Fidel Valdez Ramos was the first to be elected President of the Philippines who did not have a political background. He ran in only one election; he was elected President in 1992 over six prominent opponents by the slimmest of margins, 23.58 percent. Yet he quickly established common ground by...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Last Friday’s revelation by the Bureau of Treasury that the national government’s debt as of June 30 stood at ₱12.79 trillion might seem distressing for many people. Others might even describe as staggering the total amount of public debt which...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In our column dated March, 20, 2022, we paid tribute to former President Fidel V. Ramos who celebrated his 94th birthday on March 18. Last Sunday, July 31, FVR, as he was popularly known, who served as the 12th President of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte has written a letter to former first lady Amelita "Ming" Jara Martinez-Ramos, conveying her condolences to the family. Vice Present Sara Duterte's letter to former first lady Amelita "Ming" Jara Martinez-Ramos (Courtesy of RPDEV) The Vice President wrote the letter on...
The dynamic President exuded dignity and competence and was highly respected internationally By LILIA B. DE LIMA President Ramos loved to visit the PEZA Zones and he needed little prodding to attend inaugurations and other milestone activities of PEZA enterprises. Always on the go in typical FVR...
FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte (center). DAVAO CITY – More than a month after his six-year term ended, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte is enjoying his retirement from politics, Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte here said Thursday, August 4. In his program “Special Hour with Mayor Baste...
Former president Fidel V. Ramos will be given a state funeral with full military honors, Malacañang said Wednesday, Aug. 3. Former President Fidel V. Ramos (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in Manila) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced that the late president will be accorded a state...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Two separate violent occurrences shook our world in the past week. The first was political while the second was natural. On July 24, 2022, a shooting incident marred what should have been a joyous occasion, the graduation ceremonies of the...
Fidel Valdez Ramos, who served as the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, carved his well-deserved place in history. He was a professional soldier. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he was an Infantry Reconnaissance platoon leader of...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina With a large population that continues to expand and further increases social and economic requirements, the country’s premier metropolis ought to be governed by a government agency with police power to solve chronic problems of traffic, flooding,...
Former vice president Leni Robredo’s relationship with former president Fidel V. Ramos went beyond the realm of politics as she remembered him as a “personal friend” who had always supported her political endeavors. Former vice president Leni Robredo shares this photo of her family taken in...
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada mourned the passing of his contemporary, fellow former President Fidel “FVR” Ramos. Former Presidents Estrada and Ramos (Photos from Wikipedia--Office of the Press Secretary/US Department of Defense) “I am profoundly shocked to learn of the passing...
