Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago remained positive despite losing in her third attempt at the presidency as she issued her first statement urging her followers to “cheer up.” She was quoted as saying “Cheer up, people! Ganiyan lang talaga ang buhay. The night is darkest just before the sun rises,” Santiago said in her Facebook page Wednesday … Read more
The Philippines is not yet ready for a Duterte presidency, this was the statement of the brilliant stateswoman, Sen. Santiago as she casts doubt on the Davao City mayor’s allegiance to the rule of law. When the feisty senator was asked about the readiness of the Filipinos for a Duterte presidency, she stated “I don’t … Read more
Presidential candidate Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago announced that she will be skipping the second leg of the highly anticipated Comelec Presidential debates which will be held this coming Sunday in Cebu City. Sen. Miriam cites health reasons as the culprit of her attendance in this year’s second national debates for presidential candidates. The senator was … Read more
Presidential candidate Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago who is considered as the most consistent lawmakers in the country vowed to speed up the investigation and prosecution of cases against legislators involved in the controversial multi-billion Priority Development Assistant Fund (PDAF) scam. Sen. Santiago who is also the most favorite presidential aspirant among college students in various parts … Read more
Presidential candidate and one of the country’s most productive lawmakers, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago caught the media’s attention after COMELEC revealed that in the printing of the ballots for the 2016 elections, Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago’s political party had not been included. The printing of the official ballots was temporarily stopped on Wednesday due to the … Read more
Popular senator and one of the 2016 presidential candidate, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said she was “appalled” at the P1 billion cut in the Reproductive Health (RH) allocations in the 2016 national budget already approved by the administration of Pres. Benigno S. Aquino. In an official statement to the media, the senator was quoted as saying … Read more
One of the country’s oldest political party, the Kilusang Bagong Lipuna (KBL) the party founded by former President Ferdinand Marcos decided to support former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) chief Augusto “Buboy” Syjuco to be its standard bearer for the 2016 national elections. The decision of KBL to support Syjuco as standard bearer … Read more
One of the country’s most popular lawmaker, Senator Mirriam Defensor-Santiago called on the attention of her colleagues to immediately act on the she filled, which aimed at improving the government’s typhoon preparation and disaster risk reduction efforts. The senator revealed that at least five of the typhoon-related laws she filed are still pending at the … Read more
Filipino business tycoon and one of the most popular name in the business industry, Manny V. Pangilinan was endorsed by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago as President of the Republic of the Philippines, during an occasion on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The endorsement of Pangilinan as President was announced by Sen. Santiago in a speech on leadership … Read more
The President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, will try to evade his liability in the deadly Mamasapano incident according to one of the country’s most popular senator, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Pres. Aquino’s refusal to apologize might be his way of evading prosecution after his Presidential term ends according … Read more
