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Originally Posted by sapak
Akala ko yung administrasyon ni GMA ang nag nominate sa kanya para maging jurado ng corteng internaysonal?
Congrats nga pala pareng flip.
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Former President GMA had nominated her to the UN International Court of Justice, but while she won in the General Assembly vote, she lost in the Security Council. Partly to blame was the uninspiring support given to her by the DFA who was then under Romulo,a GMA cabinet member.
Pnoy nominated her to the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is different from the UN International Court of Justice. The president also ordered all Philippine post abroad to lobby for her. The Philippine permanent Ambassador to the UN, Libran N. Cabactulan was also instructed to network with UN ambassadors in an effort to help Mirriam get the post.
During the four-month campaign and run-up to the elections, Santiago was able to win the support of the states parties and was the first to be elected among 18 candidates vying for six seats on the court. In the first round of voting, she bested candidates from every region of the world.
On December 12, 2011, Senator Santiago was elected to a nine-year tenure as judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC). She will assume office in March 2012.
All of these were due to the strong support of Pnoy.
By the way, congrats Atty Flip. pa burger ka naman.