As a juror in the impeachment trial of the President, she has been swamped by the harshest criticisms, mainly about prejudging the case and trying to steer the national consciousness toward a verdict of not guilty.
Nothing can be farther from the truth.
We try every day to be the voice of truth as far as that can be ascertained at press time. It is true that the interview done by our Senate reporter took place ''several days before the Senate reorganization.'' To be exact, it happened two days before it saw print on Nov. 16. The reporter interviewed Santiago in her office and wrote about it on Nov. 14. Normally, such an important story would have seen print the following day. But it was also the day of the Welga ng Mamamayan that turned out to be a huge success.