2016 Presidential Candidate Grace Poe: 16 Things You Need To Know (Infographic)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Banking on the stardom of her parents and the massive wave of encouragement from her supporters, Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares has her eyes focused to take the key of Malacanan from President Benigno Aquino III.<br /><br />Despite of criticisms being hurled towards Poe including plans to dislodge her at the presidential race, the more Poe is being hurt by her rivals, the more stronger the support she gets from the public as seen by her current status being the leader in various political surveys. <br /><br />Cory's death produced another Aquino in the Malacanan back in 2010, are we going to see the fulfillment of FPJ's 2004 aspiration to have a Poe sitting in Malacanan this 2016? Take a look at the 16 interesting things you should need to know about presidential aspirant, Senator Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacti1FRAu3y1jMhw-lGAuQTwUJCnmyaeRYoBhO4aDlTvUnfMWjw-3b_ztHXKAscgGwIgMy3XRGdH4PO1qy89yiC5fRJgFHN1qQ1lVDhKv504kWsaftJyIZJPSoQ13BqAhyphenhyphenP2tspXSwBHq/s1600/grace-poe-infographic.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Presidential Candidate Grace Poe: 16 Things You Need To Know (Infographic)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacti1FRAu3y1jMhw-lGAuQTwUJCnmyaeRYoBhO4aDlTvUnfMWjw-3b_ztHXKAscgGwIgMy3XRGdH4PO1qy89yiC5fRJgFHN1qQ1lVDhKv504kWsaftJyIZJPSoQ13BqAhyphenhyphenP2tspXSwBHq/s1600/grace-poe-infographic.jpg" title="Presidential Candidate Grace Poe: 16 Things You Need To Know (Infographic)" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>1. Daughter of the King and Queen of Philippine Movies.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy_bAZYH_EvUzCuCqWhvg2NdKwxZmToctC2KmoFpItrS-70DXQ5wJU9RIR03aty-mhSWq73ycuupiyzTYG0Zs0F4Wp3m-tEaDkN4TbZhtYbJbMj5BAYLYI2H6ej35l10XExn3a3jrHcq5/s1600/GPYoung.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Showbiz royalty. Sen. Grace Poe was adopted by veteran actors FPJ and Ms. Susan Roces." border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy_bAZYH_EvUzCuCqWhvg2NdKwxZmToctC2KmoFpItrS-70DXQ5wJU9RIR03aty-mhSWq73ycuupiyzTYG0Zs0F4Wp3m-tEaDkN4TbZhtYbJbMj5BAYLYI2H6ej35l10XExn3a3jrHcq5/s400/GPYoung.jpg" title="Showbiz royalty. Sen. Grace Poe was adopted by veteran actors FPJ and Ms. Susan Roces." width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Showbiz royalty. Sen. Grace Poe was adopted by veteran actors FPJ and Ms. Susan Roces. <br />Photo credit: Philippine Star online</td></tr></tbody></table>Raised by her parents, Fernando Poe Jr., a National Artist and veteran actress Susan Roces, Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe Llamanzares was born on September 3, 1968. It was the day where she was found at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo. Her birth date falls under the zodiac sign Virgo.<br /><br /><b>2. Highest number of votes last 2013 senatorial elections.</b> (Video courtesy of Grace Poe Youtube account)<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GI0D5BRbZ10" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><br />Poe made history by garnering the highest number of votes in Philippine election history. Her public charisma was translated into a total 20,337,327 number of votes during her successful 2013 senatorial run with total campaign expenses of PHP 123,605,341.27 million.<br /><br /><b>3. 1st Female Senator..</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf2t-yH1Zxf3UeIBPYe-nTClwt1FkQjxgbmSfzbINtQ7vvGIqwmp7a2twI-s8TXaO0ZbTA_Tbhper7YHj5AAHW-3Y_A0zLfCUTVAtHc1yI_0noNC5C0sONZXc42AdG2zXddUs4097t9xp/s1600/grace-poe-senator.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Senator Grace Poe in action." border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf2t-yH1Zxf3UeIBPYe-nTClwt1FkQjxgbmSfzbINtQ7vvGIqwmp7a2twI-s8TXaO0ZbTA_Tbhper7YHj5AAHW-3Y_A0zLfCUTVAtHc1yI_0noNC5C0sONZXc42AdG2zXddUs4097t9xp/s400/grace-poe-senator.jpg" title="Senator Grace Poe in action." width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Senator Grace Poe in action. <br />Photo credit: Philippine Daily Inquirer online</td></tr></tbody></table>To chair the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs and is currently serving as the chairperson of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media. Prior to his stint as a senator, Poe was the Chairman of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Committees on Agriculture and Food as well as the Electoral Reforms and People's Participation.<br /><br /><b>4. Filed 198 legislations.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhj0L9G5YaqDKO1c1I-_OoJmLRutIEUMtKh11gFoDOxpch0z8QCK6gEHsK-tKoX8LXbBVblWU8XEnMRyIsPsYvWErWzaQOWjRFXdkrTuH_-NmGQxYNqw-8wAXkocwU2A0u1SNfD_Vfqr_/s1600/GPAnnouncement.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Poe during her proclamation to run for the presidency last September 2015. " border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhj0L9G5YaqDKO1c1I-_OoJmLRutIEUMtKh11gFoDOxpch0z8QCK6gEHsK-tKoX8LXbBVblWU8XEnMRyIsPsYvWErWzaQOWjRFXdkrTuH_-NmGQxYNqw-8wAXkocwU2A0u1SNfD_Vfqr_/s640/GPAnnouncement.jpg" title="Poe during her proclamation to run for the presidency last September 2015. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Poe during her proclamation to run for the presidency last September 2015. <br />Photo credit: Grace Poe Facebook page</td></tr></tbody></table>Comprising of 68 bills and 130 resolutions, Poe's legislative initiatives includes the amelioration of issues like social justice, child nutrition, industrial competitiveness, ecological protection, government modernization and graft and corruption.<br /><br /><b>5. 10th richest senator.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A17PDVGaXD8SnBIOLku6x-Kdzsr0Pq97uh17ikCjKgtxvh9UP4T3IKjrfrlDEDm_v6SH0ysyWJINA9_dof9pwt9ViYSwsAczkFbd0tXQKcDouRw27lMgFS8TTb382V2kUKiejezoxnq0/s1600/GPSenators.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Grace Poe 10th richest senator." border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A17PDVGaXD8SnBIOLku6x-Kdzsr0Pq97uh17ikCjKgtxvh9UP4T3IKjrfrlDEDm_v6SH0ysyWJINA9_dof9pwt9ViYSwsAczkFbd0tXQKcDouRw27lMgFS8TTb382V2kUKiejezoxnq0/s640/GPSenators.jpg" title="Grace Poe 10th richest senator." