Miriam Defensor Santiago
AKA Dr. Miriam Defensor Santiago
- 1st Filipina Secretary of Agrarian Reform
- 1st Filipina Editor-in-Chief of the Philippine Collegian, a student newspaper in the University of the Philippines (U.P.)
- 1st Filipina to win the Best Debater Award in law school
QUOTE
“I believe there is a God, that he is good, and that he will ensure that eventually good will triumph over evil.”
ALIAS
"Inday"
DATE OF BIRTH
June 15, 1945
BIRTHPLACE
Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
FATHER: Benjamin A. Defensor
MOTHER: Dimpna Palma
HUSBAND: Narciso Yap Santiago Jr. (Narsing)
CHILDREN: Narciso III, Alexander Robert, Megan and Molly (adopted twins)
USEFUL LINKS
Miriam.com.ph
Biography of Miriam Defensor Santiago
