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Duterte bestows Quezon Service Cross award to late Miriam Santiago

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday led the conferment of the Quezon Service Cross Award, the highest civilian service recognition the nation can bestow, to the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. "Senator Miriam Santiago dedicated her life to public service for almost 50 years. She embodied the standards expected of a public servant," Duterte said in his speech. "May her memory be the light that will guide us towards a more progressive, inclusive, and equitable society," he added. The late senator's husband, Presidential Adviser for Revenue Enhancement Narciso "Jun" Santiago, Jr. accepted the award in her behalf. In December last year, Duterte nominated Santiago, one ...

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