Sh wasn't just inarguably the country's best stateswoman; she was a woman who inspired us all with her strength, courage, and principles; a woman who amused us all with her witty statements. And for that, Former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago will be truly missed—the feisty senator passed away this morning after months of battling lung cancer, and many Filipinos took to social media to express their mourning, and their gratitude to the woman who showed us just what it means to have the balls to go through life.

1. Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares, who announced Defensor-Santiago’s passing during the senate hearing earlier, has this to say:

2. We agree with actor Marco Gumabao on this...

RIP to the best president we never had, Miriam Defensor Santiago ??

— Marco Gumabao (@marcogumabao) September 29, 2016

3. Even parody Twitter account Senyora Santibanez, whose tweets remind us of Defensor-Santiago’s personality at times is thankful to the latter.

Maraming Salamat Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago. Nagluluksa ang buong Pilipinas ??

— SENYORA (@Senyora) September 29, 2016

4. This early, there are calls to air Defensor-Santiago’s life story on TV.

Please run the Miriam Defensor-Santiago life story on MMK this weekend!! ?? #MMK @ABSCBN

— Carmela Tunay (@carmelaloo08) September 29, 2016

5. Film director Mae Cruz Alviar knows that Defensor-Santiago served our country 'til the very end.

Rest In Peace Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. Thank you for serving our country till the very end.

— Mae Cruz Alviar (@queenbeemae) September 29, 2016

6. Musician Dong Abay tweeted two Defensor-Santiago quotable quotes.

"This is goodbye. I shall not importune you any longer. I shall fade into the night like Batman."
- MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO Rest In Peace

— Dong Abay (@dongabay) September 29, 2016

"There's no intelligent life down here. Beam me up, Scotty." -MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO
Senator, Republic of the Philippines

RIP, Madame.

— Dong Abay (@dongabay) September 29, 2016

7. Heart Evangelista detailed some of her memories of her “second mom":

 

You would read vogue for me and in return I would study your law books... You made me study the "serious Einstein subjects" and bring me to meet the "kings and queens" the way you would say it... You showed me so much of the world, put on my slippers when I had a migraine and fed me the best lobsters in bed...i would sleep over for weekends and stay up till 2am and we would talk about cleopatra and grace Kelly... Your big hair and workout clothes, your lambing tone,your sweetness and kisses... When this photo was taken a halo appeared on my screen... Indeed you were and will always be my guardian angel...

A photo posted by Love Marie Ongpauco Escudero (@iamhearte) on Sep 28, 2016 at 8:26pm PDT

 

I love you Tita... I can't believe you're gone... My #1 protector . Thank you for being my hero...I love you so so much...I don't know what to do

A photo posted by Love Marie Ongpauco Escudero (@iamhearte) on Sep 28, 2016 at 8:05pm PDT

8. Director Joey Javier Reyes is hoping there will be Defensor-Santiagos in the future. 

Gone are the days of our great senators who history will preserve with reverence. May there be more of their kind in the next generation.

— Joey Javier Reyes (@DirekJoey) September 29, 2016

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