Miriam Defensor Santiago - (born 15 June 1945 in Ilocos ) is a Filipino politician, notable for having served in all three branches of the Philippine government – Judicial, Executive, and Legislative. She was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The Australian magazine.
In 1988, she was named laureate of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service, with a citation “for bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a corrupt-ridden government agency. She ran in the 1992 presidential elections but was defeated in an election marred by allegations of impropriety by the victor. In 2012, she became the first Filipina and the first Asian from a developing country to be elected judge of the International Criminal Court. She later resigned the post, citing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which turned out to be lung cancer. She has also written books covering topics in law and the social sciences. She has served three terms in the Philippine Senate.
WORK EXPERIENCE
In December 2011, she was elected by States Parties to Rome Statute as the Judge of International Criminal Court for nine-year term. First Filipino and first Southeast Asian from a developing state to be thus elected.But she waived the ICC privilege, after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, stage 4 (last stage). After six weeks on new medication, doctors found her cancer has regressed. She returned to work in the Philippine Senate.
Senator, Republic of the Philippines | |
• Chair, Committee on Foreign Relations
• Chair, Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes • Chair, Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Automated Election System • Chair, Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Overseas Absentee Voting Act • Chair, Commission on Appointments, Committee on Foreign Affairs • Chair, Legislative Oversight Committee on the Visiting Forces Agreement • Chair, Committee on Economic Affairs • Chair, Special Oversight Committee on Economic Affairs | |
Senior Partner, Defensor Santiago Law Firm | 1992 – Present |
| Opinion Columnist, “Gadfly,” Today newspaper | 1994 |
| Presidential runner-up (Ranked close No. 2 in scandalous canvassing), 1992 Philippine presidential elections | 1992 |
| President and founder, People’s Reform Party | 1991 – Present |
| Chair and founder, Movement for Responsible Public Service | 1990 – Present |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform • Chair, Presidential Agrarian Reform Council Executive Committee | 1989 |
| Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation Member, Board of Directors: | 1988 – 1989 |
• Public Estates Authority
• Philippine Retirement Authority • Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority • Land Bank of the Philippines | 1988 – 1989 1988 – 1989 1988 – 1989 1989 |
| Opinion Columnist, “Overview,” Philippine Panorama Sunday magazine | 1985 – 1988 |
| Professorial Lecturer, College of Law, University of the Philippines (evening class) | 1976 – 1988 |
| Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 106, Quezon City | 1983 – 1987 |
| Legal Consultant, University of the Philippines Law Center | 1981 – 1983 |
| Legal Consultant, Philippine Embassy, Washington, D.C. | 1982 |
| Legal Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland | 1979 – 1980 |
| Special Assistant to the Secretary of Justice | 1970 – 1980 |
| Member, Board of Censors for Motion Pictures | 1977 – 1979 |
| Opinion Columnist, Philippines Daily Express newspaper | 1972 – 1975 |
| Professor of Political Science, Trinity University of Asia | 1971 – 1974 |
Education:
Doctor of Juridical Science (Barbour Scholar and DeWitt Fellow), University of Michigan. Requirements (except publication), fulfilled in six months, with “A” average. | 1976 |
| Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Centro Escolar University | 1989 |
| Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan de Oro | 1989 |
| Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, University of San Agustin | 1989 |
| Master of Laws (DeWitt Fellow), University of Michigan, with “A” average | 1975 |
| Master of Arts in Religious Studies (without thesis), Maryhill School of Theology, Quezon City | 1996 |
| Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, University of the Philippines | 1969 |
| Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, University of the Philippines. Finished in 3-1/2 instead of 4 years, with an average grade in the last semester of 1.1. | 1965 |
| Member, Pi Gamma Mu and Phi Kappa Phi international honor societies | 1969 |
| Valedictorian, Iloilo Provincial National High School. Awardee, All-Around Girl Medallion. | 1961 |
| Valedictorian, La Paz Elementary School | 1957 |
Posdoctoral Studies: Visiting Law Fellow, St. Hilda’s College, Oxford University | 2000 |
| Visiting Fellow, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, Cambridge University | 1999 |
| Paris-Geneva Summer Program in International Law, sponsored by American University | 1998 |
| Summer Program in Law at Oxford University, sponsored by Florida State University | 1997 |
| Summer Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard University | 1996 |
| Graduate, California Judicial College, University of California at Berkeley. In the practical courtroom test, American judges gave her the highest grade of 33 out of 35. | 1985 |
| Fellow, Seminar on judicial writing and caseflow management in the trial courts, Institute of Judicial Administration, Supreme Court. Topnotcher of examination in judicial writing | 1984 |
| Fellow, UN/UNITAR Programme in International Law, The Hague, Holland and Brussels, Belgium | 1978 |
| Fellow, External Session of The Hague Academy of International Law, Tokyo, Japan | 1978 |
| Fellow, Academy of American and International Law, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas | 1972 |
Law 2014
Constitutional Law, Volume 1 – Political Structure
Constitutional Law, Volume 2 – Bill of Rights
International Law, With Philippine Cases and Materials and ASEAN Instruments
International Law (co-author)
Rules of Court Annotated
Civil Code Annotated
Penal Code Annotated
Constitution Annotated
Corporation Code Annotated
Election Code Annotated
Insurance Code Annotated
Local Government Code Annotated
National Internal Revenue Code Annotated
Tariff and Customs Code Annotated
History of Philosophy, The Great Philosophers
Political Philosophy, Theory and Issues in Politics
Philosophy of Religion, Western and Eastern Religions
Moral Philosophy, Theory and Issues in Ethics (in progress)
International Relations 2d. ed.
Politics and Governance
Christianity vs. Corruption
At the Turn of the Century: National Policy Issues in the Philippines
Cutting Edge: The Politics of Reform in the Philippines
Where Angels Fear to Tread: Politics and Religion
How to Fight Election Fraud
How to Fight Graft
Inventing Myself: an Autobiography
A Frabjous Day and Other Stories
The Miriam Dictionary
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