Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago formally informed the Senate on Friday about her plan to seek medical treatment abroad, saying she would either “rise victorious” from cancer after six weeks or come back to the country in a “horizontal position.”
Ilonggos shocked by the announcement of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago that she has lung cancer have offered prayers and their support to the Ilonggo legislator.
Good faith is no excuse, and neither is spending Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) funds for projects that benefited the public, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said on Wednesday.
When Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago broke the news to her mother that she had cancer, the 91-year-old said, “Well, everyone has to go sometime.”
Saying any impeachment move against President Benigno Aquino III was “bound to fail,” Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago instead trained her gun at Budget Secretary Florencio Abad as she called for his resignation.
