That’s the very essence of pork barrelism, when you give a huge lump sum to a person and say, ‘Well, tell us what you want it for, but you are free to decide where to spend it on.’ Miriam Defensor-Santiago Read Quote
It is illegal for the budget department to discriminate among senators. Miriam Defensor-Santiago Read Quote
The Philippines must ensure that it adopts, as much as possible, an equi-balancing strategy towards both China and America. To push back against Chinese adventurism by deepening Philippine dependence on another power runs counter to the very logic of protecting its national sovereignty. Miriam Defensor-Santiago Read Quote
Numerically, half of our high-ranking government officials should be women, and half should be men. And yet the division between the sexes is highly disproportionate in favour of men. Miriam Defensor-Santiago Read Quote
The Dalai Lama has taught me that the best way to live life is to try and avoid desire. Desire is really the basic source of unhappiness. Miriam Defensor-Santiago Read Quote
Barring public demand, any person who pursues the presidency out of personal ambition must be suffering from a basic genetic defect. Miriam Defensor-Santiago Read Quote
I do not have any strong desire to remain in government. When my task is done, I shall be happy to leave and enhance my love life with my husband. Miriam Defensor-Santiago Read Quote
