Kinatatakutan man sa Senado, inamin ni Miriam Defensor-Santiago isa raw siyang mahiyain at iyaking bata noon!
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00:00I'm shocked that he won't be absent from the discussion.
00:02He became a lawyer, a judge, an immigration secretary, a senator,
00:06and he's about to become the President of the Philippines.
00:08Is he a smart guy or is he just here to show off?
00:12Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Miriam Defensor Santiago.
00:16Good morning.
00:18Good morning, Janice.
00:19Good morning. I'm so excited.
00:20I'm really excited to have you here because it's an honor for me to talk to you.
00:25Because I've been watching you on TV before.
00:27Thank you. That's very kind.
00:29How does it feel to be branded as a strong woman?
00:39I think that's the result of the hard work of our fellow Filipinos,
00:44not just the women, but all Filipinos.
00:48For a strong leader in our country,
00:51they're happy when they see that kind of personality.
00:55I think that's the sign of the times.
00:58That's what we call a blessing for our country, the Philippines.
01:05We need a very strong leader.
01:07Because right now, our country is divided.
01:11That's why we need a strong personality of our leader
01:15so that our country can be cohesive.
01:19Were you like that when you were young?
01:21I mean, were you really strong?
01:23Did you say what's on your mind?
01:26Did you really say whatever came to your mind,
01:29even if they were angry or mad at you?
01:31On the contrary, when I was young,
01:33I was often embarrassed to cry
01:35because I was only allowed to go out to our father's living room
01:38so that I could visit our relatives,
01:41his important people.
01:43I was upset about that.
01:45I wanted him to just let me read in a corner.
01:49I would often hide.
01:51I would climb on the roof of our house
01:54or climb on the trees of Bayabas
01:58or the trees of Niog
01:59so that I could read.
02:00That's all I wanted to do.
02:02Really?
02:03At what age did you realize that you have that?
02:05That you have strength?
02:06That you have an intimidating character?
02:09The first time I realized that I can do it,
02:14that I can pursue what I like,
02:16was when I was in high school.
02:20How do you say it in Tagalog?
02:22There were barumbados there.
02:28They would purposely disturb the female students.
02:33So you became a fighter of the girls?
02:35For example, they would run in the middle of the female students
02:40who were walking on the street
02:42and try to eat the breasts of the girls.
02:48Chancing.
02:50Yes.
02:51Sometimes they did that to our friends.
02:53I held one of them by the neck and punched him.
03:00Wow.
03:01You really punched him?
03:02Yes.
03:03They must have been shocked.
03:04They were shocked.
03:06I told them not to come back to our high school.
03:10And they didn't come back.
03:11Do you have friends who don't want to be with you
03:13because you have a strong personality?
03:15I have a strong personality if I have someone to fight with.
03:19But in everyday relationships,
03:23I try always to look at things from the point of view of the other person.
03:28I don't want to overpower, dominate, or overwhelm others.
03:33That's why I try in my private life,
03:35with my close friends,
03:37that I don't do that to them.
03:39And I'm really interested in what's happening in their lives.
03:43That's why I don't have time to talk to myself.