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Poe (sitting at the rightmost corner) is part of the 16th Congress and is the 10th richest senator last year.<br />Photo credit: Senate of the Philippines website</td></tr></tbody></table>Poe was the 10th richest senator as of last year (2015) with an estimated net worth of PHP 89.5 million (as of 2014) with a bulk of it stemming from various investments and assets. That doesn't include the inheritance she got from the late FPJ due to the rule that 'in case of properties received gratuitously, e.g. donation or inheritance, no acquisition cost shall be declared' in declaring her assets. As of January 2016, Poe has already spent PHP 448,166,000 million on television ads alone for her 2016 run.<br /><br /><b>6. Lady in white of the senate.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCIqzPWJrFxpnFrh_NwE6gHfKvOIuAr4-LkSx-pc9RiEOs0SG6D1QhY3mMZQgDV7NnGIi4smIUdYcVNvD0_mW_T_Ad1WlloFlCs4Sfp7Vq1gykpLPx7_7zeioS0qsU5_xwpVmVhhIDPaj/s1600/grace-poe-campaign.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lady in white of the senate." border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCIqzPWJrFxpnFrh_NwE6gHfKvOIuAr4-LkSx-pc9RiEOs0SG6D1QhY3mMZQgDV7NnGIi4smIUdYcVNvD0_mW_T_Ad1WlloFlCs4Sfp7Vq1gykpLPx7_7zeioS0qsU5_xwpVmVhhIDPaj/s640/grace-poe-campaign.jpg" title="Lady in white of the senate." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Ayusin Natin Ang Pilipinas (Let’s Improve The Philippines) became Poe’s latest campaign slogan in her recent political ads. Photo credit: Grabbed from Grace Poe’s Youtube account</td></tr></tbody></table>Aside banking on the popularity of her parents, Poe was able to associate the color white as her political color. She currently has 10 white polo shirts and has made it a habit to wear clothes that bears the same color.<br /><br /><b>7. Boston College graduate.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ6zUR55OdJBirg8HMTPhAiHGVkN5dq_VL7R7uJ1iNYmgSoWWrIaPPsbWVMsb5mhx9xS3ZkkFT9UD7DvfkGYji0nGa-3ok0YG63h06THGndvw3I-DqZ2CLPjk4igqEkeN3ioYDkyCG33z/s1600/GPBoston.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Boston College graduate." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ6zUR55OdJBirg8HMTPhAiHGVkN5dq_VL7R7uJ1iNYmgSoWWrIaPPsbWVMsb5mhx9xS3ZkkFT9UD7DvfkGYji0nGa-3ok0YG63h06THGndvw3I-DqZ2CLPjk4igqEkeN3ioYDkyCG33z/s640/GPBoston.jpg" title="Boston College graduate." width="470" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Poe graduate from Boston College with a degree in political science.<br />Photo credit: Philippine Star online</td></tr></tbody></table>Senator Poe graduated with a degree in political science from the Boston College in Massachusetts, U.S.A. Prior to that she took BA Development Studies at the University of the Philippines (1986-1988) wherein she became a scholar for a year in the middle of her academic stint in UP.<br /><br /><b>8. As Ma'am Grace.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-dYIVKnmJksZAHopUfddol2GKAqxn6ksiZTPkiaoW8wDfrVi_2gQLTaGFyx-iU4DcD21QJFgVK4Xi6wvUbffV1BYJow5a03A_b2ztfRfd8uwOWEEPkfLCdNm2PUGy6Zbm47JO1GPQ3D2/s1600/GPTeacher.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Grace as Teacher" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-dYIVKnmJksZAHopUfddol2GKAqxn6ksiZTPkiaoW8wDfrVi_2gQLTaGFyx-iU4DcD21QJFgVK4Xi6wvUbffV1BYJow5a03A_b2ztfRfd8uwOWEEPkfLCdNm2PUGy6Zbm47JO1GPQ3D2/s640/GPTeacher.jpg" title="Grace as Teacher" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Poe (left) as seen reading a story book in front of Badjao children. <br />Photo credit: Philippine Daily Inquirer online</td></tr></tbody></table>Upon marrying his husband Teodoro Misael Vera Llamanzares, the senator lived a very ordinary life in the United States which is far from the glitz and glamour of Philippine show business. Poe worked as a preschool math and geography teacher and later on as a procurement liaison officer at the United States Geological Survey.<br /><br /><b>9. Captain Poe.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-O-Lis-rsNTAv-avGRO8bCJhx33vd5G5lYL6qMJ4m2zaIvZ9cclQojungXc5xd4ON8d8ar5fubtS9zOdr09N2equ8aSt1Gf5hQwcZEwFUyDc4w6z1V_FmSntim60X0XOiHWlJskpZirzn/s1600/GPHighSchool.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Captain Poe." border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-O-Lis-rsNTAv-avGRO8bCJhx33vd5G5lYL6qMJ4m2zaIvZ9cclQojungXc5xd4ON8d8ar5fubtS9zOdr09N2equ8aSt1Gf5hQwcZEwFUyDc4w6z1V_FmSntim60X0XOiHWlJskpZirzn/s640/GPHighSchool.jpg" title="Captain Poe." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">High school days with BFFs. Poe was revealed having an excellent oratorical skills while in Assumption. <br />Photo credit: Rappler</td></tr></tbody></table>Poe completed her secondary studies at the Assumption College in Makati. During her tenure as a student in the said institution, she exuded outstanding oratorical skills enabling her to be named as Captain of the Assumption Debating Team.<br /><br /><b>10. A wide reader and a black belter in one.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOwd6hEgYBD73R8S1PNvP1kNrkbkV5wWKwQz0ehPh2kyOLlDtJhKrlX4D6vuDbN3ZjKjTu8kETa-ItL5EZiT5p1u15m-Wm5JWU_5R9bSOF7Nls-lrFhIjvzG5oP1072P9PZ3Jea9NUz7_/s1600/GPMagazine.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Grace Poe Lifestyle Asia" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOwd6hEgYBD73R8S1PNvP1kNrkbkV5wWKwQz0ehPh2kyOLlDtJhKrlX4D6vuDbN3ZjKjTu8kETa-ItL5EZiT5p1u15m-Wm5JWU_5R9bSOF7Nls-lrFhIjvzG5oP1072P9PZ3Jea9NUz7_/s640/GPMagazine.jpg" title="Grace Poe Lifestyle Asia" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Senator Grace Poe graces the August 2014 cover of Lifestyle Asia magazine. <br />Photo credit: Grace Poe Facebook page</td></tr></tbody></table>Poe read all the books of David Baldacci who became her favorite author. Aside from Baldacci, Poe made it a habit to enrich herself by reading other literary works of various authors. By the way, the soft spoken senator is also inclined in sports, she in fact plays tennis and was snatching top spots in competitions as a taekwondo black belter back in high school!<br /><br /><b>11. Mother of three.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK49XBoqwKBNgAn1x4AmO9ciICWtSQhv7dsI4kYpxPvcxryoh3s2j1XRWsBxhlVoq37A6AltAI7rfTSadCnZktT6GpKYEsTJXTAxEbGi118Cc4SMUZ_IL6sKomz237_XSLCwWKX9DRaHXB/s1600/GPFamily.