Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago openly called her fellow Senator-Judges at the Impeachment Trial as "stupid' and nothing but "illiterate amoebas". Then the Lady Senator refused to participate in future hearings of the trial, claiming it will only exacerbate her hypertension. I guess the Lady senator is correct at calling her peers stupid and illiterate as most of the Senators were just elected due to their popularity and not for their educational attainment or qualifications.
Take for example Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the son of ex-Pres. Joseph Estrada. He's a former actor turned politician so he got elected in office. Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. was also an actor and a son of a former senator/actor too, ex-Sen. Ramon "Anting-anting" (Amulet) Revilla, Sr. a famous actor due to his various portrayal of heroes using amulets to defeat the bad guys. Let's not forget Sen. Lito "Leon Guerrero" Lapid, also a former action star. I think all of them are not qualified as senators for lacking the necessary educational qualifications like a college diploma and brains...
Yup, most of the Philippines top political leaders are either former actors and actresses or famous athletes like Congressman Manny Pacquiao and of course, the usual "Trapos" (dirty rags) or "Traditional Politicians". This really refers to persons or families who made politics as their lifelong careers, their 'bread and butter", and their family business and will never let go of their positions "come hell or high water". They just keep on passing it over and over and over to the next generation "until hell freezes over"!
While Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago is a brilliant politician, being a superb lawyer and an exceptional former court judge but she was also known to have made alliances with the wrong people like ex-Pres. Erap Estrada and then ex-Pres. Gloria Arroyo in the past. She's also famous for her weird jokes, comments and behavior which made people start calling her "Brenda", meaning "brain damaged". I like Sen. "Brenda", she makes me laugh a lot but I guess she's getting paid too much for her funny antics. Being payed Php200Million a year in "Pork Barrel" is no laughing matter, it's too high a price for a comedian, even if she's a brilliant one.
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