Miriam Defensor Santiago, a former senator succumbed to lung cancer on Thursday morning, September 29, her husband Atty. Jun Santiago. According to him: "She died peacefully in her sleep, she was unconscious when she passed away."
Her daughter-in-law Mechel Santiago said in a Facebook post: "Mahal na mahal ka namin, Ma. Hindi na po kayo mahihirapan ngayon, [We love you very much, Ma. You will not suffer anymore]."
"Kasama n'yo na po ang ating Panginoon," she added.
Mechel offered a short tribute to her mother-in-law through a collage showing Miriam as a doting grandmother to her adorable grandchildren.
"Maraming salamat sa inyong pagmamahal sa amin, sa inyong pamilya at sa ating bayan, [Thank you for your love for us, for the family, and for the country]" Miriam's daughter-in-law said.
The former senator was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2014. She passed away at age 71 at St. Lukes Medical Center in Taguig City, where she had been taken on and off for complications of her ailment.
Source: GMA
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