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Grace Poe family" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK49XBoqwKBNgAn1x4AmO9ciICWtSQhv7dsI4kYpxPvcxryoh3s2j1XRWsBxhlVoq37A6AltAI7rfTSadCnZktT6GpKYEsTJXTAxEbGi118Cc4SMUZ_IL6sKomz237_XSLCwWKX9DRaHXB/s640/GPFamily.jpg" title="Grace Poe" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The Llamanzares. (Left to right) Husband Neil, Hanna, Nikka, Brian and Grace. <br />Photo credit: Newsflash.org</td></tr></tbody></table>Despite the resistance coming from her parents, Poe made a firm decision to marry his husband Neil way back in 1991. Their marriage bore three children namely Brian, a former CNN Philippines reporter, Hanna and Nikka.<br /><br /><b>12. Rode the MRT.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujTR8l-E5odK_CDjijmMwNTo5XrpTTnCTx_jK5SvL00DRQz93e5Zescviu8ZG0Yqz8vBrHyv1FqI9wMVACzI5bl-RuBuRfwk9GqKtJGGzNmF5hnRBQVV11BffYemq7sOCjVJEyc47KBeO/s1600/grace-poe-mrt.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Grace Poe Rode the MRT" border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujTR8l-E5odK_CDjijmMwNTo5XrpTTnCTx_jK5SvL00DRQz93e5Zescviu8ZG0Yqz8vBrHyv1FqI9wMVACzI5bl-RuBuRfwk9GqKtJGGzNmF5hnRBQVV11BffYemq7sOCjVJEyc47KBeO/s640/grace-poe-mrt.jpg" title="Grace Poe Rode the MRT" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Braving the MRT challenge. Poe is seen queuing in the line for two hours to take the MRT. <br />Photo credit: GMA News Facebook page<br /><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>When she heard the outcry of the public to improve the current catastrophic condition of the metro's rail system, Poe herself rode the MRT in incognito, to experience how it’s like for an ordinary commuter to ride it. Poe's hands-on style in doing her work as a public servant gave her an ultimate media and political mileage for the past two years, allowing her to overtake the previous frontrunners in both presidential and vice presidential surveys.<br /><br /><b>13. Has two half-siblings.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsvtWOYdutQ4r24voPobA6IRdbfGs7UQNlLqNdSLO8tj17Us9bipQNfHZxceTHbD8UzqxkAY6hBQMfihtNmcdReKYmcahnRSf2C3x6307uhgbVcM1REtxR4Ks8NlyqKR_EYy23gxHBuAj/s1600/GPLovi.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lovi Poe with Grace Poe" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsvtWOYdutQ4r24voPobA6IRdbfGs7UQNlLqNdSLO8tj17Us9bipQNfHZxceTHbD8UzqxkAY6hBQMfihtNmcdReKYmcahnRSf2C3x6307uhgbVcM1REtxR4Ks8NlyqKR_EYy23gxHBuAj/s640/GPLovi.jpg" title="Lovi Poe with Grace Poe" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Poe sisters. Sen. Grace has two half-siblings namely Lovi and Ronian. <br />Photo credit: Philippine Star online</td></tr></tbody></table>From Rowena Moran, a model and Ana Marin, an actress. Ronian Poe was Moran's offspring with FPJ while Lourdes Virginia, popularly known by her screen name Lovi, was Poe's half-sister to Marin. Poe admitted in previous interviews that she didn't grew up with her half-siblings.<br /><br /><b>14. Former child star.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnMtTNqzZXLQ7M_QXpHjj-xnbfhTO0-jR7zF9R1UeS8P-j8ddIjVsexeq0lcbg-jJHug5rA8L1sHo_n9aF36cR3OTOiP2tA1ibahYZ4VkBeL-MSACGmlqvlJySFR0j0Pk49k0pOShwZJJ/s1600/DNBPoster.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnMtTNqzZXLQ7M_QXpHjj-xnbfhTO0-jR7zF9R1UeS8P-j8ddIjVsexeq0lcbg-jJHug5rA8L1sHo_n9aF36cR3OTOiP2tA1ibahYZ4VkBeL-MSACGmlqvlJySFR0j0Pk49k0pOShwZJJ/s640/DNBPoster.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Poe was also once a child star upon gracing some films of FPJ.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtJTsc0kmmHRjpGwNbuxHZy8Cyx9JcqrzKXqqyiQu7qN4DxhYbsmgvZsnrztN5KvUZKr41sLRqBkJxJQjmZ0KJD8gD1CPfiWtX92o9o9DvTPINYg073RSinELHHY2Mm8sRx9uJkZAvaaB/s1600/DSTBPoster.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Poe was also once a child star upon gracing some films of FPJ." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtJTsc0kmmHRjpGwNbuxHZy8Cyx9JcqrzKXqqyiQu7qN4DxhYbsmgvZsnrztN5KvUZKr41sLRqBkJxJQjmZ0KJD8gD1CPfiWtX92o9o9DvTPINYg073RSinELHHY2Mm8sRx9uJkZAvaaB/s640/DSTBPoster.jpg" title="Poe was also once a child star upon gracing some films of FPJ." width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Poe was also once a child star upon gracing some films of FPJ. <br />Photo credits: FPJ Da King Blogspot and Video48 Blogspot</td></tr></tbody></table>Coming from a family with both parents being revered as the supreme icons of the entertainment industry, little Grace was once a child star. She made her silver screen debut via 'Durugin si Totoy Bato' top billed by the late FPJ. Poe made a mistake on that movie wherein she acted as a blind girl thinking that it was what she was supposed to be doing until later on she realized that it was actor Paquito Diaz who has to act as the blind man. She was also seen as a street child in an FPJ and Max Alvarado starrer entitled 'Dugo ng Bayan.'<br /><br /><b>15. Was named Grace.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ynllIGMpB83IYcc3e_L8BvrFLS8wuFXRia7f1YHz5chBA_467Df-jmXZGDfLJEqkmOVceRfUjwd6Ci2-eXP3Me-SGYZ_p00u9sFB0QzYn67lM98D071jKZFFq4rqT2Tzw4FAjHBKr9Sn/s1600/GPBaptism.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="It was Jaime Cardinal Sin who officiated the christening of young Grace." border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ynllIGMpB83IYcc3e_L8BvrFLS8wuFXRia7f1YHz5chBA_467Df-jmXZGDfLJEqkmOVceRfUjwd6Ci2-eXP3Me-SGYZ_p00u9sFB0QzYn67lM98D071jKZFFq4rqT2Tzw4FAjHBKr9Sn/s640/GPBaptism.jpg" title="It was Jaime Cardinal Sin who officiated the christening of young Grace." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">It was Jaime Cardinal Sin who officiated the christening of young Grace. <br />Photo credit: ABS-CBN News online</td></tr></tbody></table>By the parish priest who saw her in the church who believed that their unexpected discovery of her was a 'grace of God.' Then it was the late Jaime Cardinal Sin who christened Grace Poe while he was still the Archbishop of Jaro. Sin has been a popular figure in the Philippine society, being a charismatic figure of the Catholic church in the country and as an influential force in ousting the Marcos dictatorship in the successful People Power revolt of 1986.<br /><br /><b>16. Film tourism and anti-electoral fraud advocate.