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QUEZON City, Philippines (October 5) – A single word will surely not be enough to describe the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. She has been tagged as the Platinum Lady, The Incorruptible lady, The Dragon Lady, but what she is most popular of is being the Iron Lady of Asia. These titles were given to her because of her undeniable academic and professional excellence. It is public knowledge that Senator Santiago was a class valedictorian from […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 4) – Last Thursday came a sad news. On September 29,2016, at the age of 71, the Iron Lady of the Philippine Senate passed away. Senator Grace Poe announced that Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has passed away during a hearing on the Freedom of Information bill.The former senator died “peacefully” at 8:52 a.m. Thursday. Many of her fans and supporters as well as her colleagues in the Senate were shocked at the news. […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 29) expressed his mourning on the death of former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. “Senator Santiago has left a sterling career in public office. She is best remembered as a graftbuster ‘eating death threats for breakfast,’ earning her the Iron Lady of Asia. A constitutionalist, she has always been an advocate for the rule of law” Duterte said in a statement in Vietnam. “We express our deepest sorrow […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senators expressed their condolences to the family of former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago after she passed away Thursday morning (September 29). According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, Defensor-Santiago is a great loss for the country and that he admires her strength during debates. Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile also expressed his condolences, saying that he has no hard feelings with the late senator; Senator Cynthia Villar said that the late senator was a […]
(Eagle News) — Former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago succumbed to cancer this morning (September 29). Santiago, 71, peacefully died in her sleep in their La Vista residence, according to her husband, Atty. Jun Santiago. The former senator, who ran for president in the May 9 elections, has been battling lung cancer since she announced that she had the disease in July 2014. She, however, revealed last year that she was undergoing a clinical trial for a […]
QUEZON City (May 9) – Several of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates were early worms as they went to their voting precincts early in the morning to vote. This includes Vice-President Jejomar Binay, his running mate Senator Gringo Honasan and Rep. Leni Robredo. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was also one of the first to vote wherein she made a comment about the use of cardboard boxes where the voting receipts were placed. Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar […]
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago will set a hearing regarding the overspending of presidential candidates in their political advertisements. The senator added that the voters should be vigilant regarding candidates that are spending millions for their political campaigns. Santiago added that one of the questions that voters should be asking is that how said candidates plan to recover said expenses. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 17 (Eagle News) — Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago supports the proposal of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to hold a debate between presidential candidates for the 2016 elections. Santiago added that she has a pending bill that proposes the same. She added that the debate is the proper forum for the voters to assess the candidates. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Eleven other senators signed Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s committee report declaring the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) unconstitutional if it will not be amended by the Senate. The said report will be submitted to the Senate Committee on Local Government headed by Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to Senator Cynthia Villar, the Nacionalista Party have reached consensus in not allowing the unconstitutional provisions of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, after the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments headed by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago stated in its findings that the BBL should undergo amendments as many of its provisions are unconstitutional. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago proposed a bill criminalizing the violation of building code after the fire in Valenzuela City. The senator added that owners of residential or commercial buildings will be held liable for the death, injury, and damages suffered by anyone due to said safety violations. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
