Candidate | Miriam Defensor Santiago Secretary of Agrarian Reform (1989–90) Judge of the International Criminal Court (2011–14) Senator of the Philippines (1995–2001; 2004–16) Bongbong Marcos Senator of the Philippines (2010–16) Governor of Ilocos Norte (1983–86; 1998–2007) Ilocos Norte's 2nd district representative (1992–95; 2007–10) Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte (1980–83) |
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Affiliation | People's Reform Party Youth Reform Movement |
Status | Announced: October 13, 2015 Official launch: October 13, 2015 Lost election: May 9, 2016 |
Headquarters | Narsan Building, 3 West 4th St., West Triangle, Quezon City |
Slogan | Si Miriam Ang Sagot! (lit. "Miriam is the answer!") |
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The 2016 presidential campaign of Miriam Defensor Santiago, a then-incumbent Senator of the Philippines, was announced on October 13, 2015, at a book signing event.[1] Miriam Defensor-Santiago submitted her certificate of candidacy (COC) on October 16, 2015. She was fifth overall in the election and lost to Rodrigo Duterte. Santiago died of lung cancer five months later.