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 the
bureaucracy, 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 poors 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

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Liberal Party (LP)

59 years old
May 13, 1957
Taurus

Personal/Family Information
Born in Bago, Negros Occidental; Grandson of President Manual Roxas; Son of former Senator
Gerry Roxas

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 medium
enterprises
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 to
generate 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 Cancn,
Mexico, where he lobbied for increased market access for Philippine exports, particularly

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 1
to 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 preneed industry by establishing the Pre-Need Industry Act of 2007
Anti-Smuggling Bill He has filed Senate Bill No. 106 (Anti-Smuggling Act of
2007). 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.

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 realities
of 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

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:

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 goods
and 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 settler
communities 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

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 peoples 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 dreamand 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.

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.

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United Nationalist Alliance

74 years old
November 11, 1942
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
Educational Background
Elementary Philippine Normal College Training Department; Highschool - University of the
Philippines 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 Humanities
or 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)

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

Government Positions Held

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 Manila1998
Vice President 2010-Present
Head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) - 2010-2015
Career Background/Performance
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 the
University 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 governments key shelter agencies provided house and/or
lot 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 NHAs 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

Pag-IBIG Funds 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 SHFCs 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.

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 rest
of 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.

Invest heavily in education, particularly in imparting technical skills to blue-collar workers. This is
to attract more investments in the manufacturing sector.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elenita_Binay
http://nha.gov.ph/pts/8/resume/Curriculum%20Vitae-VP%20June%202013.pdf
http://news.abs-cbn.com/botomo/05/13/09/profile-jejomar-jojo-cabauatan-binay
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/philippines/who-is-jejomar-binay-1.1675725
http://asean.org.nz/jejomar-binay-little-rambo-heads-for-the-top/
http://www.philippinecountry.com/2016_philippine_presidential_election/jejomar_binay.html
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 Duterte

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PDP-Laban
71 years old
March 28, 1945
Aries

Personal/Family Information
Born in Maasin, Leyte to Cebuano lawyer Vicente G. Duterte, who served as Governor of (the thenundivided) 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 and
Blue 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 Zimmermans 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")

Duterte personally disclosed that he suffers from Buergers 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

Educational Background
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)
Government Positions Held
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)
Career Background/Performance
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 that
Muslims 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 moneywhich amounted to 2,000 pesoswould 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 already
supporting the use of family planning methods. In 2005, he announced that he would give
P5000 to those who would avail of the citys 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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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)
Impose an order creating the implementing of rules and regulations for the new
comprehensive anti-smoking ordinance (Executive Order No. 04, Series of 2013)
Firecracker Ban
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).
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)
Duterte also passed the city's Women Development Code, and pushed for the Magna Carta
for Women in Davao
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 Arroyos 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 whos in the holding cells and why.
The 1995 execution of Flor Contemplaciontriggered 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 urged
Davaoeos 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 heros 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.

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 Mindanaowhich provides
54% of the countrys dollar earningsis 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.

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/
https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiR69_5hp_MAhULm5QKH
fZZCY0QFghLMAk&url=http%3A%2F%2Fresearch.uic.edu.ph%2Fojs%2Findex.php%2Fuicpj%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F185%2F13&usg=AFQjCN
GrNzkL91PsEhaKXsct3ILaa8-SgQ&sig2=Kq-5nTRoVGHg68Mn32NpAA&bvm=bv.119745492,bs.1,d.dGY
http://www.manilalivewire.com/2015/11/look-mayor-dutertes-national-platform-of-government/
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-Llamanzares

Political Party
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Independent
48 years old
September 3, 1968
Virgo

Personal/Family Information
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
Educational Background
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.

Government Positions Held

Chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from 2010 to
2012
Senator 2013-present.
Career Background/Performance
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 Childrens Television
Act of 1997 some fifteen years after its passage
enforcing restrictions on the type of viewing material that can be shown on public
buses
o 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
Peoples Freedom of Information Act
o Vice-Chair of the Committees on Agriculture and Food and Electoral Reforms and Peoples
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 well
o 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Poe initiated a bill seeking to impose stiffer penalties to better deter car thieves and protect
the interest of motor vehicle owners.
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.

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 voters 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

Inquiry on the condition of women detainees and prisoners

Against same-sex marriage
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/704287/grace-poe-trumpets-accomplishments-as-senator
http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/105892-15-trivia-things-grace-poe
http://gracepoe.ph/meet-grace/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Poe
https://juanavote2016.wordpress.com/profiles/profiles-presidential-candidates/1-2-2/
http://philnews.ph/2013/05/10/grace-poe-profile-bios-platform-senatorial-candidate-28/grace-poe-platform/

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Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Political Party
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Peoples Reform Party

71 years old
June 15, 1945
Gemini

Personal/Family Information
Born in Iloilo City to a judge and a dean. She is the eldest of seven children. Santiago was a child
prodigy, 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.
Educational Background
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. Hildas College, Oxford University (2000); Visiting
Fellow, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, Cambridge University (1999); ParisGeneva 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)

Government Positions Held

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
Career Background/Performance
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 Nations 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 Cross
of 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 Law
o 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

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 presidents
family should be covered by agrarian reform, Santiago replied that the familys hacienda should
be distributed among the farmers. Shortly thereafter President Aquino accepted Santiagos
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 Rex
Bookstore.
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.

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 Courts 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.

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-forwork 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.
Santiagos 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.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Defensor_Santiago
http://ipilipino.com/platforms-for-2016-elections-miriam-defensor-santiago/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Defensor_Santiago_presidential_campaign,_2016
http://www.ivoteph.com/profile/presidentiable/miriam-santiago-profile/
http://miriam.com.ph/newsblog/2016/03/29/miriam-vows-jobs-in-countryside/#more-3449

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