</b><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn3nPGh60vMwJwRUIEI8EM91jl06eJvOUKAoVRO8yzEO7-hP0wQK5zog3eHF71EPe1PsUpWbjC2aatERIOc9bKytXtl9qxDBKVPcZH6VKG-g0M7zucThEL_QKdnF79IYOqGFZLkVaR0Pg/s1600/GPFPJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Daddy’s girl. An old photo of the Poes gracing the Esquire magazine cover. " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisn3nPGh60vMwJwRUIEI8EM91jl06eJvOUKAoVRO8yzEO7-hP0wQK5zog3eHF71EPe1PsUpWbjC2aatERIOc9bKytXtl9qxDBKVPcZH6VKG-g0M7zucThEL_QKdnF79IYOqGFZLkVaR0Pg/s640/GPFPJ.jpg" title="Daddy’s girl. An old photo of the Poes gracing the Esquire magazine cover. " width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Daddy’s girl. An old photo of the Poes gracing the Esquire magazine cover. <br />Photo credit: ABS-CBN News online</td></tr></tbody></table>With her showbiz roots, Poe has been advocating in the senate to make the Philippines as the next Film Tourism destination. Aside from that, the controversial loss of his father FPJ in the 2004 presidential elections due to allegations of tampering the election results by his closest rival, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made Poe to fight for the promotion of an honest election.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORIES</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/infographic-16-things-you-need-to-know-presidential-candidate-binay.html" rel="nofollow">INFOGRAPHIC: 16 Things You Need To Know About Presidential Candidate Jejomar Binay</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/infographic-16-things-you-need-to-know-about-presidential-candidate-sen-miriam-santiago.html" rel="nofollow">INFOGRAPHIC: 16 Things You Need To Know About Presidential Candidate Sen. 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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - For the past months, he took the interest of the Filipino audience on whether or not he will run for the presidency or not. He may have earned the praises and reproval of the crowd but nonetheless, the myths, cursing habits and extensive admiration for women that surrounds the famed Davao City mayor gave him a larger-than-life character that mesmerized his supporters.<br /><br />With his name inching up in the survey games lately, his supporters are banking on his no-nonsense approach in solving social predicaments which they think will finally catapult the Philippines to a prosperous and stabilized nation ala Singapore. <br /><br />Will the ironclad leadership of the pro-federalism Mayor Rodrigo Duterte succeed as the dark horse of the upcoming presidential elections? Time to take a look at him closely with this 16 interesting things about him:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UouncJQTg8zl_cwWHjGe5e3M7znvB-YF4VpwlA4G2HUCTwbUrSNeov-YDLB_80XYHUgnBeYeWo4cfYZuFQ4Mzm3ggMv6KSpbV9wVuY725fib1W_hKM-Tp24fwea4ApZu7eNQt3bxqNub/s1600/duterte-fast-facts.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fast facts rodrigo duterte" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UouncJQTg8zl_cwWHjGe5e3M7znvB-YF4VpwlA4G2HUCTwbUrSNeov-YDLB_80XYHUgnBeYeWo4cfYZuFQ4Mzm3ggMv6KSpbV9wVuY725fib1W_hKM-Tp24fwea4ApZu7eNQt3bxqNub/s1600/duterte-fast-facts.jpg" title="fast facts rodrigo duterte" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>1. Duterte is a Cebuano.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQXZHDlDu4Mz6yBVoZTVeW9KhyioDCoOXOXzO0vakV4ph-FQebNyUZdJYCTe9XKb-GzaWWX0-Jc502NXR2kugYHRnGlpnYiyDFViojVSjbItkZIfMQuHox87QpKjy8sv0ae0XZ4BlB_t6/s1600/duterte-esquire.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte on Esquire Magazine" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQXZHDlDu4Mz6yBVoZTVeW9KhyioDCoOXOXzO0vakV4ph-FQebNyUZdJYCTe9XKb-GzaWWX0-Jc502NXR2kugYHRnGlpnYiyDFViojVSjbItkZIfMQuHox87QpKjy8sv0ae0XZ4BlB_t6/s640/duterte-esquire.jpg" title="Duterte on Esquire Magazine" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte on Esquire Magazine. Photo credit: Esquire Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>Born on March 28, 1945 in Maasin, Leyte, Duterte hails from the Visayas region, with a Cebuano blood coming from the Durano and Almendra clans. His father was a mayor of Danao City in Cebu prior to his stint as governor of Davao when the family decided to move in their new bailiwick sometime in 1950s. Duterte admits that he proudly embraces his Cebuano roots and still has a plan to retire at the Queen City of the South in the future.<br /><br /><b>2. From a family of politicians</b>.<br /><br />Aside from his father, Rody is also related to the former Cebu City mayor during the 80s, Ronald Duterte, whose father Ramon Duterte held the same position way back in the late 50s. Other political families in Cebu are also affiliated to Duterte, thus enjoying the latter's support at all times as he considers them as long distance relatives.<br /><br /><b>3. A skinny, high school bad boy.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfVkFAWCC1U_F6y5WyANd6cFun3a_V8_DCWhh1ukLGgRNp0u1Jb2zeLL08uqcgfKgdsVO8kA89bWIobMzKr4JEdD3vBQi-Dp2XRikyfztx6GEgkIkDe1ww7VpC_LLteVXPJLLvHXUrjP9/s1600/Soledad+Duterte.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Teenage Duterte with Nanay Soledad" border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfVkFAWCC1U_F6y5WyANd6cFun3a_V8_DCWhh1ukLGgRNp0u1Jb2zeLL08uqcgfKgdsVO8kA89bWIobMzKr4JEdD3vBQi-Dp2XRikyfztx6GEgkIkDe1ww7VpC_LLteVXPJLLvHXUrjP9/s640/Soledad+Duterte.jpg" title="Teenage Duterte with Nanay Soledad" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Teenage Duterte with Nanay Soledad. Photo credit: Editha Caduaya/Rappler</td></tr></tbody></table>Duterte has a skinny physique when he was still young so to avoid being bullied, he opted to befriend the street dwellers of Davao City, in which he learned how to deal things in a simple and logical manner just how ordinary people does. Being one of the tough guys of Davao City, the young Rody was embroiled in various fracases which resulted for him to be expelled twice in high school! Later on he will finish his secondary studies at the Holy Cross Academy of Digos.<br /><br /><b>4. Bedan law graduate.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXzJpXy7XpiOLK8zZvQgZ8tXpc1DJBOjDZim4zf8r5CTklvcS9L2Pl82qWnDxaLFY84MxJoMNd8_4ARp7zS56qEfNBm61023HExgQW-R7JiFZ67CFqlO2EhZTnMmn_IFWsh0UoPBmdD-G/s1600/Young+Rodrigo+Duterte.