Over
Headway
Make
His
Years
Hands
Political System
Any
Anyone
Keep
Extent
By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are voting with their feet, going abroad and leaving that system behind.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Generation
Voting
Political
Few
Our
System
Promise
Betrayed
Abroad
New
Feet
New Generation
Leaving
Political System
Going
Behind
Large
Each
Whom
In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Political
Possible
Terms
Condemn
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