21. "The first impulse of any good film critic, and to this I think you would agree, must be of love."
–Alexis Tioseco in a letter to his girlfriend, Nika Bohinc, entitled The Letter I Would Love to Read to You in Person, published in Rogue. Tioseco and Bohinc were both killed by robbers in their own home on September 1, 2009.
22. "For all my life, I would constantly hear mom tell everybody that I was the female Ninoy. I was truly my dad's daughter. Maybe that's why I always felt that I was mom's favorite."
–Kris Aquino's eulogy for former President Cory Aquino
23. "Hindi naman maiiwasan kahit na may edad na tayo, lalong tumitibok ang puso mo… Hindi ko man itago, maraming [manliligaw]. Kahit mahirap, madami. Pero iwas talaga!"
–Aling Dionisia Pacquiao on love
24. "Ang tugon ko sa hamon ng pagkakataon ay... Game na!"
–Edu Manzano on being invited to run as Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro's vice-presidential candidate in the 2010 elections
25. "Ano'ng software ang ginamit mo?"
–Senator Bong Revilla interrogating Hayden Kho at the Senate inquiry on the sex video scandal
Read Part 2 of 50 Quotable Quotes of 2009.
Photos: Noel Orsal of pep.ph (Katrina Halili, Bong Revilla Jr., Carlo J. Caparas, BB Gandanghari, Mar Roxas, Korina Sanchez, Conrado de Quiros, Aling Dionisia, Edu Manzano and Bayani Fernando), Cris Yambing (Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc), op.gov.ph (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), abs-cbn.com (Dr. Bistek del Rosario).
