With almost two years since the death of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, her youth supporters on Tuesday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to already confer her the Quezon Service Cross (QSC) Award. In December 2017, Duterte nominated the QSC award to Santiago, who passed away on September 29, 2016. Both chambers of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representatives – have concurred in the posthumous conferment of the QSC award – the highest that the nation can bestow on a person for outstanding civilian service. However, the award has yet to be given to the late senator since it is still pending with the Office of the President. ADVERTISEMENT“We now humbly request His Excellency Rodrigo Roa Duterte to expedite the process and take the immediate and appropriate action to posthumously award the QSC to the late Miriam Defensor Santiago,” the Youth Reform Movement said in a statement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 11, 2018 00:45 UTC