Miriam made monumental
There’s a certain rightness in putting Miriam Defensor-Santiago in La Paz Plaza. The Iloilo City Council’s unanimous push for a statue is more than no...
Herman M. LagonOctober 10, 20254 min
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There’s a certain rightness in putting Miriam Defensor-Santiago in La Paz Plaza. The Iloilo City Council’s unanimous push for a statue is more than no...
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