Robert Aventajado Quotations

If they insist on their original demand, that would be a deal-breaker.

Maybe we can get the Malaysians this afternoon.

Just hang on, we will get you out of here -- don't do anything foolish.

It goes without saying that their lives are exposed to extreme danger, so we need to rescue them from that area so they can go back to their loved ones.

We are hoping and praying that her health is still strong, that she can still take this ordeal which, unfortunately, she needs to go through.

We want to clarify their position. We will look for common ground.

We want them to make collective decisions. Otherwise, how can we hold negotiations at all? ... Without them putting their demands in writing, we'll just be confused.

Until we have determined that there is no connection, I will proceed and assume they are not related. I want to be focused on saving the lives of the 21 hostages.

We've received enough assurance from the military that this will not happen again.

We are expecting some response, hopefully within the day.

(Estrada) gave the green light, so we will return (Tuesday) and hopefully by Wednesday the actual negotiation would start.

I'm saddened by the fact that there are these kind of athletes that competed in the SEA Games, but at the same time I'm glad the Vietnamese officials were able to discover and bring this matter to the attention of the police.

The instruction of the president is for us to secure their release in one batch. Nobody should be left behind.

That may have sent the wrong signal. We have asked the military to go somewhere else while we are doing the negotiations.

We will try to produce results as soon as possible.

I told Lee Peng Wee, the important thing is to free the hostages. I don't care who was responsible for their release, what is important is that we end this problem as soon as possible.