MANILA, Philippines — The Palace said it joins the people in praying for Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s recovery from lung cancer.
“We are one with the people in praying for the health and recovery of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago,” Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a text message to members of the Malacañang Press Corps.
Senator Santiago earlier announced in a press briefing that she has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
She said she will undergo six weeks of chemotherapy to battle her cancer.
Coloma praised the senator for her unwavering devotion to her work as a stateswoman.
“Despite her condition, she has devoted herself to the performance of her duties as legislator and public servant,” he said.
