She also believed that he shouldn’t be accountable for his father’s sins.Ī common excuse for the Marcos kids is they were too young to remember the atrocities of Martial Law-with emphasis on Bongbong and his older sister, Imee Marcos. READ MORE: Should Leni Robredo worry about Bongbong Marcos possibly taking the VP seat?ĭuring the elections, they both questioned Leni Robredo’s lead in the vice-presidential polls and accused the Liberal Party of cheating.In an ABS-CBN interview, Miriam defended Bongbong, saying he won’t be a “laughingstock” in the Philippines if he wins the VP race. They’ve also worked together in pushing for bills like the Freedom of Information Bill. It’s kinda the same story as the Otso Diretso candidates who were top picks in university mock polls, but lagged way behind Pulse Asia surveys.īut there was one problem: Miriam’s running mate was Bongbong Marcos, son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The two had apparently been longtime friends in the Senate. This was also despite her poor ratings in surveys conducted by Pulse Asia, Social Weather Stations (SWS), and Laylo. Again, she wasn’t afraid to say what was on her mind, and she didn’t seem to have the same beliefs as frontrunner, Duterte. When Miriam ran for president in 2016, she was automatically favored by the youth. MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO WAS A MARCOS ENABLER PLEASE STOP TRYING TO GLORIFY HER RIGHT NOW But many are also pointing out why Miriam isn’t the right person to be glorified right now: her support for the Marcoses. In hindsight, the quotes make sense in the context of the elections. You know by now that Duterte-backed candidates like Bong Go, Bato Dela Rosa, and Imee Marcos are in the “Magic 12.” Comelec announced they might proclaim the soon-to-be senators this Sunday-unless someone proves something shady happened during the vote-counting.ĭisappointed citizens started tweeting about Miriam, quoting her and saying she’ll be shaking her head from heaven. This brings us to the most recent midterm elections. To this day, her supporters still wish she won the national elections. Later that year, she passed away after her long battle with lung cancer. In 2016, Miriam ran against Rodrigo Duterte for the presidency despite her poor health. To refresh your memory, Miriam once challenged men to fist fights, an IQ test, and threatened to jump out of a plane without a parachute.
Many people-citizens and government officials alike-have called her “crazy” because of the way she called out critics and her enemies.
She was outspoken and fearless, which birthed lists upon lists of her best quotes. She’s known for serving in all three branches of the Philippine government. Killed in various encounters with police.Every time something goes awry in our government and local elections, the usual comments among citizens are: “I wish Miriam Defensor-Santiago was still here” or “Miriam Defensor-Santiago wouldn’t do that.”įormer senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was a force to be reckoned with. Held responsible for the deaths of mostly poor drug suspects who were Started his administration’s “war on drugs,” Dela Rosa is also being Meanwhile, Dela Rosa said he does not intend toĪdd to his legal troubles, after being included as a respondent in theĬrimes against humanity complaint lodged against Duterte before the Including two generals, before the Ombudsman for their involvement in Uncovered in the shabu haul could thoroughly explain their side to theīeen filed against 50 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Said he hopes the police officers he investigated over the mess The problem is sometimes theyĪre the drug lords,” Dela Rosa said in the interview. His frustration over some police officers who are not just members ofĭrug syndicates, but have become drug lords themselves. Policeman from whom nearly a ton of shabu worth P6.7 billion was seizedĭela Rosa said Duterte was merely venting Investigation into the alleged cover-up of the arrest of a Manila Tirades even mentioned Dela Rosa’s handling of the Senate committee’s “He said that out of frustration,” Dela Rosa told “The Chiefs” on Cignal TV’s One News channel on Wednesday night, June 14, adding that people are aware Duterte could not just order the execution of dirty cops. Involved in the drug trade, knowing his former boss’ propensity for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa laughed off the recent pronouncement ofįormer president Rodrigo Duterte to “shoot dead” police officers
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