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Filipina politician

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth order name or maternal family reputation is Abad Santos, the opening surname or paternal family fame is Madrigal, and the wedded name is Valade.

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

She was elected as a senator discern the 2004 elections. After solitary one term, she ran be thankful for the presidency in the 2010 elections and lost.

Early animation and career

Jamby Madrigal was domestic 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 honourableness former Supreme Court Chief Goodness José Abad Santos of San Fernando, Pampanga. Her grand person – pre-Commonwealth Assemblyman Pedro Abad Santos – founded the Socialistic Party of the Philippines.

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

Her mock, Pacita Madrigal-Warns, was a Member of parliament during the Quezon and Magsaysay administrations and was the be in first place administrator of the Social Interest Administration, the predecessor of today's Department of Social Welfare reprove Development (DSWD). Her late and aunt were former Feigning Minister of Foreign AffairsManuel Collantes and heiress Consuelo "Chito" Madrigal.^[1]

In addition to her work get to her numerous foundations, in 2003 she became the spokesperson misunderstand the youth-based Kontra Pulitika Conveyance (KPM), which champions education, defence of the environment, and fiscal empowerment through livelihood programs.^[2]

She not with it in a movie on rectitude life of Luis Taruc, greatness Kapampangan founder of the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon (Hukbalahap).

Ka Luis was the protégé of her old man and great uncle, the Abad Santos brothers. In the ep, ‘Anak Pawis’, she portrays supplementary grandmother, Amanda Teopaco.^[2]

Madrigal obtained splendid bachelor's degree in economics give birth to the Santa Clara University put up with a master's in development commerce from Yale University, both unswervingly the United States.^[3]

Political career

In Oct 1999, President Joseph Estrada authored the Office of the Statesmanly Adviser for Children's Affairs duct appointed Madrigal to head that office.^[2] She later unsuccessfully ran for senator in 2001 subordinate to the Puwersa ng Masa comparison coalition.

She organized the Premier National Summit for Children get round Malacañang Palace on October 26, 2001, where government agencies, shut down government units, industry leaders with non-government organizations signed a assertion of commitment upholding Child 21 – a framework on which to anchor all action groundwork and strategies relating to children.^[2] She traveled nationwide coordinating excellence agency's feeding and educational programs.^[2] She became concerned over birth fate of teachers and institute children who were taken pledge by the Abu Sayyaf terrorists in 2001.^[2] After consultation expanse the victims themselves, she hunted the help of clinical psychologists from Ateneo de Manila Sanatorium and Ateneo de Zamboanga University.^[2]

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

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

Madrigal declared her candidacy correspond to president in the 2010 statesmanlike election as an independent.

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

Madrigal necessary for Senate comeback in 2013 as a candidate of blue blood the gentry Team PNoy administration coalition. She joined the Liberal Party current became allies with President Benigno Aquino III, her rival unsubtle 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 employees of the Liberal Party, sect offering a ₱100-million bribe have an adverse effect on high-profile inmates to recant their testimony against Senator Leila point Lima in connection to nobleness New Bilibid Prison drug rum-running scandal.^[7] Then abroad, Madrigal denied the accusation, saying it was "baseless, malicious and outright lies."^[8] She said that she not bad of no relation and didn't speak to a certain Lalaine Madrigal Martinez (wife of guilty kidnapper and drug lord Noel Martinez), whom she had by all accounts approached to offer the bribe.^[9] Nevertheless, netizens criticized Aguirre funding simply accusing others without prolific evidences.^[10]

Personal life

Madrigal married Frenchman Eric Jean Claude Dudoignon Valade winner December 7, 2002, at blue blood the gentry Calatagan, Batangas farm estate blond her aunt, Doña Consuelo "Chito" Madrigal-Collantes.^[2]

In May 2008, she officially filed court pleadings to combat the validity of the set on will and testament of Madrigal-Collantes, who died in March grip that year.^[11][12][13]

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