Miriam at the Mamasapano inquiry: ‘Nothing fails like a failure’ and other takeaways

Lung cancer and chronic fatigue may have taken the otherwise indefatigable Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago from the Senate's plenary sessions but the outspoken lawmaker could still be counted on to spew quotable commentary and ask the difficult questions when the chamber tackles controversies such as the Mamasapano clash.

Here are some of Santiago's quotes, compiled by GMA News Online, from Thursday's hearing on the operation that may have netted suspected notorious terrorist Marwan but also led to the deaths of 44 police commandos in the hands of rebels with whom the government has an existing peace agreement.














—NB, GMA News