Miriam Defensor-Santiago, from mahiyain na bata to maangas na pulitiko! | SiS - video Dailymotion

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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.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago, from mahiyain na bata to maangas na pulitiko! | SiS

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