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Heart Evangelista pens birthday message for late senator Miriam Defensor Santiago
'You owe me an Adulting 101,' says the actress

FALSE: Miriam Defensor Santiago’s election as ICC judge is void
‘The Rome Statute only refers to a requirement of State Party nationality at the time of election but not afterwards,’ says the International Criminal Court

‘Miriam would have pulverized’ Panelo, says late senator’s sister
Linn Defensor Evangelista, the sister of Miriam Defensor Santiago, slams Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo for saying that the late senator's election as an ICC judge was not valid

Miriam Santiago now first woman awarded Quezon Service Cross
The Quezon Service Cross, the highest civilian distinction given by the government, is posthumously conferred upon the late senator in a Malacañang ceremony

Miriam Santiago's People's Reform Party teams up with Sara Duterte's party
PRP agrees with President Duterte's unilateral ICC withdrawal. Miriam Defensor Santiago was the first Filipino ICC judge.

Senate approves highest civilian award for Miriam Santiago
'Bestowing [the Quezon Service Cross] award enables her to live on as our country's north star, inspiring future generations to love the nation,' says Senator Grace Poe

Duterte nominates Miriam Santiago for Quezon Service Cross
If Congress approves her nomination, the late senator will join only 5 other Filipinos who have been given the nation's highest civilian distinction

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'Motherly' Miriam Santiago honored on 1st death anniversary
Family, friends, and youth supporters remember the soft side of the feisty senator who was like a mother to those who were close to her
#MiriamIsForever trends on senator's 1st death anniversary
On social media, netizens remember their favorite iconic lines told by the fiesty senator from Iloilo and the legacy she left behind as a senator

Senators urge Duterte to give Miriam Santiago highest civilian honor
The Senate adopts resolutions seeking the conferment of the Quezon Service Cross on the late senator, ahead of her first death anniversary

Memorial service set for Miriam Santiago's 1st death anniversary
The event at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City on Friday, September 29, is open to the public

Duterte appoints Miriam Santiago's husband as revenue adviser
Narciso Jun Santiago Jr held the same post from 2004 to 2010 under the Arroyo administration

Duterte on Hitler, Santiago burial, Syria rescue | 12PM wRap
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WATCH: Miriam Santiago interred at Loyola Memorial Park
Naihatid na sa huling hantungan ang mga labi ni Senador Miriam Defensor Santiago sa Loyola Memorial Park sa Marikina

Miriam Defensor Santiago laid to rest
UPDATED The late senator is buried at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City

LIVE: Funeral for Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago
Bookmark to watch the final rites for Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago

Duterte visits wake of Miriam Santiago
President Rodrigo Duterte personally extends his condolences to the family of former senator Miriam Defensor Santiago

VLOG: Mga huling mensahe para kay Miriam Santiago
The late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago receives an outpouring of love from supporters who write messages for her

Heart Evangelista remembers 'protector, best friend' Miriam Santiago in touching eulogy
At the wake of the late Miriam Defensor Santiago Heart Evangelista and more deliver emotional eulogies for the late senator You are my fairy godmother my protector my hero my mother and my best friend says Heart

VLOG: Supporters, matiyagang pumipila sa burol ni Miriam
Supporters dutifully line up at Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago s wake – their final act of service for the woman they greatly admire

IN PHOTOS: Supporters, politicians flock to Miriam's wake
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is set to be interred on Sunday October 2 at the Loyola Memorial Chapel and Crematorium in Marikina

Former presidents visit Miriam Santiago’s remains
Joseph Estrada and Benigno Aquino III arrive at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral on Friday evening

Duterte on Hitler, Miriam Santiago, Samsung Note 7 | 6PM wRap
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Aguirre visits Miriam's wake: We need to reconcile with our enemies
The wife of the late Chief Justice Renato Corona Cristina also goes to see Santiago s remains

Students, teachers visit their 'idol' Miriam Santiago
Groups of students flock to the Immaculate Conception Cathedral to pay their respects to the late senator who they say has touched their lives

Jun Santiago: Miriam should have been honored when she was alive
A teary eyed Jun Santiago talks briefly with reporters

Miriam in chiaroscuro
The feistiness we shall also miss especially because most of the time it unmasked hypocrisy pretense and fraudulence And we so badly need that today

Till the end: Miriam’s youth army helps in her wake
From campaign to her last breath Youth for Miriam volunteers stand by former senator Santiago s side

Lawmakers pay last respects to ‘Iron Lady’
Colleagues in Congress recall how the late senator Miriam Santiago has touched their lives

Bongbong Marcos recalls last advice from Miriam Santiago
Marcos says the late senator advised him how to handle his electoral protest against Vice President Robredo

IN PHOTOS: The life and times of Miriam Santiago
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago excels wherever she goes and leaves a legacy that will endure for years to come

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Political rivals pray for Miriam, miss her already
Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile Senator Panfilo Lacson and Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II only have good words for the feisty senator who once harangued them at the Senate session hall

Santiago, De Lima, Military exercises | 12PM wRap
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Lawmakers pay tribute to Miriam Santiago: A 'pillar' of PH politics
UPDATED [This is an] end of an era of erudition eloquence and equanimity says Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat Jr

Senators: Miriam a big loss, 'best president we never had'
UPDATED The Senate will no longer have a member as brilliant and fiercely dedicated as former senator Miriam Santiago senators say The national flag is flown at half mast following her demise

'The Iron Lady is dead': Filipinos mourn death of Miriam Santiago
Tributes pour in online as the nation grieves over the passing of former senator Miriam Defensor Santiago

Miriam Santiago: Memorable quotes, lines, zingers
Miriam Defensor Santiago s political career has been filled with bombastic words and fiery zingers

Duterte on Miriam's death: May your legacy guide PH
UPDATED Rest in peace Madam Senator May your legacy continue to guide this nation for many years to come says President Rodrigo Duterte

Stars pay tribute to Miriam Santiago
Heart Evangelista Aga Muhlach and Kim Chiu are among the stars who took to social media to express their grief over the late senator

Miriam Defensor Santiago: 'God is not out there but in you'
In this obituary we remember the life politics and wit of the late senator Miriam Defensor Santiago

Miriam Defensor Santiago, former senator, dies
UPDATED Miriam Defensor Santiago the feisty esteemed former senator and public servant from Iloilo was 71 years old

Only 2 senators reprimanded by Senate in 30 years
Out of all ethics complaints the Senate has only censured former senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Heherson Alvarez Former senator Manny Villar was only reprimanded on paper due to lack of quorum caused by the absence of his allies

Miriam Santiago in hospital, but not in ICU – family
The former senator is continuing her cancer treatment in a private room not in an intensive care unit says her daughter in law

Epal? Senate bill bans names of public officials on gov't projects
A senator says the practice only allows government officials to prematurely campaign for reelection all year round

Cynthia Villar, 15 other senators richer in 2015
Cynthia Villar is the only billionaire among the senators in the 16th Congress – a status she has maintained since she first declared her SALN as senator in 2013
Miriam Santiago leaves hospital
The senator who has lung cancer is discharged from the Makati Medical Center a week after she was rushed to the hospital due to a complication

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Miriam Santiago 'feeling better'
The senator is set to be moved out of intensive care
