Before September 11, we were ...

Before September 11, we were fighting terrorism in our southwestern Philippines, and it was a lonely fight. However, we were able to contain it now in one island in that part of the Philippines. But after September 11, and after the creation of the global coalition against terrorism, now we have allies, and I believe now it will easier with allies.
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 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty.
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 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.
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 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.
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 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo