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Below is the product of a desk research that I have conducted to know more about our presidential

candidates, which I would like to share with you. This is just a consolidation of information from the

internet about the presidentiables divided in 5 major categories – 1.) Personal/Family Information; 2.)

Educational Background; 3.) Career Background/Performance; 4.) Other Information; and, 5.) Platforms.

I would like to emphasize that this is not to campaign for anyone. This is aimed, through available data

online, at helping us on who to vote for president.

Hope this helps you in your decision making for the upcoming election! =)

For the zodiac sign, I just needed to know if I can be friends with them :p (haha!). I hope they wanna be

friends with me. Masaya kaya ako kasama :p ahahaha

Just to note though:

Bills/laws passed aren't necessarily authored by that legislator; at times, there are groups that

craft that bill and they just look for a legislator to support/lobby for it.

Laws passed aren't necessarily helpful; sometimes, they are hindrances as well (adds up to thebureaucracy, additional permits/taxes that we have to abide by, prevents small players to enter

the market etc.).

Numbers do not necessarily translate to social development, and/or easing poverty. So when

they go declaring that such number of people benefited from this project; or such number of

houses or goods have been delivered; or such number of bridges/roads have been constructed;

or such amount has been spent; those are output level achievements. Let's question the quality,

the outcome and the impact of a certain initiative. For example, a presidentiable might declare

that he/she has transferred x number of urban poor to resettlement areas – but the question is –

what is the quality of the urban poor’s life now? What is the quality of the process of relocation?

Finally, the data below is just a general information for the presidential candidates. I encourage

everyone to conduct further research and dig deeper =)

God bless this nation. God bless us all. Nasa kamay po natin ang kinabukasan ng ating bayan bilang mga

botante.

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Manuel “Mar” Araneta Roxas

Political Party : Liberal Party (LP)

Age : 59 years oldBirthday : May 13, 1957

Zodiac Sign : Taurus

Personal/Family Information

Born in Bago, Negros Occidental; Grandson of President Manual Roxas; Son of former Senator

Gerry Roxas


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He was previously in a relationship with 1971 Miss Young International Philippines beauty

pageant winner, Maricar Zaldarriaga, with whom he has a son, Paolo Z. Roxas. He is married to

Korina Sanchez.

Educational Background

Ateneo de Manila University – grade school & highschool

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania -Bachelor of Science degree in economics

major in finance

Government Positions Held

DILG Sec - 2012 to 2015

DOTC Sec - 2011 to 2012

DTI Sec - 2000 to 2003

o Appointed as Chairman of the Information Technology and Electronic Commerce

Council

o

Pushed for the development of the palengke (market) as the basic unit of the economy

and the root of progress, consumer welfare and protection and particularly SME

development

o Projects as DTI secretary

Tamang Timbang, Tamang Presyo (Right Scale, Right Price) for consumers,

Presyong Tama, Gamot Pampamilya (Right Price, Family Medicine) to make

affordable and quality medicines accessible to Filipinos,

Pinoy Pandesal,

Palengke ng Bayan (Market of the Country)

Senator - 2004 to 2010

1st District Congressman Capiz - 1993-2000

Career Background/Performance

Investment banker in New York, mobilizing venture capital funds for small and mediumenterprises

Co-authored Expanded Value Added Tax Law (E-Vat)

His landmark laws include, among others:

o Republic Act No. 8759 – establishing in all municipalities a Public Employment Service

Office

o Republic Act No. 8748 – amending the Special Economic Zone Act by directly allocating

to the municipality or city 2% (out of the 5%) gross tax to be collected from the

establishments operating in the ecozone and providing for disturbance compensation

for persons to be displaced or evicted by publicly owned ecozones;

o Republic Act No. 8756 – incentivizing the establishment of regional headquarters to

encourage investment and operation of multinational companies in the country and togenerate more jobs.

o

Principal authorship of Republic Act No. 7880 (Roxas Law), which ensures fair

distribution of the education capital budget among all the provinces. This started his

advocacy for fair and equitable access to education, free from regional bias and political

patronage considerations

His work regarding trade policy was highlighted during the 2003 WTO meeting in Cancún,

Mexico, where he lobbied for increased market access for Philippine exports, particularly


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agricultural products and a rationalized Philippine trade regime so that domestic industries

would not be harmed.

Roxas initiated the Personal Computers for Public Schools (PCPS) Program, which distributed

over 30,000 computers to 2,000 public high schools all over the Philippines. PCPS computers

provided 500,000 high school students with the necessary ICT tools and skills.

Roxas worked for the reopening of the National Steel Corporation which was known to have

created thousands of jobs

He initiated the Motor/Vehicle Development Program to promote exports, create a viable

market base for Philippines car manufacturers and secure jobs

Roxas pushed for MSME development through the SULONG (SMEs Unified Lending

Opportunities for National Growth) Program, which granted almost ₱26.7 billion on low-interest

loans to 281,229 SMEs on its first year.

Roxas launched 'Make I.T. Philippines', I.T. standing for "Information Technology." He organized

the first IT-enabled services (ITES) to the United States.

He was named 'Father of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)' market in the Philippines,

particularly call center operations, by other politicians. From starting out with a mere 2000 jobs

at the onset, the IT/BPO industry now provides hundreds of thousands of jobs in the Philippines

During his time at the senate:

o Roxas held assignments on the Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce and Senate

Oversight Committee on Optical Media Board serving alongside Ramon Revilla, Jr.

o Roxas authored 43 bills and 46 resolutions brought before the 13th Congress in July

2004 and 2007. He filed bills on fighting smuggling, supporting labor, education,

economy, and alternative energy.

o Roxas' legislative agenda for the 14th Congress is as follows

EVAT Funds for Education and Healthcare – He has filed Senate Bill No. 102

(People's Fund Act) to ease the effect of the 12% E-VAT.

Tax Exemption for Minimum Wage Earners – He has filed Senate Bill No. 103

(Individual Tax Exemption for Minimum Wage Earners Bill) to exempt minimum

wage earners in the private sector and government workers in Salary Grades 1to 3, amending certain provisions of Republic Act No. 8424, otherwise known as

the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.

Amendments to the Roxas Law – He has filed Senate Bill No. 104 to amend

Republic Act No. 7880, also known as the Fair and Equitable Access to Education

Act, to eliminate the problem of classroom shortages in the Philippines, as well

as enhancing the process of construction, rehabilitation, replacement,

completion, and repair of needed school buildings and classrooms

Regulating the Pre-Need Industry – He has filed Senate Bill No. 105 (Pre-Need

Industry Act of 2007) to address the absence of a statute that regulates the pre-

need industry by establishing the Pre-Need Industry Act of 2007

Anti-Smuggling Bill – He has filed Senate Bill No. 106 (Anti-Smuggling Act of2007). Under the proposed bill, an Audit and Transparency Group under the

Bureau of Customs, headed by a Deputy Commissioner, would regularly inspect

and report on the bureau's operational processes, collection and financial

reporting, fiscal and personnel performance, system efficiency, internal control,

information and communication flow, fraudulent and illegal practices and other

related areas.


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Lemon Law – He has filed Senate Bill No. 107 (Lemon Law of 2007) to have a

one-year period in which buyers of brand-new vehicles, which allows up to four

repairs on the same defect before a replacement or refund of the vehicle can be

claimed.

SME Magna Carta – He has filed Senate Bill No. 108 (Magna Carta for Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprises) to strengthen Republic Act No. 6977, the Magna

Carta for Small Enterprises. The focus of the amendments of this bill focuses on

three points: guidelines, institutional support and organizational support.

Free Information Act – He has filed Senate Bill No. 109 (Free Information Act) to

implement the Constitutional guarantee to free access by the people to official

information, except when the disclosure of such information would jeopardize

other prerogatives of the government, namely, the protection of the privacy of

individuals, trade secrets, national security, public order and safety, and foreign

diplomatic relations.

Decriminalizing Libel – He has filed Senate Bill No. 110 (Penalty of Imprisonment

in Libel Cases Abolition Bill) to decriminalize libel and limit the venue of filing

libel suits.

Other Information

Joined campaign of Cory Aquino in 1985. In September 1986, President Corazon Aquino went to

the United States and Roxas was one of those who organized a series of investment round-table

discussions with the American business community. From 1986 onwards, Roxas visited the

Philippines more frequently and proposed to Allen & Company to set up a branch in Asia,

specifically in the Philippines; later his superiors agreed.

Roxas' younger brother, Dinggoy, who represented the 1st District of Capiz, died of colon cancer

in 1993. At the age of 33, he decided to run in the special election to replace his brother in the

seat and won. He later became Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.

Roxas is also an "adopted" member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1984.

Most of his "mistahs" are now ranking members of the both the police and military forces.

Roxas’ Platform

The Roxas administration will continue what the Pnoy administration has started and will focus on the

following pressing problems:

Ensuring food and nutrition security

Understanding and addressing inter-provincial disparities in health, education, and other human

development outcomes

Adapting public investments — design, planning and implementation systems — to the realitiesof climate change

Expanding the choices and harnessing the skills and potentials of overseas Filipinos

Collaborating with the private sector

Facilitating efficient integration with the global economy

Facilitating efficient and inclusive urbanization

Long-term energy security strategy


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According to the platform, The “Path to Achieve the Vision” is by taking the following steps:

We will view our country not merely as a collection of disconnected cities, municipalities, or provinces.

We will rather see it as a collection of barangays and an intricate constellation of social units where no

family is left behind.

We will bring principled synergy, cooperation, and consensus-building to all branches of government not

only to enhance state efficiency, but also to develop a sense of oneness in all branches of government.

To achieve these, we will shift certain accountabilities and responsibilities away from the national to the

local. Through this, the local government units, with the full weight of the national government behind it,

will assume a greater role for the progress of their constituencies.

Specifically:

The President and the National Government as Enablers

The Province – the platform for efficient and inclusive development

Cities and Municipalities: the direct partners of Filipino families

Roxas (and Robredo) Platform is under the tagline “ Freedom From Hunger; Freedom from Fear;

Freedom to Dream.” Detailing this:

Freedom from hunger

Guarantee the access of every Filipino family to quality employment as well as entrepreneurial and

livelihood opportunities higher up the value chain, so that they can have enough food on their tables

every day, sufficient fund for education, medicine, and other daily needs

For access to quality employment opportunities, we will:

Further develop the manufacturing and tourism industries and boost productivity of the

agriculture sector to spur jobs creation

Expand infrastructure and the interconnectivity of different sectors of the economy to improve

access to and encourage the creation of employment opportunities;

Make higher investments in technology to provide internet connectivity to all communities,

particularly those in far-flung or relatively rural areas, towards making the most of the

opportunities available online;

Devolve labor market information to each barangay (for workers) and to each city and

municipality (for employers) to facilitate skills-job matching;

Study and develop flexible and lawful work arrangements to adapt to the needs of employees

and employers, thereby securing humane working conditions and encouraging the creation of jobs; and

For youth employment, provide assistance by exempting first-time jobseekers from government

licensing, clearance, and permit fees, as well as by providing jobseeker counseling in every

barangay to facilitate efficient skills-jobs matching among the youth.

For entrepreneurial and livelihood opportunities, we will:


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Create an environment that will unleash the entrepreneurial talent of every Filipino and further

simplify and standardize processes for business licensing and regulation;

Implement mechanisms to make credit more easily available to Filipinos who wish to start an

SME, or to those with the goals of expanding their SMEs;

Continue the establishment of Negosyo Centers in every city and municipality; and

Devolve dissemination of market information to barangays for the efficient adaptation of goodsand services according to inputs and demand.

Freedom from fear

Ensure the delivery of affordable, available, and accessible quality health care services to every Filipino

family.

To make health care services responsive to the needs of Filipinos, we will:

Reduce out-of-pocket expenses, and address gaps in utilization of health care services provided

by the government;

Further reduce drug prices through bulk procurement;

Ensure the availability of appropriate health facilities and human resource for health (HRH) at

different levels of care, with the goal of ensuring that every barangay has a health station with

sufficient primary healthcare providers, equipment, and medicines;

Continue the establishment of PhilHealth-accredited women and child centers in isolated

barangays;

Sustain the provision of complete immunization from infancy to adolescence, and to senior

citizens; and

Supply free maintenance medicines for the poor through the Rural Health Units or Urban Health

Centers for the following conditions – diabetes, symptomatic gout, leukemia, tuberculosis,

breast cancer, and colorectal cancer.

Ensure an adequate, affordable and accessible housing program, complete with basic necessities

For a responsive and efficient housing program, we will:

Reform and expand the housing finance system to ensure that it truly caters to the housing

needs of the poor and homeless;

Ensure that housing subsidy is transparent and well-functioning;

Focus on providing in-city, near-city resettlement areas with medium and high-rise housing

units;

Ensure that housing programs will provide habitable, livable shelters complete with the basic

necessities (e.g. flowing water, electricity, sewage); and

Craft a clear urban policy (remodeling) to restructure urban blight and urban informal settlercommunities into habitable living areas. This will likewise address related issues such as traffic,

flooding, pollution, and crime in urban areas.

Safeguard the life and property of every Filipino family against crime and disasters.

For security against crime, we will:

Continue and strengthen the Lambat-Sibat program; and


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Further raise the involvement of citizens in scientific, programmatic crime prevention and

reduction programs as well as in maintaining peace and order. All these go hand-in-hand with

our efforts to further enhance the capabilities of our uniformed services and law enforcement

units.

For security against disasters, focus must be on:

Improving, through regular assessment, local disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM)

plans to make sure its responsiveness to the changing local terrain as well as local resources and

needs; and

Opening up more spaces and develop mechanisms for people’s participation in the planning,

implementation, and evaluation of local DRRM plan, encompassing its four aspects – namely,

disaster preparedness, response, prevention and mitigation, and rehabilitation and recovery.

Freedom to dream

By freeing Filipino families from hunger and fear, we empower them to dream—and we will ensure that

they can realize these dreams by continuing reform for quality education and further expanding

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

To continue reform for quality education, we will:

Continue and improve on programs that will enhance educational infrastructure and ensure the

sufficiency of basic education inputs to meet the growing requirements of the K to 12 program;

Focus on further boosting the performance of teaching personnel through more extensive

capacity building programs;

Adopt international standards in assessing performance of schools, colleges, and universities to

raise their competitiveness, as well as that of their graduates;

Develop technical vocational centers in provinces to expand tech-voc education both in and of

itself, and as an integral part of our formal education system; and To support deserving Filipino students, we will establish a fund to provide financial support

(tuition and allowance) to high school graduates who finish at the top of their class nationwide,

to allow them to pursue their tertiary education in quality schools; and honors high schools in

the provinces, where education is subsidized and students will be provided with allowances.

To further expand Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, we will:

Widen the coverage of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to cover near-poor families to

prevent their downward slide to poverty; and

Recalibrate the program to allow beneficiary families to transition to decent jobs or livelihood

opportunities and to extend family investment in health and to post-secondary education.

Through this, Roxas platform will be able to achieve their ultimate plan which is to have - a modern and

developed country where the different branches of government have shared accountabilities and

responsibilities in working with the Filipino people to ensure that every family enjoys freedom from

hunger and fear, and has the freedom to dream.


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You can download the complete document of their platform here:

http://blog.marroxas.com/2016/02/10/comprehensive-policy-document-roxas-robredo-platform/

Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Roxas

http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/108901-fast-facts-mar-roxas

http://www.fampeople.com/cat-mar-roxas_6 http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/253680/illegitimate-fathers-absentee-fathers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Roxas_presidential_campaign,_2016

http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/121863-roxas-robredo-platform-freedom

http://blog.marroxas.com/2016/02/10/comprehensive-policy-document-roxas-robredo-platform/

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Jejomar “Jojo” Cabauatan Binay, Sr. Political Party : United Nationalist Alliance

Age : 74 years old

Birthday : November 11, 1942

Zodiac Sign Scorpio

Personal/Family Information Was born in Paco, Manila with parents who is a librarian (Diego Binay) from Bauan, Batangas and a

school teacher (Lourdes Cabauatan) from Cabagan, Isabela. He has an older sibling who died even

before being born. He became orphaned at age nine and was adopted by his uncle, Ponciano Binay.

He grew up in an area known Kuli-Kuli, considered then as the red light district of Makati, at Brgy.

Pio del Pilar, Makati.

Jojo Binay is married to Elenita Binay, a doctor and from Angat, Bulacan. They have 5 children –

Nancy Binay, Jejomar Binay Jr., Mar-Len Abigail Campos, Joanna Marie Blanca Binay and Marita

Angeline Binay-Alcantara


Elementary – Philippine Normal College Training Department; Highschool - University of thePhilippines Preparatory School; College – UP Diliman with degree in Political Science;

Post graduate –UP College of Law (Bachelor of Laws); UP Masters in Public Ad major in Local

Government Management; University of Santo Tomas (Master of Laws); University of Asia and

the Pacific (Strategic Business Economic Program); AFP (Non-resident command and general

staff course – class 3); Harvard University JFK School of Government (Senior Executive Fellows

Program); UP School of Urban and Regional Planning (Diploma in Land Use); Polytechnic

University of the Philippines (Doctor of Public Ad); Asian Institute of Management Bali,

Indonesia (Top Management Program); AFP (Joint Services Command and Staff Course Regular

Class Nr.2); Philippine Christian University (Master in Management); UP-Open University

(Diploma in Environment and Natural Resources Management);

From 2010 to 2012, Binay had achieved series of doctoral degree such as Doctor of Humanitiesor Doctor of Public Administration or Doctor of Laws in University of Makati, University of

Mindanao, Isabela State University, University of Luzon, Sultan Kudarat University, Wesleyan

University-Philippines and Palawan State University

In 2011, he also achieved degrees in The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania (Housing

Finance in a Changing Global Environment) and Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education

(Senior Executives in National and International Security)

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In 2012, Binay got a degree of Doctor of Science in Rural Development in University of Southern

Mindanao


Appointed by former Cory Aquino as officer in charge of Makati in 1986-1987

Acted as MMDA chairman in 1990-1991 Makati Mayor 1986-1998; 2001-2010

Vice-chairman of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission and Traffic Czar for Metro Manila-

1998

Vice President – 2010-Present

Head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) - 2010-2015


Started working in the private sector

Awards and Citations:

o Outstanding chairman, Metro Manila Development Authority – September 19, 1992

o Award on the Luzon Campaign Medal – November 10, 1992

o

Special Presidential Award for Service – June 15, 2002

o Leadership Award, Presidential Citation – October 6, 2002

o Most Outstanding City Mayor of Makati and Consumers Advocate Award – July 4, 2003

o U. P. Oblation Run Award – February 7, 2004

o Centennial Medal of Honor – June 4, 2005

o Outstanding Public Official and Great Achiever – October 28, 2005

o World Mayor Award granted by London-based City Mayors, a think tank on urban affairs –

December 2006

As mayor, he built public schools, provided public school students with free school supplies and

books from pre-school to college.

Makati residents are provided a wide range of services, from free workbooks, bags and uniform;

scholarships, and a skills-matching program that ensures employment for graduates of theUniversity of Makati

Makati residents also receive free medical and hospitalization, among other social services.

Other projects as mayor in Makati:

Free cake for birthday celebrators and golden wedding anniversary celebrators in Makati.

Free movie passes for senior citizens in Makati.

Free textbooks, workbooks, t-shirts and school materials for students in Makati public

schools.

Funeral assistance for underprivileged constituents in Makati.

New city hall in Makati

As housing czar:

From July 2010 to April 2015, the government’s key shelter agencies provided house and/orlot packages to 792,014 families valued at P268.826 billion

NHA distributed some 446,695 units under its relocation programs for informal settler

families (ISFs) living along danger areas and those affected by infrastructure projects in

Metro Manila, as well as those residing in danger areas in nearby provinces.

56,683 units constructed under the NHA’s housing projects for members of the Armed

Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management

and Penology, and Bureau of Fire Protection


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Pag-IBIG Fund’s End User Financing also provided a total loan amount of P182 billion

benefitting 254,201 families. The loans were used primarily for house and lot packages, lot

or house acquisition, or housing construction. The amount does not include short term loans

(STLs), including multi-purpose loans (MPLs) and calamity loans (CLs), which could be used

for purposes other than housing

In addition to Pag-IBIG Fund's housing accomplishments, the Fund also increased its

membership and provided better services to its members.

Since July 2010, the Pag-IBIG Fund has registered 7.13 million new members, which is 175

percent higher or more than double the 2.59 million who registered from July 2004 to June

2010. As of May 2015, Pag-IBIG membership has reached 15.3 million

A total of 91,118 families benefitted from SHFC’s High Density Housing (HDH) project and

Community Mortgage Program (CMP).

Since the operationalization of the HDH program in 2013, 22 HDH projects have been

implemented amounting to P2.745 billion benefiting 18,716 ISFs. And from July 2010 to

April 2015, the CMP assisted organized communities consisting of 72,402 ISFs with total

approved CMP loan releases for the period amounting to P7.65 billion,

Other Information

The name "Jejomar" came from - Jesus, Joseph, and Mary.

He always claimed that his love for the poor is rooted on the fact that he personally experienced

poverty. He never tired of recalling how he tended the pigs of relatives who took him under

their wings after he was orphaned at an early age.

He was a former student activist and political prisoner who was close to the Aquino during the

Marcos days

Binay came to politics with strong credentials as a human rights lawyer and advocate for

political prisoners during the Marcos regime in the 1970s, activities that resulted in a spell in

prison. He represented political prisoners in 1970 with no charge.

Affiliations

o

Founding Member and former Vice-Chair, Movement of Attorneys for Brotherhood,Integrity and Nationalism, Inc. (MABINI)

o Founder, August Twenty One Movement (ATOM)

o Manila Chapter Chair, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG)

o Former National President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines

o

Former Chair, The World Organization of the Scout Movement Asia Pacific Regional

Scout Committee

o

President, United Opposition

Platform

Binay vowed his presidency would emulate the kind of governance he had led as mayor of Makati City

for over two decades: “A government anchored on integrity, justice, compassion and competence;rewarding the initiatives of private businesses, while guaranteeing inclusive and lasting benefits for all

the citizens, and care for the poor and the underprivileged.”

UNA has outlined 11 missions under Binay presidency:

A determined effort to curb corruption in government, competence in governance and

compassion for the poor.


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Private enterprise must be encouraged and supported, but the benefits of economic growth

must be shared by the entire citizenry.

Foreign direct investments are desirable in order to strengthen and grow the Philippine

economy, but any amendments to the Constitution must give priority to our national interests.

Small businesses must be aided in accessing capital and provided guidance.

Adequate education must be provided as a right to make our citizens competitive with the restof the world;

It is the primary duty of government personnel to render efficient, competent and courteous

service to the citizenry.

Patronage and nepotism breed incompetence and corruption. Transparency is key to

trustworthy governance.

The executive, legislative and judicial branches of government should remain coequal.

Human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion must never be

curtailed.

We must establish an enlightened foreign policy based on peaceful and friendly international

relations, and the observance of alliances and international treaties.

Basic policy of governance was “anchored on competence, inclusiveness and compassion.”

During the 41st Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) conference held last October 27,

VP Binay laid the following:

establish more effective monitoring and supervision of priority programs and projects

push for amendment of economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution

support the enactment of the Fiscal Incentives Rationalization Bill

amendments in the Build-Operate-Transfer Law

support the passage of the Right-of-Way Bill

support the creation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology

reduce personal and income taxes

focus on strengthening the mining, agriculture and manufacturing industries

accelerate infrastructure development

respect the sanctity of contracts

support lowering of income and corporate taxes

revisit the taxation system

In his speech at the Financial Times-First Metro Investments Corp. Philippine Investment Summit in

Makati City last May 18, he unveiled the following which appeared to be his economic platform:

Strengthening the manufacturing and agriculture industries, being the major drivers of

employment.

Amendment of economic provisions of the Constitution to open certain industries to more

foreign investment, including telecoms, infrastructure and power.

Push for an “open skies” policy to be complemented by the construction of more airports and

the expansion of tourist destinations.

Revisit the Electric Power Industry Reform Act to unlock investments, to reduce the cost of

electricity and expand capacities in power-short areas.


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Invest heavily in education, particularly in imparting technical skills to blue-collar workers. This is

to attract more investments in the manufacturing sector.

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http://asean.org.nz/jejomar-binay-little-rambo-heads-for-the-top/

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http://www.hudcc.gov.ph/pr063015

http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/08/12/who-is-jejomar-binay-una-2016-presidential-bet.html?index=8

http://www.manilatimes.net/only-binay-has-record-of-poverty-reduction/246381/

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/727917/binay-poe-roxas-bare-poll-platforms

http://ipilipino.com/platforms-for-2016-elections-jejomar-binay/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jejomar_Binay

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Rodrigo "Rody" Roa DutertePolitical Party : PDP-Laban

Age : 71 years oldBirthday : March 28, 1945

Zodiac Sign : Aries


Born in Maasin, Leyte to Cebuano lawyer Vicente G. Duterte, who served as Governor of (the then-

undivided) Davao and Soledad Roa, a native of Cabadbaran, Agusan who was a school teacher and a

civic leader of Maranao descent.

The Dutertes consider the political families of the Durano and the Almendras clan as relatives.

Duterte also has relatives from the Roa clan in Leyte through his mother's side Before they resettled

to Davao, Duterte's family lived in his father's hometown in Danao, Cebu until he was five years old

The Dutertes came to the Davao Region in 1951. He has siblings Bong Duterte, Jocelyn Duterte andBlue Boy Duterte.

Duterte was once married to Elizabeth Abellana Zimmerman, a flight attendant from Davao City and

is of German American descent who also traces her roots in Tuburan, Cebu. There are 3 children of

this marriage: Paolo ("Pulong"), Sara ("Inday Sara") and Sebastian ("Baste").

Duterte's ex-wife Elizabeth Zimmerman is diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer as of 2015.

Rodrigo Duterte has been publicly very open about his infidelity and philandering while married to

Zimmerman and cited it as the reason for his failed first marriage.

In 1998, Zimmerman filed a petition with the Regional Trial Court in Pasig to nullify her marriage.

Duterte did not contest Zimmerman’s petition. Two years later, the court decided in her favor,

ending the 27-year marriage of Duterte and Zimmerman.

Duterte and Zimmerman have been in good terms in recent years with Zimmerman stating, "Yes, he[Rodrigo] is really a very good leader. That is all he is. But when it comes to family, he is not capable

of taking care of it."

Despite his status being listed as 'single' in the Davao City government website, Duterte is currently

living with his common-law wife Honeylet Avancena, a nurse, with whom he has an 11-year old

daughter named Veronica ("Kitty")

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Duterte personally disclosed that he suffers from Buerger’s Disease, an inflammation of blood

vessels mostly in the limbs that has been traced to previous habitual smoking, contrary to earlier

rumors of throat cancer


Sta. Ana Elementary School of Davao City (Elementary); Holy Cross Academy of Digos in Digos City,

Davao del Sur (Highschool, after being expelled twice from previous schools, including one in Ateneo

de Davao University due to misconduct); Lyceum of the Philippines University in Manila (college with

Political Science degree); San Beda College of Law (Law)


Davao City Mayor – 1988-1998; 2001-2010; 2013-present

Congressman 1st district Davao City 1998-2001

Davao City Vice mayor – 2010-2013; 1986-1987 (OIC)


Special Counsel at the City Prosecution Office in Davao City from 1977-1979; Fourth Assistant City

Prosecutor from 1979-1981; Third Assistant City Prosecutor from 1981-1983; and Second Assistant

City Prosecutor from 1983-1986

Under his government, built a ₱12-million drug rehabilitation and treatment center which provides

24-hour services.

In 2003, he offered a ₱2,000 monthly allowance to drug addicts who personally approached him and

committed to kick the habit.

Davao City won the National Literacy Hall of Fame Award for being a three-time first-place winner in

the Outstanding Local Government Unit, Highly Urbanized City category

Duterte was also the first mayor in the Philippines to give formal representation to the indigenous

Lumad and Muslim community, designating deputy mayors to represent their interests in the local

government.

The anti-discrimination ordinance he mandated, was reportedly a response to news he received thatMuslims were being discriminated against by real estate agents

In a survey released by crowd-sourced rating site Numbeo.com dated April 30, 2015, Davao City

ranked 9th as the safest city in the world. In the following month, Davao City's rank moved up to the

5th spot and in June 2015, Davao City gained the spot as the 4th safest city in the world

In 2003, he encouraged people involved in drugs to surrender in exchange for cash and a “little

livelihood.”

o The money –which amounted to 2,000 pesos –would serve as pocket money of surrenderers

while undergoing a drug rehabilitation program. Duterte also used part of his peace and

order fund to give allowance and therefore compel the drug dependents to see the doctor

regularly.

o

Before the RH bill debate had reached the local political landscape, Duterte was alreadysupporting the use of family planning methods. In 2005, he announced that he would give

P5000 to those who would avail of the city’s free tubal ligation and vasectomy services.

Law and Order Initiatives

o Impose a prohibition on selling, serving, drinking and consuming alcoholic beverages from

01:00 until 08:00 each morning (The City Council amended ordinance No. 1627, Series of

1994)


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o Reducing the speed limits for all kinds of motor vehicles within the territorial jurisdiction of

Davao City in the interest of public safety and order (Executive Order No. 39)

o Impose an order creating the implementing of rules and regulations for the new

comprehensive anti-smoking ordinance (Executive Order No. 04, Series of 2013)

o Firecracker Ban

o Acquisition of 10 more ambulances for central 911 intended for medical emergencies and 42

new mobile patrol vehicles and motorcycles for the Davao City Police Office (the first and

only 9-1-1 emergency telephone number in Asia which is also free of charge).

o Ordered all shopping malls and commercial centers to install, operate and maintain high end

and high definition closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras at all entrance and exit points of

their premises (Executive Order No. 24)

o

Duterte also passed the city's Women Development Code, and pushed for the Magna Carta

for Women in Davao

o Duterte is also openly supportive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights. He

is openly known for his diversity saying “city council is a body of people sitting as

representatives of the people. So I felt that everybody must be represented. How can you

find peace here if you keep on with your biases?“

Other information

After the 1986 People Power Revolution, Duterte was appointed officer-in-charge vice mayor. In

1988, he ran for mayor and won, serving until 1998. The rest is history

He set a precedent by designating deputy mayors that represented the Lumad and Moro peoples in

the city government, which was later copied in other parts of the Philippines

Local news reports show him foregoing the pomp, opting to inspect in a regular taxi, surprising his

would-be passengers

Duterte is also publicly known for visiting remote New People's Army camps negotiating peace

transaction efforts and advocating diplomacy

He has been offered the Interior Secretary post 4 times, by presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph

Ejercito Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and Benigno S. Aquino III but rejected all of them. In April 2014, he also declined a nomination for the World Mayor Prize, given by an international

body to outstanding mayors saying "he was just doing his job." Among the other awards Duterte

also refused to accept for Davao City includes the one given by the American Cancer Society and the

2010 anti-smoking award in Singapore

He was President Arroyo’s anti-crime consultant.

Riding a Harvey big bike, Mayor Duterte would usually drive around Davao City twice a week to

ensure things are well taken care of. During these night patrols, he would usually check the precinct

houses to make sure the cops were not sleeping and to see “who’s in the holding cells and why.”

The 1995 execution of Flor Contemplacion –triggered a firestorm of public protests in several

Philippine cities and provinces. The most controversial, however, was in Davao City where Mayor

Rodrigo Duterte led his employees in publicly burning a Singaporean flag replica. He also urgedDavaoeños to boycott Singaporean products and investments.

o

A formal letter of protest was subsequently sent to Philippine Ambassador Alicia Ramos by

Singapore. The Singapore government also advised its citizens at that time to avoid

travelling to the Philippines due to threats of violence.

Duterte allowed a hero’s burial to the slain NPA leader Leoncio “Ka Parago” Pitao. Although he is

against their armed struggle, Duterte admits that he shares with NPA the “same view of the politics

and the government.”


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In another incident in 2004, Mayor Duterte paid the medical bills amounting to more than P100,000

of an NPA member. Marvin Luis, who was wounded in an encounter in Compostela Valley, arrived in

Davao Medical Center riddled with bullets and almost dead.

o For his act of benevolence, Duterte was praised by Ariel Casilao of the militant group

Karapatan. The mayor, in turn, said he did it only out of “humanitarian consideration.”

o

In previous mayoral elections, he took in Left-leaning candidates in his city council state.

o

In 2012, he gave money to an NPA camp ravaged by Typhoon Pablo.

The federalism he proposes will create 14 states or regional government, each of which has certain

levels of autonomy. According to Duterte, the lack of financial support to Mindanao –which provides

54% of the country’s dollar earnings–is rooted in the faulty unitary system of government. He added

that under the present system, “we have no authority to decide concerning our own budget. How

can we move forward under the [current] set-up, when all the money must be forwarded to the

national treasury, in the hands of the national treasurer?”

Platform

Corruption

Streamlining bureaucracy by introducing digital systems/technologies

Values formation in all elementary and highschool nationwide

Drugs and Criminality

Reduce crime and eliminate drugs

Make drug dealers and criminals face stiffer penalties

Strengthen criminal justice systems

Fix Government Administration

Good governance

Intensify and improve social services (education/housing/health/transport with special attention

to elderly/women/children/IPs and other marginalized sectors of society)

Raising living standards

Responsive foreign policies

Urban, rural, and transport infrastructures

Tax reforms

Shift to Federal form of government

Building disaster resilient communities

In a more detailed account of his platforms, Duterte noted the following in a news article

(http://www.thinkingpinoy.net/2015/12/platforms-duterte-on-business-islands.html):

Corruption: Increase salary of military and police to give them dignity and dissuade them from

taking bribes Public Order: Inspire Filipinos to be disciplined so future Filipinos can inspire each other to do

the same.

Industrialization: Revive the country's steel industry, arguing that it's the most important step

towards industrialization

Economic Policies: Make our economic policies and laws simple and believable, protect the

investments that will come in.

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Foreign Investments: Creation of Free Zone-type "business islands" to encourage investment

and create jobs. As he said, “Put your business there, obey the laws of the Republic of the

Philippines, and you can tailor the configurations of whatever you want in that island, only [on

the condition] that we could ask or demand that you protect our environment.”

Food Security: Improve logistics to lower food costs; Make GOCC-banks' credit facilities more

accessible to the poor farmers and fishermen

Education: Use of technology to address classroom shortage; Use of government and mass

media to revive and promote Values Education

Education: Implied the return of children's TV programs

In other news articles, the mayor was cited to have talked about the following:

ending labor contractualization, putting up economic zones in all regions of the country and

improving health services for the poor.

eradicate illegal drugs and crush crime within three to six months upon assumption of the

presidential seat. He will also champion an anti-corruption campaign and eliminate red tape in

the bureaucracy.

Sources:http://www.thinkingpinoy.net/2015/12/platforms-duterte-on-business-islands.html

http://www.filipiknow.net/rodrigo-duterte/

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http://ivoteduterte.com/platform.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte

http://pres-duterte.blogspot.com/2016/02/duterte-banks-on-platform-to-get.html

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/01/19/1544181/duterte-bares-platform-npc-leaders

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Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-LlamanzaresPolitical Party : Independent

Age : 48 years old

Birthday : September 3, 1968

Zodiac Sign : Virgo


Adopted daughter of Filipino actors Susan Roces and Fernando Poe, Jr.

Poe married Teodoro Misael Daniel "Neil" Vera Llamanzares on July 27, 1991. Llamanzares is a dual

natural-born Filipino-American citizen and is a veteran of the United States Air Force who served

from 1988 to 1991 and later worked for Science Applications International Corporation.

Poe gave birth to her son, Brian, who worked as a reporter for CNN Philippines on April 16, 1992,

and later gave birth to two daughters: Hanna in 1998, and Nikka in 2004. Her family lived in Fairfax,

Virginia for 12 years. All her kids are citizens of both the US and the Philippines


Elementary- Saint Paul College of Pasig and Saint Paul College of Makati. Highschool - Assumption

College San Lorenzo.; College - University of the Philippines Manila, major in development studies

Moved to Boston College in Massachusetts, United States where she finished a degree in political

science and has spent much of her adult life in Fairfax, Virginia.

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Chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from 2010 to

2012

Senator – 2013-present.


Preschool teacher at a local Montessori education-style school - 1995. Left her job as a teacher to

work as a procurement liaison officer at the United States Geological Survey in 1998.

In 2005 - Vice President and Treasurer of her father's film production company, FPJ Productions, and

was put in charge of maintaining the company's archive of over 200 films

MTRCB Chairperson performance

o Under her, the new classification of TV and movie ratings was implemented.

o Organized the first-ever “Child and Family Summit” and initiated inter-agency cooperation

between MTRCB and DOLE, DepED, DSWD, Council on the Welfare of Children and NCCA to

protect child actors and young viewers.

o In partnership with the LTFRB, she launched a campaign to crack down on buses and other

PUVs that show age-inappropriate movies.

o Entered into a MOA with KBP to strengthen self-regulation mechanisms within the ranks of

media.

o Under her, granted 70% discounts on Indie Films review fees and provided a “preferential

review schedule” to qualified “indie” film projects. MTRCB likewise extended financial

assistance and help generate media exposure for selected independent films.

o

The MTRCB under her also implemented policies and programs to promote “intelligent

viewing”

promulgating the implementing rules and regulations for the Children’s Television

Act of 1997 some fifteen years after its passage

enforcing restrictions on the type of viewing material that can be shown on public

buseso Under her appointment, she has promoted the welfare of child and female actors.

