NEW DELHI, India -- Indian authorities reported on Monday Asia's first possible monkeypox fatality after the death of a man who recently returned from United Arab Emirates testing positive. Kerala state's health ministry said tests on the 22-year-old "showed that the man had monkeypox". Three...
Former vice president Leni Robredo said on Monday, Aug. 1, that Filipinos should not forget the legacy of the late president Cory Aquino as “a woman of firsts” who led the fight for democracy. Former vice president Leni Robredo poses for a photo beside the portrait of democracy icon Cory...
Deputy minority leader and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman extolled the late former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino on the occasion of her 13th death anniversary on Monday, Aug. 1. The late former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino (Reuters) In a statement, Hataman highlighted the "shining...
Messages poured in on the commemoration of the 13th death anniversary of democracy icon, former President Corazon Aquino, who died in 2009 at age of 76 because of advanced colon cancer. A supporter of former president Cory Aquino visited her tomb at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque City on...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, August 1, joined the Filipino nation in grieving the passing of former President Fidel Ramos, who it also described as a "foreign policy" president. According to the DFA, Ramos shaped the evolution of the agency "by instituting economic...
Foreign envoys continue to express their condolences to the Filipino people and to the family and friends of former President Fidel V. Ramos, who died on Sunday. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said the US "will always remember his contributions to the US-Philippines bilateral...
“The nation has lost one of its leading lights.” Senator Nancy Binay said this of former President Fidel V. Ramos’ passing. The late president Fidel V. Ramos (Reuters photo) “The Filipino people lived in a time of hope during former President Fidel Valdez Ramos’ tenure. FVR oversaw...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte conveyed sympathy over the passing of former President Fidel V. Ramos, whom Duterte described as a "great statesman, mentor and friend." Former presidents Fidel V. Ramos and Rodrigo Duterte met in March 2016, two months before the latter won the May 2016 elections....
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. has remembered former president Fidel V. Ramos who was his "first and true" mentor in public service. (Photo courtesy of Senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr. via Facebook) As he offered his condolences to the loved ones of the former president, who passed away at the...
"A war hero and an innovator in his own right." The late president Fidel V. Ramos (Reuters photo) This was how Senator Francis Tolentino described the late former President Fidel Ramos, who passed away on Sunday, July 31. “I join the nation in mourning the passing of former President Fidel Valdez...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Sunday, July 31, condoled with the family of former President Fidel V. Ramos, who passed away at the age of 94. Former president Fidel V. Ramos (REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco / MANILA BULLETIN) "I extend my deepest condolences to the family of former President...
Comedian Caloy "Ogag" Alde has passed away. He was 60. Many in the entertainment world extended their condolences via social media. Actor Alwyn Uytingco wrote on Facebook: "'I love nature.' Ang joke mo na di ko malilimutan. Salamat, kuya Caloy Carlos Alde." Singer-songwriter Raffy Calicdan also...
