Sense of humor is almost absent among politicians , but Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is a truly talented exception  . People are puzzled how she can spontaneously real danger to her life as a corruption fighter .
                       Contrast adds to the humor , because Miriam is a leading Criminal Court in December 2011 , only to give it up because of cancer . Millions of her fans still believe she won but was cheated on presidency in 1992 . She lost one of only two beloved children . But she never lost her sense of humor .
                       Humor pushed Miriam the senator to help uncover the biggest corruption scandal in our country's political history . In dealing with the plunder of billions of public funds , and in standing  by the rule of law in a highly politicized impeachment process , she scolded : "What the . . . . ? " later shortened to "Wha '?"
                       Miriam will go down in history not only as a laureate of the Magsaysay award for government service , or as the candidate who never concided defeat in a fraud -marred presidential election , but as the soul who rises above it all by laughing at human foibles .
                      Her complete resume can be found at the end of the this book .