Senate Performance

o

First female Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs.

o

Chairs the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media and the Sub-Committee on

Public Services (on Transport Issues) and shepherded the passing in the Senate of the

People’s Freedom of Information Act

o Vice-Chair of the Committees on Agriculture and Food and Electoral Reforms and People’s

Participation.

o On her first day as a senator in the 16th Congress, filed a bill promoting "film tourism" which

aims to make the Philippines a primary location for local and international films. She said

that this would generate jobs and promote tourism in the Philippines as wello Filed the "Sustenance for the Filipino child" bill which seeks to give free nutritious meals to

children enrolled in public elementary schools and high schools in K-12

o Filed the "First 1000 days" bill which seeks to protect and support Filipino children in their

first 1,000 days after they were born. This addresses the problem of malnutrition of Filipino

children by providing nutrition counselling, milk feeding, and other needs of children


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o Led the hearings, as chair of the public services sub-committee, on MRT and LRT issues to

provide solutions to “MRT challenges that imperil the safety and welfare of commuters, as

well as diminish their productivity.”

o Ensured the timely release of the committee report on the Mamasapano incident “to deter

lapses in police and military operations and prevent unnecessary loss of life.”

o To modernize the Philippine National Police, Poe submitted a committee report to address

challenges in the PNP which include logistics, weapons, human resource system, increasing

criminality and deterioration of police stations.

o With the staunch support of Poe, a bill amending Sec. 21 of the Dangerous Drugs Act to

enable the government to effectively go after big-time drug pushers was enacted as RA

10640.

o

Poe initiated a bill seeking to impose stiffer penalties to better deter car thieves and protect

the interest of motor vehicle owners.

o In all, her office said the senator has filed and co-authored 198 measures consisting of 68

bills and 130 resolutions. “She sponsored five bills, three of which have been approved by

the Senate during the first regular session of the 16th Congress,” the statement added

Other Information She got married at the age of 22 right after college over FPJ's opposition. FPJ wanted her to have a

career first but Poe decided to leave everything for her husband, whom she met when she was 14

years old

On April 8, 2005, Grace returned to the Philippines after learning that her father had died. She

began pursuing her father's rights over the results of the election and campaigned against alleged

electoral fraud.

Her adoptive family claimed she was found on September 3, 1968 in Iloilo City by a woman, in the

holy water font of Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral, the main church of the city.

o Athough the cathedral issued an announcement in the hopes that her biological mother

would claim her, no one stepped forward. Grace was taken in by the Militar family, with

Sayong Militar's in-law Edgardo, who was a signatory on the child's foundling certificate,considered to be her possible father. Sayong Militar later passed Grace on to her friend

Tessie Ledesma Valencia, an unmarried, childless heiress of a sugar baron from Bacolod,

Negros Occidental.

o Valencia was also friends with film stars Fernando Poe, Jr. and Susan Roces, who were

newlyweds at the time; Valencia was an acquaintance of Roces and was the one who

brought Grace in trips between Bacolod and Manila.

o

The Poes took Grace in after Valencia decided the baby would be better off with two

parents in the Philippines rather than with her as a single parent in the United States, where

she was moving to

o

Controversy surrounds the identity of her birth parents, with a persistent urban legend

stating Poe to be the daughter of former President Ferdinand Marcos from an affair with

Rosemarie Sonora, Roces' sister and a former movie star.

Poe is a natural-born Filipino. On October 18, 2001, Poe acquired U.S. citizenship by naturalization.

She reacquired her Philippine citizenship and in October 2010, she renounced her American

citizenship, as per the RA 9225 law

In school, she was active in extracurricular activities. She was a debater in high school at Assumption

College, chairperson of the UP Manila College freshman assembly, and a co-founder of the Filipino

Cultural Club at Boston College, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree major in Political

Science.


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Platform

(*note: this came from two sources, one Tagalog and one English; I combined both sources but

maintained the tagalog in the same language to ensure verbatim information)

Poverty Alleviation

crop insurance for farmers

modernize rice mill and cold storage facilities

expand CCT program of government

support for small businesses and negotiations through more accessible business permits and

cheaper taxes

magtayo ng integrity circles sa lahat ng ahensiya ng pamahalaan

dagdagan ang benipisyo ng mga kapulisan

start of consultations for the legislation of Bangsamoro

proteksyon para sa mga mananakay

focus of poverty efforts on the family as a basic social institution

Opportunities for All (especially children)

standardized feeding programs for children

support for independent film producers

increase of wages and benefits for teachers lalo na sa mga liblib o malalayo na mga lugar

strengthening of job matching for the youth

allocation of jobs for the people

pagpapalawig ng mga barangay health programs para sa mga kababaihan

Electoral Reforms

Malawakang voter’s education (lalo na sa mga first time voters at mga vulnerable sector ng ating

lipunan)

strengthening of automated elections

bigyan ng karagdagang pondo at programa ang COMELEC para sa pagpapakilala ng mga

kandidato ng eleksyon

paigtingin ang ugnayan ng civil society at iba pang sector, lalo na sa election monitoring

prevention of electoral fraud

removal of restrictions on campaigning through the Internet

LABOR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

More opportunities for skill development and growth for Filipino workers

Employment security for the disabled and handicapped

Protection of workers in the informal sector

ADVOCACIES

Reviving of National Elementary School

The installation of closed-circuit television cameras in government offices

Stricter penalties against child pornography

Against Internet censorship

Female participation in government

Investigation on the proliferation of cybersex dens that prey on children and women


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Inquiry on the condition of women detainees and prisoners

Against same-sex marriage

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Miriam Defensor-SantiagoPolitical Party : People’s Reform Party

Age : 71 years old

Birthday : June 15, 1945

Zodiac Sign : Gemini


Born in Iloilo City to a judge and a dean. She is the eldest of seven children. Santiago was a childprodigy, winning the high school spelling bee as a freshman.

In 1970, she married Narciso Yap Santiago. They had two sons, but one died in college. They

have five grandchildren.


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)

Post-doctoral 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)

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After martial law, in 1988, President Corazon Aquino appointed Santiago as commissioner of

immigration and deportation

President Corazon Aquino promoted Santiago to member of her cabinet, as secretary of the

Secretary of Agrarian Reform (1989-1990)

Senator – 1995-2001; 2004-present


Following school, she took a position as special assistant to the justice secretary. She also taught

political science at the Trinity University of Asia. She was law professor at the University of the

Philippines, teaching evening classes for some ten years

After a stint of ten years at the justice department, Santiago served as Legal Officer of the UN

High Commissioner for Refugees at Geneva, Switzerland. She was assigned to the Conferences

and Treaties Section. She became skilled at treaty negotiation and drafting. She resigned her

position when her father in the Philippines developed prostate cancer

Santiago was appointed judge of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Metro Manila by

President Ferdinand Marcos - the youngest judge appointed to Metro Manila. Further, she was

exempted from the practice of first serving as a judge outside Metro Manila.

