Remembering Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago @SenMiriam
"What is important is that you and I continue to believe in the future of our country." – Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor-Santiago, the feisty, esteemed former senator of the Philippines and public servant from Iloilo, died early Thursday, after battling lung cancer for two years. She was 71 years old. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago died peacefully today at 8:52 a.m. Details of the interment will be announced later. (1/2) — Miriam Santiago (@senmiriam) September 29, 2016 Senators mourn the death of senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, whom they call a 'great patriot.' https://t.co/H5B6biujr0 — Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) September 29, 2016 “Senator Santiago left a sterling career in public office. She is best remembered as a graftbuster “eating death threats for breakfast”, earning her the title of “Iron Lady of Asia”. A constitutionalist, she had always been an advocate for the rule of law.” - President Rodrigo Duterte “May he...