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Young Duterte (right)" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXzJpXy7XpiOLK8zZvQgZ8tXpc1DJBOjDZim4zf8r5CTklvcS9L2Pl82qWnDxaLFY84MxJoMNd8_4ARp7zS56qEfNBm61023HExgQW-R7JiFZ67CFqlO2EhZTnMmn_IFWsh0UoPBmdD-G/s400/Young+Rodrigo+Duterte.jpg" title="Young Duterte (right)" width="337" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Young Duterte (right).<br />Photo credit: Vice Mayor Pulong Duterte Facebook Page</td></tr></tbody></table>After completing his secondary education, Duterte studied at the Lyceum of the Philippines to earn his Bachelor of Arts Degree. Upon his graduation in 1968, he proceeded to San Beda College for his law studies wherein he graduated and passed the bar exam in 1972.<br /><br /><b>5. From special counsel to mayor.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1xG6deuqc2D7xzmuFs2bO1pIaHLnCX3-8ojA10Rdopczx-TwIudN_bQe7sWK9L5zoyZBnHBc8kphvjhAJiAPdajzeQW4XOnaZmpevvJTi-MgRpLZM2aoHvOeK7kgCYhFHnLn0-S1fesI/s1600/Duterte+Taking+Oath.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte taking his oath" border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1xG6deuqc2D7xzmuFs2bO1pIaHLnCX3-8ojA10Rdopczx-TwIudN_bQe7sWK9L5zoyZBnHBc8kphvjhAJiAPdajzeQW4XOnaZmpevvJTi-MgRpLZM2aoHvOeK7kgCYhFHnLn0-S1fesI/s640/Duterte+Taking+Oath.png" title="Duterte taking his oath" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte taking his oath. Photo credit: isupportduterte.com</td></tr></tbody></table>Due to the social and political statures of his parents, Duterte was appointed to become OIC vice mayor of Davao City prior to the restoration of democracy under the Cory Aquino administration. He ran and won in the 1988 local elections as mayor of the city. His mayorship was only disputed only when he had to run for different positions either as vice mayor or congressman of Davao's first district due to term limitations as stipulated by the 1986 constitution. Prior to his elections to those positions, Duterte served first as special counsel of the city.<br /><br /><b>6. One of the most trusted Filipinos.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ieCtTZrqmYscCJZekil3ibP_urSaFwnpy2D0szbwTgl7UOF5r1B4VTSrjgtnDsXrwARubD4vCkeUMCcbuosMDmdMGQY9j-qXTTCOi3SvqRfPKLHYwMFikDqdw2PWteeYiJTshvCAba5o/s1600/Readers+Digest+Asia.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="March 2010 cover of Readers Digest Asia featuring the 100 most trusted Pinoys. " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ieCtTZrqmYscCJZekil3ibP_urSaFwnpy2D0szbwTgl7UOF5r1B4VTSrjgtnDsXrwARubD4vCkeUMCcbuosMDmdMGQY9j-qXTTCOi3SvqRfPKLHYwMFikDqdw2PWteeYiJTshvCAba5o/s640/Readers+Digest+Asia.jpg" title="March 2010 cover of Readers Digest Asia featuring the 100 most trusted Pinoys. " width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The March 2010 cover of Readers Digest Asia featuring the 100 most trusted Pinoys. <br />Photo credit: GMA News online</td></tr></tbody></table>In 2010, Reader's Digest Asia released a list of the top 100 most trusted Filipinos. Among the list was Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte occupying the 47th spot. Among the politicians on the list, Duterte was the 5th most trusted, just behind President Benigno Aquino III, Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto, former Senator Mar Roxas and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim.<br /><br /><b>7. Duterte receives PHP 78,946 salary every month.</b><br /><br />Compared with his fellow presidential contenders, Duterte has only PHP21.97 million net worth as of 2014. Aside from his government salary, he receives the majority of his source of income from his private investments, material possessions and by serving as head of different councils.<br /><br /><b>8. He never lost in any elections so far.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk5u5y-tilvv5InXyJoWV326kEBlv7vVyW0lbhg0_UCtAxrsBX1wXSslsKwijaAj7VIWGfNEsgGPRhZmv3gYlNSRuCJnyBPq8JOCWEdCLjPD13xOdMgaq1ZvbFUVb4PJ-0joFKJwdxOd5/s1600/Rody+Duterte.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mayor Duterte faces a crowd." border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk5u5y-tilvv5InXyJoWV326kEBlv7vVyW0lbhg0_UCtAxrsBX1wXSslsKwijaAj7VIWGfNEsgGPRhZmv3gYlNSRuCJnyBPq8JOCWEdCLjPD13xOdMgaq1ZvbFUVb4PJ-0joFKJwdxOd5/s640/Rody+Duterte.JPG" title="Mayor Duterte faces a crowd." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Mayor Duterte faces a crowd. Photo credit: Philippine Star online</td></tr></tbody></table>Like his closest contemporary Vice President Jejomar Binay, Duterte etched the same political path and both never lost in an election. For over twenty years, Duterte successfully defended his post as mayor, vice mayor and congressman of Davao City. This untarnished record is being seen by his brave supporters as a clear testament on the high chance of the Davao City mayor to clinch the presidency this May.<br /><br /><b>9. Duterte is for diversity.</b><br /><b><br /></b> Duterte on his views about homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Video from: ABS-CBN News online<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RtAIytt5KSc" width="560"></iframe></center><br />The mayor is very much supportive in uplifting the social conditions of the LGBT, Muslims, Lumads and other minorities in the society. Through his political power, Duterte passed an Anti-Discrimination ordinance in Davao City. He is against bullying members of the LGBT and in fact provides opportunity for them to yield political powers in the society by including prominent members of the said sector to join in his political ticket. <br /><br />Duterte is also an advocate of anti-discrimination against Muslims and other oppressed minorities in the society through providing the same opportunities that he offered to the LGBT community in his area of jurisdiction. Duterte fully supports the Reproductive Health Bill as well as the same-sex marriage in the LGBT community even way before these issues became a hot topic in the congress. Various health services such as vasectomy and tubal ligation procedures which are free of charge with some complimentary financial donation to whoever will undergo through such services are being provided by his local government.<br /><br /><b>10. Mayor Incognito.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOHRQ6Sa4y6T9wekSds4aLommlzxjFWVVBpDYi1YdQQaVmiJiv35GbNwT36PzPH5SFyWbcbkHMT3dxopkzVT-Y3yQMDrmjxtTVAVXWJ4vl3whAYYdHAWaGCIyOl6-lyVdGDArw0UrfnEa/s1600/Duterte+Taxi+Driver.