Some awards: The Philippine Jaycees, the Philippine Lions, and the YMCA Philippines all gave her

awards for judicial excellence; Magsaysay Award for Government Service, 1988, Asian

equivalent of the Nobel Prize, Magsaysay Awards Foundation; TOYM Award for Law, 1985 (The

Outstanding Young Men) Opened to Women 1984, Philippine Jaycees; TOWNS Award for Law,

1986 (The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service), Philippine Lions; Philippine Judges' Hall

of Fame, 2015, Philippine Judges Association; Most Outstanding Alumna in Law, University of

the Philippines, 1988; Gold Vision Triangle Award for government service, 1988, YMCA

Philippines; Republic Anniversary Award for law enforcement, 1988, Civic Assembly of Women

of the Philippines; Golden Jubilee Achievement Award for public service, 1990, Girl Scouts of the

Philippines; Celebrity Mother Award, 1991, Gintong Ina Awards Foundation; Spain - Grand Crossof the Order of Civil Merit (November 30, 2007)

In December 2011, she was elected by States Parties to Rome Statute as judge of the

International Criminal Court for nine-year term. First Filipino and first Southeast Asian from a

developing state to be thus elected. 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.

In senate, during her three terms, she served as chair mostly of the foreign relations committee

and the constitutional amendments committee.

She authored some of the following laws:

o

Reproductive Health Act of 2012

o

Sin Tax Lawo Climate Change Act of 2009

o Renewable Energy Act of 2008

o Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law

o Magna Carta of Women

o Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (Unifast) Act

o Cybercrime Act of 2012

o Archipelagic Baselines Act of 2009


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In 2016, Santiago was invited to be part of the International Advisory Council of the

International Development Law Organization (IDLO), an intergovernmental body that promotes

the rule of law.

Other Information

She became nationally famous when she issued perhaps the first decision to rule against martial

law.

Santiago was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The

Australian magazine

Ran in the 1992 presidential elections but was defeated in an election marred by allegations of

impropriety by the victor

During college, she became the first female editor of the student newspaper, The Philippine

Collegian, and was twice appointed ROTC muse

While campaigning on April 28, 1991, Santiago was severely injured in car crash, which she

described as assassination attempt. On orders of President Aquino, she was airlifted from Tarlac

to a Manila hospital. She underwent surgery on the jaw, and at one point a Catholic priest

administered the last rites of the dying. Two months later, she was back on the campaign trail.

During her days as DAR secretary, when asked if the hacienda belonging to the president’s

family should be covered by agrarian reform, Santiago replied that the family’s hacienda should

be distributed among the farmers. Shortly thereafter President Aquino accepted Santiago’s

resignation

Santiago has written at least 30 books, many of which are about law and social sciences. Among

her works is the Code Annotated Series Project 2000, a series of books about laws passed by the

Philippine Congress and Supreme Court decisions. The Code Annotated Series is the main part of

Santiago's Legal Outreach Program.

During her initial battle with cancer, she continued to work on the 2014 edition of all her law

books. These were published as the 2015 edition of her Code Annotated Series, by RexBookstore.

The doctoral dissertation Santiago wrote for the University of Michigan was published as a book

named Political Offences in International Law. Santiago has also written two autobiographies,

Inventing Myself and Cutting Edge: The Politics of Reform in the Philippines.

Santiago also published a joke book in 2014 entitled Stupid is Forever, a collection of jokes,

comebacks, one-liners, and pick-up lines she used in speeches. A sequel entitled Stupid is

Forevermore was published a year later.

Platform

During Presidential forum in pasay City (41st PCCI conference)

Her administration will aggressively fight the war against the illegal drugs that proliferate in

most cities and towns in the city.

Her administration will bequeath to the next President a better and stronger nation than what

she will inherit from this administration.

In 2022, she will turn over to her successor a nation that is more prosperous, a people more

united and prouder of their leaders, and political institutions that are more stable.


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She will reform the 19-year-old tax system to make it fairer, more responsive to changes in the

economy, simpler to administer, and in sync with Asean-5 competitors.

Take a swift review of all the programs and projects of government.

Keep government deficits manageable by keeping it below three percent of gross domestic

product

Invest in public infrastructure, agriculture sector and government institutions. Continue to fine-tune conditional cash transfer program, but pass a law to allow use of public

funds to support dominant political parties

Restore meritocracy in government

Political parasites, incompetents and unproductive workers will have no place in her

administration.

Support passage of Freedom of Information act

Invest in people, educate them, take care of their health, and feed them

Support the Supreme Court’s rulings on PDAF and the DAP

Passage of Customs Administration Act

Solve corruption at the Bureau of Customs

Cut red tape Reward well-performing LGUs

Build a modern international airport

Build an entirely new railway system from Manila to Sorsogon

Build a modern, integrated urban transit system in Metro Manila to Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite and

Laguna

Establish a one mixed-use government center in 17 regions

Have one major project for all 17 regions

Reduce traffic

Lower pollution

Amend restrictive provisions in the 1987 Constitution

In another article, Miriam talked about the following:

vowed to create more jobs in the countryside if elected president, so that Filipinos would no

longer need to relocate to urban centers or work overseas to support their families.

focus on economic development, poverty reduction, and jobs creation by investing heavily on

public infrastructure, modernizing agriculture, and attracting foreign investors.

Commitment that the Philippine economy will grow faster than ever before, and that it will be

truly inclusive. Ensure that real incomes of workers all over the country will increase over time

Spark economic activity outside Metro Manila by implementing one major infrastructure project

and setting up one mixed-used government center per region.

Build an entirely new railway system from Manila to Sorsogon and a modern urban transit

system in Metro Manila, with lines reaching urban communities in Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and

Laguna.

For the income and productivity of farmers to grow, the government should attract rather than

chase out private capital in the agriculture sector. Must also match private capital with public

investment

Invest in farm-to-market roads, irrigation and water impounding facilities, as well as research,

particularly for the development of disaster-resilient farming technologies and crop varieties.


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Consider how the existing Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program, where most beneficiaries

are farmers and fisherfolk, may be improved to become a more direct form of support for the

agricultural sector.

Grant-for-produce programs may be put in place in rural areas, following the logic of grant-for-

work programs we will implement in urban poor communities. This means incentives will be

provided to more productive farmers.

To boost manufacturing and the creation of national industries, the senator said she will work to

attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) and at the same time provide a business climate for

micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to flourish.

Santiago’s agenda includes streamline business process and licensing procedures, improving the

power situation, and enhance trade facilitation measures. She is also open to easing restrictions

on foreign ownership.

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http://ipilipino.com/platforms-for-2016-elections-miriam-defensor-santiago/

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