National Book Store bestowed Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago with the Certified Bestseller Award for her book, “Stupid is Forevermore” during the meet and greet event held on October 13 which was attended by hundreds of her cheering fans.

The book, sequel to “Stupid is Forever,” was released last June 15 on Sen. Santiago’s 70^th birthday. Since then, it has sold over 120,000 copies nationwide and has since been number one in the Bestsellers List of National Book Store. “Stupid is Forever” meanwhile, has broken records with sales of over 450,000 copies in only eight months. “Stupid is Forever” and “Stupid is Forevermore” contain Miriam’s clever one-liners, pick-up lines, and moving speeches. Both books are published by ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc., publisher of the country’s best-selling books.