English: According to the President, ordinary Filipinos work very hard for their families yet suffer. "Mabuti kung masamang tao yan, dapat parusahan. Hindi naman. Walang ginawa iyan kundi magtrabaho, kundi mahalin ang pamilya. Ba't mo paparusahan? Para magpayaman ka? That makes no sense to me (Bad people deserve punishment, but ordinary Filipinos have done nothing but work for their families. Why punish them just so some can get rich? That makes no sense to me)," he said.
Filipino: Ayon sa Pangulo, nagsusumikap nang husto ang karaniwang Pilipino para sa kanilang pamilya ngunit sila pa ang naghihirap. "Mabuti kung masamang tao yan, dapat parusahan. Hindi naman. Walang ginawa iyan kundi magtrabaho, kundi mahalin ang pamilya. Ba't mo paparusahan? Para magpayaman ka? That makes no sense to me," aniya.