Congressperson Miriam Santiago passed away today at 8:52 in the morning. Her significant other Atty. Narciso "Jun" Santiago said, "She kicked the bucket in her rest." She was 71.
Known for her feistiness and sharp personality, Sen. Santiago turned into the principal Filipino to be chosen in the United Nations as judge of the International Criminal Court. Be that as it may, she was compelled to postpone the benefit because of her fight with lung malignancy.
She lost her third endeavor at the administration in May.
Santiago had served three full terms as congressperson and had recorded the most noteworthy number of bills. Among the remarkable bills she composed is the Freedom of Information bill.
Amid the Senate hearing on said bill, just a couple of minutes after Santiago passed away, Sen. Effortlessness Poe devoted the proposed enactment in her memory.
"Representative Santiago said amid our consultations, the presidential benefit ought not be manhandled. So this bill is devoted to her," Poe said.
***
Recollecting Miriam
Regardless of their epic fights in the senate, previous Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile sends his fondest goodbye to a commendable foe.
"Nabalitaan ko kanina at pinagdadasal ko siya. Nakalimutan ko na yun (quarrels). Hindi ako nagtatanim ng masamang kalooban kahit kanino ngayon. Pinagdadasal ko siya. May she rest in peace and with the Lord. inaanak ko yun eh (sa kasal)."
Different associates of the late representative have issued their own announcements on the death of a political illuminating presence.
"We profoundly grieve the death of Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. She was a notorious open figure and surely a standout amongst the most powerful in late memory. I admired Senator Mirriam as a tutor and a companion. Her passing is really an extraordinary misfortune to our country." — Sen. Antonio Trillanes
"It is an exceptionally pitiful day for the Philippines. A striking lady who has served every one of the three branches of the administration, Senator Miriam Santiago was an incredible loyalist who committed her life to serving the nation. I am out of words to satisfactorily express our profound appreciation for all the caring work she has accomplished for the nation. My musings and supplications are with the Santiago family amid this to a great degree troublesome time. Rest in peace, Senator Miriam." — Sen. Joel Villanueva
"Nakikiramay ako sa pamilya ng dating Senador Miriam Defensor-Santiago sa kanyang pagpanaw kaninang umaga.
Sen. Miriam separated herself in her decades-long support of the nation and our kindred Filipinos as a trial judge, movement chief, as agrarian change secretary, and as representative. For her praiseworthy execution, she has gotten honors, for example, The Outstanding Young Men, or TOYM; The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service, or TOWNS; Most Outstanding Alumna in Law from U.P.; and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for taxpayer driven organization for her "intense and good initiative in tidying up a joining ridden government office."
I was one of the individuals who might stop and listen to the savvy words she would say in the Senate sessions. I realized that Sen. Miriam would be prepared with her witty lines and feisty mentality.
Sen. Miriam – a splendid lawful personality, a cherishing spouse and mother, and an open hireling – would be missed." — Sen. Nancy Binay
"I am disheartened to realize that Sen. Miriam will now be debating with a much more prominent body than the Philippine Senate." — Sen. Vicente C. Sotto III
"Today checks one of the saddest days ever.
It is with a compelling feeling of misfortune and misery that I join the whole nation in grieving the death of my dear companion and partner, previous Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, whose one of a kind brightness, mind and appeal charmed herself to each and extremely Filipino from all eras and from varying backgrounds.
My sympathies go out to her significant other, Jun and their friends and family as they experience this troublesome time.
We were colleagues in our undergrad contemplates in the University of the Philippines-Iloilo College and the UP College of Law, from 1961 to 1969, with the exception of one year.
She was my editorial manager in the Philippine Collegian and afterward, she named me as her partner proofreader. We would chip away at the Philippine Collegian each Wednesday evening. I would lift her up from the dormitory at nine o'clock at night and work on the paper overnight.
There is no congressperson, past or present, who can coordinate Senator Santiago's exceptional splendor and red hot devotion to her standards and convictions. She was a scholarly monster and a legitimate illuminator whose mind and words profited this country and its kin such a large number of times over.
0 comments:
Post a Comment