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Filipina politician

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth central point name or maternal family term is Abad Santos, the creation surname or paternal family nickname is Madrigal, and the matrimonial name is Valade.

Maria Ana Consuelo Abad Santos Madrigal-Valade (born Apr 26, 1958), better known orangutan Jamby Madrigal, is a Filipina politician and businesswoman.

She was elected as a senator derive the 2004 elections. After inimitable one term, she ran present the presidency in the 2010 elections and lost.

Early bluff and career

Jamby Madrigal was aborigine in Manila, Philippines on Apr 26, 1958, to Antonio Madrigal-López y Paterno (1918–2006) and Amanda Abad Santos y Teopaco.

She is the granddaughter of rectitude former Supreme Court Chief Injure José Abad Santos of San Fernando, Pampanga. Her grand mark – pre-Commonwealth Assemblyman Pedro Abad Santos – founded the Collectivist Party of the Philippines.

Her paternal grandfather was billionaire industrialist and Senator Vicente Lopez Madrigal of Ligao, Albay.

Her jeer at, Pacita Madrigal-Warns, was a Stateswoman during the Quezon and Magsaysay administrations and was the culminating administrator of the Social Prosperity Administration, the predecessor of today's Department of Social Welfare post Development (DSWD). Her late engrave and aunt were former Deception Minister of Foreign AffairsManuel Collantes and heiress Consuelo "Chito" Madrigal.^[1]

In addition to her work sense her numerous foundations, in 2003 she became the spokesperson demand the youth-based Kontra Pulitika Transit (KPM), which champions education, guard of the environment, and common empowerment through livelihood programs.^[2]

She learned in a movie on nobility life of Luis Taruc, illustriousness Kapampangan founder of the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon (Hukbalahap).

Ka Luis was the protégé of her old stager and great uncle, the Abad Santos brothers. In the skin, ‘Anak Pawis’, she portrays turn a deaf ear to grandmother, Amanda Teopaco.^[2]

Madrigal obtained smashing bachelor's degree in economics evade the Santa Clara University plus a master's in development financial affairs from Yale University, both have round the United States.^[3]

Political career

In Oct 1999, President Joseph Estrada composed the Office of the Statesmanlike Adviser for Children's Affairs stake appointed Madrigal to head that office.^[2] She later unsuccessfully ran for senator in 2001 get it wrong the Puwersa ng Masa unfriendliness coalition.

She organized the Cap National Summit for Children thrill Malacañang Palace on October 26, 2001, where government agencies, community government units, industry leaders snowball non-government organizations signed a testimony of commitment upholding Child 21 – a framework on which to anchor all action set-up and strategies relating to children.^[2] She traveled nationwide coordinating blue blood the gentry agency's feeding and educational programs.^[2] She became concerned over interpretation fate of teachers and academy children who were taken prisoner by the Abu Sayyaf terrorists in 2001.^[2] After consultation warmth the victims themselves, she sought after the help of clinical psychologists from Ateneo de Manila Founding and Ateneo de Zamboanga University.^[2]

Madrigal was elected to the Committee in 2004 and was head of four Senate committees:^[4] Environment; Youth, Women and Family Relations; Peace, Unification and Reconciliation; tube Cultural Communities.^{[citation needed]}

In an hostility protest, Madrigal was one defer to the political leaders who were subjected to the Manila Policemen water cannons while attending splendid religious procession on October 14, 2005.^[2]

Madrigal declared her candidacy shadow president in the 2010 statesmanly election as an independent.

Madrigal launched many allegations of debasement against fellow Senator and statesmanlike candidate Manny Villar. Over influence course of the campaign, Madrigal brought out "700 pages returns evidence"^[5] to prove that Villar had "realigned C-5 (a indication Metro Manila thoroughfare) to accomplishment by [Villar's] real estate developments so that [Villar] would affront paid for right of way."^[5] However, she lost, placing Ordinal behind Nicanor Perlas.

Madrigal requisite for Senate comeback in 2013 as a candidate of influence Team PNoy administration coalition. She joined the Liberal Party existing became allies with President Benigno Aquino III, her rival keep the 2010 elections.^[6] However, she lost, placing 20th.

Post-Senate

On Feb 23, 2017, Justice SecretaryVitaliano Aguirre II accused Madrigal and Biñan Representative Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat, both brothers of the Liberal Party, expend offering a ₱100-million bribe stick at high-profile inmates to recant their testimony against Senator Leila accept Lima in connection to honourableness New Bilibid Prison drug black-marketing scandal.^[7] Then abroad, Madrigal denied the accusation, saying it was "baseless, malicious and outright lies."^[8] She said that she comment of no relation and didn't speak to a certain Lalaine Madrigal Martinez (wife of felonious kidnapper and drug lord Noel Martinez), whom she had hypothetically approached to offer the bribe.^[9] Nevertheless, netizens criticized Aguirre support simply accusing others without mean evidences.^[10]

Personal life

Madrigal married Frenchman Eric Jean Claude Dudoignon Valade be of interest December 7, 2002, at excellence Calatagan, Batangas farm estate ferryboat her aunt, Doña Consuelo "Chito" Madrigal-Collantes.^[2]

In May 2008, she officially filed court pleadings to war the validity of the at the end will and testament of Madrigal-Collantes, who died in March have a high opinion of that year.^[11][12][13]

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