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Miriam Defensor Santiago is a globally famous personality, because of her legal brilliance and courageous example in fighting corruption. In a nation where many public officials are charged with, or suspected, of plunder, her honesty shines like a light in the darkness.
Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago GCS QSC (née Defensor; June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, and stateswoman who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and legislative.
First Filipino and first Southeast Asian from a developing state to be thus elected. But she waived the ICC privilege, after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, stage 4 (last stage). After six weeks on new medication, doctors found her cancer has regressed. She returned to work in the Philippine Senate. University of Michigan.
Sep 29, 2019 · MANILA, Philippines — She was one of the most decorated female icons of our time and the most sought after Filipino public figure of the 21st century. At 71, Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s...
Sep 29, 2016 · P hilippine Senator and former presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago died from lung cancer Thursday, at age 71. The lawmaker ran for office three times in total, in 1992, 1998 and...
Mar 3, 2024 · Miriam Defensor Santiago was a trailblazer in Philippine politics, known for her unwavering commitment to public service. Born on June 15, 1945, she achieved numerous accomplishments throughout her life, from earning degrees from prestigious institutions to serving as a senator for three terms.
Sep 29, 2016 · MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – One of the Philippines’ most respected politicians, former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, who died Thursday, September 29, captivated Filipinos with her...
Sep 29, 2016 · Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who ran for president in the May election, dies of lung cancer at the age of 71.
As commissioner of Immigration and Deportation, DEFENSOR SANTIAGO set out to show that a “traditionally corrupt government agency can be reformed.” With breathtaking decisiveness, she threw out the fixers, transferred suspected bribe-takers from sensitive positions, and filed administrative charges against corrupt employees.
Sep 29, 2016 · MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who passed away Thursday, will be remembered for many things, among which for making footprints in Philippine public life that "will be hard...
