Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santigao to Run for President in the 2016 Elections

Veteran senator and most of popular lawmaker in the country,Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is now seriously eyeing the highest position in the Philippines as President of the Republic only if she is cured with her current illness. The popular Senator previously claimed that she defeated ex-President Fidel Ramos during the 1992 Presidential Elections.

Sen. Mirriam Defensor-Santiago

The 69-year-old Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago noted only her cancer illness is holder her back right now, the confirmation of the senators plans was revealed through her official Twitter account.

According to the Senator, who was also a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay awards, should she be elected President of the Philippines, she intend “to appoint a cabinet, half of whom shall be from the youth sector, and half from senior citizens,” she added.

In a letter submitted to the Senate last month, Sen. Santiago noted that more than 90 percent of cancer cells on her lung have regressed. The Senator from Iloilo, also noted earlier that she is still seeking for presidency after failing twice both in 1992 and 1998.

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago who is also the leader of her own political party, the People’s Reform Party, stated earlier that she will run for President if she will get enough supporters. One of the most able supporters of Sen. Miriam Santiago is constitutionalist Fr. Joaquin Bernas.

When Senator Santiago was asked if she is not afraid of any potential candidate in the 2016 nationwide poll, she replied that she will give any candidate a “good run for their money” She was quoted as saying “Wala akong kinakakatakutan. Kung bastusan, masasagot ko sila. English pa, yung kanila Tagalog lang,” she added.

Meanwhile here’s the official Tweet of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago:

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  1. yes magandang tandem sen.miriam defensor santiago for president,vice president duterte or gibo teodoro..yan mahuhusay,matalino at magaling…

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