We would like to congratulate the (election officials), the armed forces of the Philippines, the Philippine national police, for making sure that these were relatively peaceful and orderly elections.

We have to congratulate ourselves (that) given all political volatility in the past several months we were able to conduct the first election in the new millennium.

This is not just a demonstration. This is a rebellion.

Mr (Joseph) Estrada is complaining of fever and night chills and the preliminary diagnosis of the doctor is that he has an acute bronchitis. He’s also been complaining of pain in his joints and legs.

It looks like we’re over the hump … It looks like it’s been defused.