Masipag na Senador

Isa sa mga gusto kong senador si Senador Mirriam Defensor-Santiago. Bagama't minsan ay may kakulitan ang kanyang mga panukala, karamihan naman sa mga ito ay magaganda at may katuturan. Ito ay isang sipi mula sa isang balita.

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has topped the list of senators who filed the most number of legislations in the Senate.

A document from the Senate legislative bills and index service indicated that Santiago topped the 23 incumbent senators with 882 measures (758 bills and 124 resolutions) filed in the 15th Congress.

In a statement, Santiago said she "worked (her) ass off" in filing bills because she wants to send the message that the main task of the Senate is legislation and not criminal investigation.

"A public hearing on a controversial issue generates a lot of publicity, but usually the result is merely a recommendation to the Ombudsman. By contrast, internet research is very quiet and solitary, but one bill could make a difference in the lives of people," she said.

Among the controversial measures filed by Santiago in the 15th Congress is the Senate's version of the Reproductive Health bill, Senate Bill 2378 or "An Act Providing for a National Policy on Reproductive Health and Population and Development."

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