All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride.

You have spent many lives and much treasure to bring freedom to many lands that were reluctant to receive it. And here you have a people who won it by themselves and need only the help to preserve it.

I would like to ask all the Filipino people to pray together, to help each other so that we will be able to preserve the democracy we restored 20 years ago.

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services.

I will march tomorrow [Tuesday]. People ask me if I can still do it, with the help of God, I can,

It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep.