Behind My Name

 

Behind My Name

 

            My name is Miriam, but my family sometimes calls me Yam or Mir. When I was

 

young, my brother usually made joke about my name because my mother took it from

 

One of our brilliant senators in the Philippines. She was a smart, intelligent woman.

 

Who was very helpful and fought for the rights of everybody. She always believed that

 

Right is always right and justice for everybody. However, I am not that woman. I always

 

told my mother. “That she gave the name to the wrong person, and she usually said no.

 

That I am generous and always taking care of them even though I am the youngest in

 

the family. I became the bread winner.

 

            Although my personality is different than this senator is name, Miriam Defensor

Santiago, one thing I liked or loved about my name is that I was raised by my family to

 be a responsible person and know the word respect. Although may not be as smart as

her. I’m proud of having the name Miriam. An Independent woman.

 

MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO

Miriam Defensor Santiago - Earned the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cumlaude; and Bachelor of Laws, Cumlaude from the University of the Philippines. Went on a fellow ship to the United States, and earned the Master of laws and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees at the University of Michigan Ann Harbor.

        Was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author and statewoman who served in all three branches of the Philippines government: judicial, executive and legislative. Was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The Australian.