{"id":31460,"date":"2014-11-13T10:35:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T02:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=31460"},"modified":"2014-11-14T07:19:34","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T23:19:34","slug":"i-can-beat-binay-in-2016-miriam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/13\/i-can-beat-binay-in-2016-miriam\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I can beat Binay in 2016’ — Miriam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago. Photo by Romy Bugante, Senate PRIB \/ Santiago’s Facebook page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Though she is yet to decide if she will run for president, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said that she can beat Binay in the 2016 polls.<\/p>\n

The senator earlier said that she may be able to run if she beats the stage 4 lung cancer before the year ends.<\/p>\n

“When I was young, I thought it would be fun to be president. Now that I am in middle age, I think it would be supremely hard work. So I need to build up my stamina,” she said.<\/p>\n

Santiago also added that she won’t turn her back on the great number of people asking her to run for President.<\/p>\n

“This is noticeable in social media. I cannot turn my back, I am not deaf. I have many, many misgivings. One is my health. Can I stand it? Can my health bear it?” she said in a GMA-7 interview.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, when asked if she can beat Vice President Jejomar Binay in the coming presidential elections, she said:<\/p>\n

“Oh yes, definitely. Kasi sa atin question lang yan kung meron kang pera. (The only question is if you have the money.),” she said.<\/p>\n

“Wala akong kinakatakutan. Kung bastusan, masasagot ko sila. English pa, yung kanila Tagalog lang,” she added.<\/p>\n

(I am not afraid of anything. I can answer them in English, when they can only speak in Filipino.)<\/p>\n

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