Benigno Aquino III
Politician
1960-02-08 – 2021-06-24
Benigno Aquino III was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.
Quotes by Benigno Aquino III
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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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Pictorial is something that I am not used to. You have to pose, smile, bend your arm, straighten up, look to the left.
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I try to put myself in others' shoes: How does any country give up any sovereignty and expect to survive as a government? I don't think that any Philippine president, or any leader for that matter, can afford to give up any portion of territorial sovereignty. That would be political suicide.
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Both President Obama and I shared the conviction that territorial and maritime disputes in the Asia Pacific region should be settled peacefully based on international law. We affirm that arbitration is an open, friendly and peaceful approach to seeking a just and durable solution.
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Let me make it clear: The Disbursement Allocation Program is not pork barrel. Of the DAP releases in 2011 and 2012, only nine percent was disbursed for projects suggested by legislators. The DAP is not theft. Theft is illegal.
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I have never stolen. I am not a thief.
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I will not only not steal, but I will run after thieves.
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I've been called 'hardheaded,' 'obstinate,' 'unreasonable,' etc.
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Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of the Philippines. From the current projection of 3.3 million tourist arrivals in 2010, our aim is to eventually attract 6 million tourists. In the process, we expect to create 3 million jobs in the next six years.
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The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through responsible mining, we intend to generate more revenues from the extraction of these resources.
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I am from the class that has, in a sense, benefited from the status quo, but everyone still gets victimized.
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