Filipino - Politician | February 8, 1960 -
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, and to untangle a complicated regulatory environment.
Benigno Aquino III
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My administration's compact with the Filipino people will demand no less than the attainment of lasting peace and equitable prosperity. We will employ all the tools at our disposal to achieve this.
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As you may know, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, awards grants only to countries which rule justly, promote economic freedom, and invest in their people.
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Perhaps the strongest signal of reengagement with Southeast Asia was the U.S.'s accession to the Southeast Asian Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.
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The people want to go back to the time when democracy was in full bloom.
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I've been called 'hardheaded,' 'obstinate,' 'unreasonable,' etc.
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I am not concerned about getting reelected. I can make the unpopular but necessary decision. Your focus from day one is on your legacy rather than political considerations.
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I think President Obama, like myself, is a multitasker.
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I started out in public service in 1998 after the Asian financial crisis of '97.
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The focus of my administration is, if somebody decides to work abroad, then it has to be from choice as opposed to necessity.
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If we say yes to something we believe is wrong now, what guarantee is there that the wrong will not be further exacerbated down the line?
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You may have the might, but that does not necessarily make you right.
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