11/10/2021
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Aminado si Miriam na noong nag-uumpisa palang siya sa Senado ay nahirapan siyang gawin ang kanyang tungkulin. Sabi niya, “I know what to do in theory but it’s different if you’re already there.” Sabi pa niya ay kung siya mismo na may PhD na at isang matagumpay na abogado at jurist ay nahirapan, paano pa raw ang iba na hindi nakapagtapos?
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What qualities make a good politician or leader?
According to senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, those qualities are: "academic, professional and moral excellence."
Academic excellence
"Under the law, why does a police officer have to finish college, but a president does not?" Santiago asked in Filipino and emphasized that presidential candidates should "display academic excellence."
She said: "Kung hindi nag-aaral o mataas ang grado, saan siya kukuha ng runong niya? Anong dunong ang ituturo niya sa atin?"
She gave an example of why academic excellence is important in the Senate: "'Yung iba sa Senado, 'yung iba walang alam kung 'di nagbabasa sa tinuro ng assistant. Dapat assistant na lang nila tumakbo!"
Professional excellence
"Kung nakatapos ka na, dapat nag-practice ka kung anong kurso mo," she said on the importance of professional excellence.
Why the need to win awards? Santiago said, "dahil kilala ka dahil masipag ka at magaling magtrabaho.
She said of other candidates who lack professional excellence: "Kahit sino puwede na lang mag-presidente? Tapos may pera sila siraan na lang nang siraan ang may abilidad?"
Moral excellence
"We know that God is the source of all human excellence, so leaders should show that they have morals," Santiago expounded on the importance of moral excellence.
"Dapat may moralidad ang mga lider, huwag yung masyadong maraming querida," Santiago said. "Tama na yung isa, sobra na nga 'yun," she added.
She also criticized aspiring politicians with corruption case, "Ang lakas ng loob tatakbo pa!"
“Dapat kung ginagawan lang ng storya o chismis ang kandidato, dapat nasagot na niya noon pa, sa umpisa pa lang. Ngayon itong iba, gusto maging presidente nang hindi nila sinasagot, parang mga bingi, ang mga bintang laban sa kanila," Santiago stressed.
"Di ako pinanganak para maging corrupt na opisyal," Santiago concluded. "Pinanganak ako para gawin ko ang katungkulan para makatulong sa aking kapwa."