Tag: Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Sen. Santiago eyes 2016 presidential race

Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago revealed that her health is improving and raised the possibility of her running in the 2016 presidential elections. “I’m not going to be coy. Society leaders have urged me to seek the presidency. I can rise to the occasion, although I was following the other sign posts on the road to recovery,” the senator said in a statement. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Santiago said the tumor in her left […]

Sen. Miriam Santiago steps down as ICC judge

By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, June 3 (PNA) — Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Tuesday stepped down as judge of the prestigious International Criminal Court (ICC) due to her health problem. ”Pursuant to my commitment, I hereby confirm that the Court should proceed on the basis that I am stepping down as elected judge,” Santiago said in her letter to ICC president Sang-Hyun Song dated June 3. ”Since I was elected in December 2011, I have […]