[One protest leader, Renato Reyes, said that a] people power ... September storm if the impeachment is killed this week.

The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.

The Filipino people mark a glorious day in history, when instead of forcing a president out of office through people power, they chose to keep a president through voting in the halls of constitutional democracy.

There is no calling in life nobler than to serve the people of one's nation in pursuit of the Jeffersonian ideal of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." I, for one, feel privileged every day, every single day to be able to serve the people of the Philippines and to be associated with democrats like you from all over the world.

The issue here is not political. Hence, politics should take the back seat here.

We're waiting for emotions to subside, and we hope that the opposition will go back to their seats so we can proceed with the debate and hopefully with the voting.

Did not witness any distribution of bribes.

All of us are mentally and physically exhausted.

Link the entire country through a network of transport infrastructure.