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...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old mechanic after a drinking binge here over the weekend. The victim’s mother told police that her son arrived at their house from work at 10 p.m. Friday, July 22, under the influence of liquor. She told police that her...
PARIS, France -- Iran on Saturday carried out its first public execution in over two years, an NGO said, denouncing the practice as "medieval" as concern grows over rising repression in the Islamic republic. Iman Sabzikar, who had been convicted over the murder of a police officer in February 2022...
SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Singapore hanged a drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite pleas for clemency. The spate of hangings -- which included the widely criticised execution of a mentally disabled man in...
