Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago

Biography | Agenda

(2004-2010)

EDUCATION

• Improvement of the quality of primary and secondary education in the classroom
• Promotion of safety in schools and campuses
• Advancement of science and technology education
• Strengthening of the recruitment process of Filipino teachers

JOB CREATION AND SUPPORT TO ENTREPRENEURS

• Promotion of entrepreneurship by allowing disposal of unused public lands to deserving persons for use by them as collateral for bank loans
• Provision of more jobs to the unemployed population by helping small and medium sized entrepreneurs establish their businesses

PUBLIC ORDER AND ILLEGAL DRUGS

• Strengthening of the criminal laws by providing for punishment of crimes committed through the use of modem technology
• Strengthening of the criminal laws by providing stiffer penalties for gambling
• Strengthening of the prohibition against entry of illegal drugs
• Regulation of use of firearms and motor vehicles
• Strengthening of the fight against terrorism

YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS

• Promotion of school safety
• Protection of children's welfare against tobacco, illegal drugs, violent programming, and firearms
• Protection of youth against teenage pregnancy
• Improvement of formal, non-formal, and special education
• Promotion of women's health and family relations

HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY

• Promotion of health programs and health products in order to combat diseases like cancer, fertility, hepatitis C, dystonia and lead poisoning, by enacting and strengthening laws relating to anti-tobacco campaigns, reduction of metals in packaging, a national folic acid education program, research program regarding birth defects, health care cost reduction programs, poison prevention and control programs

JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

• Protection of basic constitutional rights - to privacy, to information, to free exercise of religion, to travel, and to equal protection
• Improvement of the corrections system
• Strengthening of laws against child abuse
• Promotion of support programs for victims of torture

REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS

• Preservation of the integrity of election results and other aspects of the electoral process
• Improvement of election laws on party list and polling for the disabled and the elderly
• Promotion of transparency of election procedures by the Comelec
• Strengthening of criminal laws by increasing penalties to deter crimes, degenderizing the laws, and improving the probation and indeterminate sentence laws
• Strengthening the laws on succession, family relations, obligations and contracts, and torts and damages

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