World-class president

“Act like a Philippine president who must be competitive nationally because you will be compared with other Philippine presidents. This is now the 21st century, and the Philippine president should be world-class. We are not anymore in the period of Antonio Luna, Emilio Aguinaldo, and Andres Bonifacio. Our countrymen should not kill each other; they should unite to develop our nation.”

—Former president Fidel V. Ramos, advising squabbling presidential candidates Rodrigo Duterte and Mar Roxas to cool it

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