Miriam Defensor-Santiago passes away

Joan Leary

<img src='' alt='092916-MiriamDefensor_PUSH.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>The nation mourns the passing o former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago passed away today, September 29. She was 71. <a href='http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/820199/miriam-defensor-santiago-passes-away-at-71'>“She died this morning in her sleep, she was unconscious when she passed away,” her husband Narciso “Jun” Santiago told Philippine Daily Inquirer</a>. The former senator battled with stage four lung cance, which was diagnosed in 2014. She died in St. Lukes Medical Center in Taguig City.Her colleague Senator Grace Poe offered a prayer during today's hearing of the Freedom of Information Bill.“I would like to ask we take a moment of silence to pray for the soul of an esteemed, a respected courageous colleague, a woman who had helped us in the past pass the freedom of information bill. May we pray for Senator Santiago, she passed away a few minutes ago,” she said.The outspoken lawmaker was best known for her fiesty comments and her three-time attempt at the presidency, the last of which happened in May. Apart from that she's also a celebrated author of some law and social sciences books. The last books she penned though titled 'Stupid if Forever' was immediately followed by 'Stupid is Forevermore' contained jokes and one-liners that she uttered.

Her colleague Senator Grace Poe offered a prayer during today's hearing of the Freedom of Information Bill.“I would like to ask we take a moment of silence to pray for the soul of an esteemed, a respected courageous colleague, a woman who had helped us in the past pass the freedom of information bill. May we pray for Senator Santiago, she passed away a few minutes ago,” she said.The outspoken lawmaker was best known for her fiesty comments and her three-time attempt at the presidency, the last of which happened in May. Apart from that she's also a celebrated author of some law and social sciences books. The last books she penned though titled 'Stupid if Forever' was immediately followed by 'Stupid is Forevermore' contained jokes and one-liners that she uttered.

<img src='' alt='092916-MiriamDefensor_PUSH.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>The nation mourns the passing o former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago passed away today, September 29. She was 71. <a href='http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/820199/miriam-defensor-santiago-passes-away-at-71'>“She died this morning in her sleep, she was unconscious when she passed away,” her husband Narciso “Jun” Santiago told Philippine Daily Inquirer</a>. The former senator battled with stage four lung cance, which was diagnosed in 2014. She died in St. Lukes Medical Center in Taguig City.

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