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte checks the situation of the city sometimes as a cab driver. " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOHRQ6Sa4y6T9wekSds4aLommlzxjFWVVBpDYi1YdQQaVmiJiv35GbNwT36PzPH5SFyWbcbkHMT3dxopkzVT-Y3yQMDrmjxtTVAVXWJ4vl3whAYYdHAWaGCIyOl6-lyVdGDArw0UrfnEa/s640/Duterte+Taxi+Driver.jpg" title="Duterte checks the situation of the city sometimes as a cab driver. " width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte checks the situation of the city sometimes as a cab driver.<br /><span style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: left;">Photo credit: Davao’s Pride Facebook Pag</span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">e</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Probably an important ingredient on why Davao City is considered as one of the safest cities is that its own head personally oversees the peace and order situation of the city. It’s not a secret anymore that the mayor normally rides a big bicycle to roam around the city every week, sometimes using a taxi and even treating lucky passengers going home a free ride!<br /><br /><b>11. Grocery against bribery.</b><br /><br />Aside being a hands-on in keeping the peace and order of the city by warding off muggers, Duterte knows the temptations surrounding his men. In order to combat this, he was reported to be handing out grocery packages to his policemen in order to help them to resist the temptation of taking bribes. Recently, the presidential aspirant is eyeing a PHP 75,000-100,000 salary for policemen, that’s five times higher than the current rate of their salary!<br /><br /><b>12. Allergic to awards.</b><br /><br />Aside from declining the nomination for the World Mayor Prize, which is being given to outstanding mayors in the world, Duterte also rejected handling the post as DILG Secretary not only once, twice nor thrice, but four times...offered to him by the last four presidents of the country! He insists that he is not the man capable of the job and would rather continue steering Davao City to stability. This is quite impressive as we all know that the DILG post is the most coveted by anyone who is aspiring to run for a higher office or to any politician who wants to wield greater influence nationwide.<br /><br /><b>13. In good terms with the NPA.</b><br /><br />Yes, despite sitting on the other sides of the political spectrum, Mayor Duterte transcends the boundary of this line and one of this is when he donated financial assistance to help NPA rebels to cope up with the damages inflicted to them by Typhoon Pablo way back in 2012. Not only that, he even paid the medical bills of a wounded NPA member in 2004 when the man was brought in Davao Medical Center coming from an encounter and allowed a hero's burial to one of the leaders of NPA, Leoncio Pitao. <br /><br /><b>14. Has four children, associated with two women, admits having three girlfriends.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKPYTX8cQcbSDncm9Yl90shFknJjynjirDrPT2pcOO6lPZ0sz-LOHjZ_Aa7n_Kpq97WGz4KtP1WBIPnHq-03U1JvX0RlEpFozOVtHmH2L-tqcMarUcbV97vSqg2x1xl46VFSwQzHaxL8g/s1600/Duterte+Kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte kids namely (left to right) Sara, Paolo and Sebastian. " border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKPYTX8cQcbSDncm9Yl90shFknJjynjirDrPT2pcOO6lPZ0sz-LOHjZ_Aa7n_Kpq97WGz4KtP1WBIPnHq-03U1JvX0RlEpFozOVtHmH2L-tqcMarUcbV97vSqg2x1xl46VFSwQzHaxL8g/s640/Duterte+Kids.jpg" title="Duterte kids namely (left to right) Sara, Paolo and Sebastian. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte kids namely (left to right) Sara, Paolo and Sebastian. <br />Photo credit: Sunstar Davao online</td></tr></tbody></table>Digong has been very vocal of his love for women. Although he can be seen flirting around with some, he’s very overprotective to them. He was once living with her former wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman, the mother of his three children namely Paolo, Sarah and Sebastian. Zimmerman is a former flight stewardess and is now currently battling cancer, their marriage was nullified in year 2000. He is also a father to an 11 year old child Veronica from Honeylet, a nurse.<br /><br /><b>15. Book and shoe lover.</b><br /><br />He once said that the closest common thing that he has with Imelda Marcos is that they both love shoes, although his collections were smaller in quantity and a lot cheaper. The mayor is fond of reading books particularly historical or spy novels.<br /><br /><b>16. Seeks guidance from his parents when making important decisions.</b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwjOCn2EIi05jS6hBHKoxiw9bHRfvDvwKsEGGOZpmapQuujuuQEN-3osSeXIgd0vC5ZbL6-AYsAYrOI7gfINBUQkvaUgjyePrNz09DmLQNJUy6lAmkVFy7BgspU2KXpUQg-1k6YHY1iqb/s1600/duterte-mother.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte contemplates in front of his father’s tomb." border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwjOCn2EIi05jS6hBHKoxiw9bHRfvDvwKsEGGOZpmapQuujuuQEN-3osSeXIgd0vC5ZbL6-AYsAYrOI7gfINBUQkvaUgjyePrNz09DmLQNJUy6lAmkVFy7BgspU2KXpUQg-1k6YHY1iqb/s400/duterte-mother.jpg" title="Duterte contemplates in front of his father’s tomb." width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte contemplates in front of his father’s tomb. <br />Photo credit: Durian Post Wordpress</td></tr></tbody></table>Despite his macho persona, Duterte has an evidently soft spot not only for women and suffering people, but as well as for his parents. 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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">He has sacrificed a lot already, but despite his immense wealth, wide political wingspan, excellent academic background and sound platforms, former Interior Secretary Manuel ‘Mar’ Araneta-Roxas is yet to prove his worth again to the Filipinos. The presidency is destiny of course and Mar is in full throttle again, willing to bleed more, to be the next ‘Roxas’ that will lead the nation. Here are the 16 things about ‘Mr. Palengke.’<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-l0CKyf5R3OuEw67ho5pNnRHWp09JGuD2xuuNkYgVfIoZBkShHZEmlOv1sEa0Mdg05fdlMF1He0VsemGtainaVVESma2oeGWczvhYmLvafvv1t_OXSP5f6kLdInf7dvyJn34QJKFcCF3/s1600/MarRoxasInfographic-thesummitexpress.