00:00 The Quezon City LGU is happy with the name of their two streets
00:04 after the former Senator, Miriam Defensor Santiago.
00:07 The Senate approved the proposal to change the name of the streets
00:13 Agham and BIR Road to Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago Avenue.
00:17 According to Mayor Joy Belmonte, they support the movement as a recognition of Santiago
00:22 who bravely fights for justice and stands for the rights and rights of the people.
00:28 The former Senator died in September 2016 due to lung cancer.
00:33 Before becoming a Senator, she served as a judge in the Quezon City RTC
00:37 and became an immigration commissioner.
00:39 She also led the Agrarian Reform Department before winning the Senate.