WATCH: Children pay tribute to Miriam Defensor Santiago | Inquirer News

WATCH: Children pay tribute to Miriam Defensor Santiago

/ 06:58 PM September 30, 2016

Children performing at Senator Miriam Santiago's wake

Children performing at Senator Miriam Santiago’s wake. FRANCES MANGOSING/INQUIRER.net

Home-schooled children from the Catholic Filipino Academy (CFA) Friday Club performed at the wake of Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago as a tribute on Friday afternoon.

Thirteen grade school children played four songs: “Amazing Grace,” “Seek Ye First,” “Sing a New Song” and “Ode to Joy.”

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“We do fund-raising for the less fortunate. We wanted to play here because masarap mag-serve sa taong nagse-serve,” said CFA music instructor Ford Pundamiera.

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The CFA based in Cubao, Quezon City, was founded in 1995 by preacher and best-selling author Bo Sanchez.

Santiago died on Thursday morning at the age of 71 after battling lung cancer for two years.

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