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="16 Facts about 2016 Presidential Candidate Mar Roxas" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-l0CKyf5R3OuEw67ho5pNnRHWp09JGuD2xuuNkYgVfIoZBkShHZEmlOv1sEa0Mdg05fdlMF1He0VsemGtainaVVESma2oeGWczvhYmLvafvv1t_OXSP5f6kLdInf7dvyJn34QJKFcCF3/s1600/MarRoxasInfographic-thesummitexpress.jpg" title="16 Facts about 2016 Presidential Candidate Mar Roxas" /></a></div><br /><b>1. An Atenista (1974) and Wharton (1979) graduate.</b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehKJ164eJef6QY5wFzrOAj7s6l-Id76zq3MsUnUhbAXJXeqmu2vHMfX7YCdnatimkN-YUuMqpFrUO4IQtUepy6uMl46j-ZUop0wn7_CpdzUVliYJJKZFomRulsqM_cYz_UuTR1PILUJzX/s1600/graduation-mar-wharton.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mar Roxas graduated at the Wharton School of Economics" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehKJ164eJef6QY5wFzrOAj7s6l-Id76zq3MsUnUhbAXJXeqmu2vHMfX7YCdnatimkN-YUuMqpFrUO4IQtUepy6uMl46j-ZUop0wn7_CpdzUVliYJJKZFomRulsqM_cYz_UuTR1PILUJzX/s640/graduation-mar-wharton.jpg" title="Mar Roxas graduated at the Wharton School of Economics" width="454" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mar Roxas graduated at the Wharton School of Economics in 1979. Photo credit: marroxas.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Roxas is a true-blue Atenista having studied at the Ateneo de Manila for his primary and high school education. He obtained his degree in economics at the Wharton School of Economics, the world’s first business school situated at the University of Pennsylvania (United States).<br /><br /><b>2. He was a banker in New York.</b><br /><br />Roxas has an already established career being a successful investment banker in New York prior to his entry in politics. <br /><br /><b>3. Family of politicians.</b><br /><b><br /></b> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mk_JywtGznbaQvmgUk3eSM8VlTnCEn87eW8uMp-f3L_t2XxcexE59FP8espAPOJIRZbq8Aw1Meg2gGZV17l3cuguCOCRYdkyuSQGuCx8aCwgbihfEaq9hCQrHo5cib93CBoLivfjIUGo/s1600/mar-roxas-family.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roxas Family" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mk_JywtGznbaQvmgUk3eSM8VlTnCEn87eW8uMp-f3L_t2XxcexE59FP8espAPOJIRZbq8Aw1Meg2gGZV17l3cuguCOCRYdkyuSQGuCx8aCwgbihfEaq9hCQrHo5cib93CBoLivfjIUGo/s640/mar-roxas-family.jpg" title="Roxas Family" width="431" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right (standing) Mar, Judy (mother), Ria (sister). Sitting (left) Sen. Gerry (father) and Dinggoy (right). <br />Photo credit: marroxas.com</td></tr></tbody></table>Brother of the late Congressman Dinggoy Roxas, son of former Senator Gerry Roxas and grandson of former President Manuel Roxas, a co-founder of the Liberal Party in which the younger Mar is now the current president on-leave.<br /><br /><b>4. Dinggoy not Mar.</b><br /><br />Roxas said that politics was out of his radar as his younger brother Gerardo Manuel ‘Dinggoy’ Roxas Jr. was the one envisioned by their family to continue the legacy of their Dad and Lolo.<br /><br /><b>5. First stint in politics as congressman of the first district of Capiz (1993).</b><br /><b><br /></b> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE-zdqB3KgoVLPJ9zbY78e3333UhgBSYL9iGAhSh3OnoHCKJ06Mswkzr5GwUWWBSBqYheEsJ9y5pefGzLzVqhL2JvNpVwFg8Mf7TBTylN0mawmfZrO_91I1jKnVrZXYmOXxS2qvEO_bYk/s1600/campaign-crowd-mar-roxas.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Roxas won three consecutive times as the first district representative of Capiz." border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE-zdqB3KgoVLPJ9zbY78e3333UhgBSYL9iGAhSh3OnoHCKJ06Mswkzr5GwUWWBSBqYheEsJ9y5pefGzLzVqhL2JvNpVwFg8Mf7TBTylN0mawmfZrO_91I1jKnVrZXYmOXxS2qvEO_bYk/s640/campaign-crowd-mar-roxas.jpg" title="Roxas won three consecutive times as the first district representative of Capiz." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roxas won three consecutive times as the first district representative of Capiz. <br />Photo credit: marroxas.com</td></tr></tbody></table>Unfortunately, he will find himself inheriting his brother’s task as the sudden demise of Dinggoy due to colon cancer prompted him to run and serve as the first district representative of Capiz from 1993 to 2000.<br /><br /><br /><b>6. DTI then secretary of DOTC and DILG later.</b><br /><br />Roxas served in three departments of government as secretary. He was appointed by former President Joseph Estrada to head the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo tasked him to continue his stint at the DTI. Recently, he served as the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) under the current Aquino administration.<br /><br /><b>7. 'Father of the Call Center and Business Process Outsourcing Industries'.</b><br /><br />During his tenure as the Secretary of Trade, Roxas realized the potential of the country to become the focal point of e-service in the world, thus he spearheaded the development of information technology and was instrumental in proliferating the presence of call centers in the country.<br /><br /><b>8. One of the most voted political candidate in Philippine history.</b><br /><br />Roxas garnered a total of 19,372,888 votes when he ran during the 2004 senatorial elections and emerged as the topnotcher. His charisma as ‘Mr. Palengke’ made him a political superstar. To date, Roxas ranks third as one of the political candidates to receive the highest number of votes in the history of Philippine elections.<br /><br /><b>9. Authored 43 bills and 46 resolutions as a senator.</b><br />His term as a senator provided him a wider political power to contribute in the amelioration of the society. As a senator, he was able to author 43 bills and 46 resolutions with primary focus on education, economy, labor etc.<br /><br /><b>10. From first to second.</b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5AQQDzPYgkxlQkCe6o6M1UGIaQlqXUEpMYa8mMnyPD7HxE4PzziQykG-dhMwAeIv_zwsx9s4EQAcoQvRZTWXYTI3o9GGYBZZEyHzuFst8IYszU7hiNmzsHvr_Wqe6UzhPmyHVbiwfxkK/s1600/roxas-binay.