I'm Not Concentrated Or Concerned With Any

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.

I Had A Simple Goal In Life: To Be True To My Parents And Our Country As An Honorable Son, A Caring Brother, And A Good Citizen.

When I Was A Congressman, I Had Occasion To Talk To This Group Of Students Who Were Taking Their Seat. There Were About 80 Of Them And I Asked Them, 'how Many Of You Will Be Serving In The Country Once You Graduate?' And, Out Of The 80, There Were Two That Raised Their Hands. The Rest Were Thinking Of Leaving.

I Remove A Lot Of The Pressure From Myself By Saying I'm Not Competing With My Parents. They Are The Persons Who Taught Me My Ideology. They Actively Practiced What They Preached. They're The Exemplars And The Role Models. So How Does One Compete With A Mentor?

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.