President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in last year's Presidential
debates , would always have and nothing but good word and utmost respect to one
of his colleagues- the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago.
A few months back Malacañan floated the idea of giving the
former senator the Quezon Service Cross.The Quezon Service Cross the highest
recognition that can be given to a Filipino citizen for his/her outstanding
civilian service.
And the Senate did not think twice in giving its concurrence
to president Duterte’s nomination of the late senator. *
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| “Senator Miriam’s love for country drove her to greatness and to serve with fervor and utmost dedication to her fellow Filipinos until death,” (photo credit to Philstar) |
The Senate voted unanimously in adopting and approval of the
concurrent resolution No. 8 entitled “Resolution Concurring in the Posthumous Conferment of the Quezon
Service Cross to Miriam Defensor Santiago” – came days after President Rodrigo
Duterte nominated her for the award.
The resolution was signed by 16 senators, including Senator Grace Poe who was the one who endorsed it for approval on the floor.
The resolution was signed by 16 senators, including Senator Grace Poe who was the one who endorsed it for approval on the floor.
“Senator Miriam’s love for country drove her to greatness
and to serve with fervor and utmost dedication her fellow Filipinos until
death,” Poe said when she sponsored the resolution on the floor. “Bestowing
this award upon the former senator enables her to live on as our country’s
north star, inspiring future generations to love the nation and serve it in the
best way they can.”
“Only five individuals have been awarded the cross since its
inception in 1946 and of the five, only two were given in the past decade. In typical
Miriam fashion, she managed to exceed her fellow awardees as the first female
recipient of the Quezon Service Cross,” said Sen. Grace Poe in her sponsorship
speech.
The previous awardees of the Quezon Service
Cross were statesman Carlos P. Romulo, Emilio Aguinaldo, Ramon Magsaysay,
Benigno Aquino Jr. and Jesse Robredo. *
Magsaysay, Aquino and Robredo were conferred
the Quezon Service Cross posthumously.
Poe said the late legislator’s “crusade against
the culture of corruption, steadfastness on the rule of law and determination
to hold public officials to a higher standard reverberate across generations.”
“Miriam Defensor-Santiago had dedicated her
life to public service through her work in all the branches of government:
judicial, executive and legislative. Throughout her 46-year career in the
public service, Santiago embodied values that she herself demanded of leaders:
academic, professional and moral character,” Poe said in the resolution she
filed to bestow the Quezon Service Cross on Santiago.
Before her death on Sept. 29 last year,
Santiago ran for president against Duterte , Poe and among others.
Report from Philstar
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