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Political rivals. Roxas was beaten by Binay in the 2010 vice presidential election" border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5AQQDzPYgkxlQkCe6o6M1UGIaQlqXUEpMYa8mMnyPD7HxE4PzziQykG-dhMwAeIv_zwsx9s4EQAcoQvRZTWXYTI3o9GGYBZZEyHzuFst8IYszU7hiNmzsHvr_Wqe6UzhPmyHVbiwfxkK/s640/roxas-binay.jpg" title="Political rivals. Roxas was beaten by Binay in the 2010 vice presidential election" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Political rivals. Roxas was beaten by Binay in the 2010 vice presidential election. <br />Photo credit. inquirer.net</td></tr></tbody></table>Upon giving way for Aquino’s presidential candidacy in the 2010 elections, Roxas was able to maintain his high ratings on various surveys at that time, signifying his almost secured fate as the next vice president of the country. However, his perennial political Jejomar Binay claimed the vice presidency with a come-from-behind win against Roxas, beating the latter with just a meager of 700,000 votes.<br /><br /><b>11. His net worth as of December 31, 2014 is PHP 202,080,452.71.</b><br /><br />Roxas was the fourth richest cabinet member in the Aquino administration when he was still part of it. This can be attributed to a number of businesses that he owns as he came from two well-known families in the country, the Araneta-Roxas clan.<br /><br /><b>12. Recognized as ‘the next big thing.’</b><br /><br />Roxas was named as ‘One of the Global Leaders of Tomorrow who is expected to shape the future’ at the 1996 World Economic Forum. Aside from that, he was tagged as Asiaweek Magazine’s ‘Political Leader of the New Millenium’ sealing his character as a leader material.<br /><br /><b>13. Became popular as ‘Mr. Palengke’ while serving as DTI Secretary.</b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DoLVFV6Qamcr5gW_5X0Rzwm4oKwh2qjOkSUnX1KZe0LN8Xh5izTogt1UdKyUYE7N4CnyRGiNQg3z7GJJiDMcs_fLXOWBmZuvbfxkWMevztXDQE8ZljGvh5C-zlatDQcRlxp89l7XCJNF/s1600/mar-roxas-mr-palengle.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mr. Palengke days: Roxas served as DTI Secretary" border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DoLVFV6Qamcr5gW_5X0Rzwm4oKwh2qjOkSUnX1KZe0LN8Xh5izTogt1UdKyUYE7N4CnyRGiNQg3z7GJJiDMcs_fLXOWBmZuvbfxkWMevztXDQE8ZljGvh5C-zlatDQcRlxp89l7XCJNF/s640/mar-roxas-mr-palengle.jpg" title="Mr. Palengke days: Roxas served as DTI Secretary" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Palengke days: Roxas served as DTI Secretary during the Estrada and Arroyo administrations. <br />Photo credit: marroxas.com</td></tr></tbody></table>During his term as DTI head, Roxas became instrumental in putting greater emphasis to the markets, commonly known as ‘palengke’ as an instrumental unit of the society in propelling economic growth thus earning the moniker ‘Mr. Palengke’ which will become his staple political identity later on in his career.<br /><br />14. Has a long relationship with the Aquinos.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOfCOwKjZ55ExhOZysJ6vOaK8B-ISd_axQguaREGXwgLbzCDYX6vLCdwIheflZCw7Vv8EjA4yQX3-WGUi_KNb27gCwvorH24bUII7oyU3Qo2lzhcEka28nUm7LHdKXmElUZ5RHhOsiL9h/s1600/Pnoy-roxas.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Family friend: Roxas was both a supporter of the late Pres. Cory Aquino and PNoy. " border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOfCOwKjZ55ExhOZysJ6vOaK8B-ISd_axQguaREGXwgLbzCDYX6vLCdwIheflZCw7Vv8EjA4yQX3-WGUi_KNb27gCwvorH24bUII7oyU3Qo2lzhcEka28nUm7LHdKXmElUZ5RHhOsiL9h/s640/Pnoy-roxas.jpg" title="Family friend: Roxas was both a supporter of the late Pres. Cory Aquino and PNoy. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family friend: Roxas was both a supporter of the late Pres. Cory Aquino and PNoy. <br />Photo credit. marroxas.com</td></tr></tbody></table>Aside from being a close friend of PNoy, he is also a supporter of the late President Cory Aquino and helped the latter in 1986 through organizing round-table discussions with the American business community. It was even reported that he came right away to help in the presidential campaign of Cory in the 1986 snap elections.<br /><br />15. Married to broadcaster Korina Sanchez and has a son named Paolo.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMUZyF8fUiJwHesrjPFMwPotJRYiaFKesH5yArlR-Y34dfwqhKJME3WxLIzeoVYH7vdTSmjtcROB41Iz0obXcKAlUO_KLg3dMUJ93U14UW5gkX7sqt5jyX39cTToaGqnxIppeM7-efMVz/s1600/mar-korina-paolo-roxas.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Roxas together with his wife Korina and son Paolo." border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMUZyF8fUiJwHesrjPFMwPotJRYiaFKesH5yArlR-Y34dfwqhKJME3WxLIzeoVYH7vdTSmjtcROB41Iz0obXcKAlUO_KLg3dMUJ93U14UW5gkX7sqt5jyX39cTToaGqnxIppeM7-efMVz/s640/mar-korina-paolo-roxas.jpg" title="Roxas together with his wife Korina and son Paolo." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Roxas together with his wife Korina and son Paolo. Photo credit: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines Facebook page</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Roxas tied the knot with veteran journalist Korina Sanchez in 2009. Although Roxas and Sanchez are still childless, the former DILG secretary has a son named Paolo Gerardo from 1971 Miss Young International Maricar Zaldarriaga. Aside from that, he is a father to three dogs namely Chelsea, Goya and Kolette!<br /><br /><b>16. No song number please.</b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcl4ySBxegHnpOCR66wgr9qzfjph7nnWsefFZLLcrLAJZGF7z4Dw_Z8RuWppaLDgO3j2Y72QjYiDFApo41PcF9Ls1bPydC8G3UdIIX0XJw1PXkjZ4sAzmg3-luM9uCSWGYD157vDvIvy8/s1600/Mar-Roxas.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar prefers doing public service rather than a singing career." border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcl4ySBxegHnpOCR66wgr9qzfjph7nnWsefFZLLcrLAJZGF7z4Dw_Z8RuWppaLDgO3j2Y72QjYiDFApo41PcF9Ls1bPydC8G3UdIIX0XJw1PXkjZ4sAzmg3-luM9uCSWGYD157vDvIvy8/s640/Mar-Roxas.jpg" title="Mar prefers doing public service rather than a singing career." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mar prefers doing public service rather than a singing career. Photo credit: inquirer.net</td></tr></tbody></table>Ask him anything but the Liberal Party’s standard bearer admits that he doesn’t have the voice of a rockstar! <b><i>-Michael Santiago/TheSummitExpress</i></b><br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/infographic-16-things-you-need-to-know-about-presidential-candidate-sen-miriam-santiago.html" rel="nofollow">INFOGRAPHIC: 16 Things You Need To Know About Presidential Candidate Sen. Miriam Santiago</a></div>

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