The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard J. Gordon shared the legacy and notable contributions of late ex-President Fidel V. Ramos to the organization during his visit to his wake at the Heritage Park in Taguig. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) According to Gordon, FVR was...
Shortly after the inurnment ceremony for late former president Fidel V. Ramos started on Tuesday, Aug. 9, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrived at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City to personally bid his last farewell to the former leader. FAREWELL, FVR—President Ferdinand...
Everything ran like clockwork as former president Fidel V. Ramos would have wanted it. Funeral procession of former president Fidel V. Ramos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) From the seamless transfer of his ashes from his wake at...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) brought the late former president Fidel V. Ramos to his final resting place at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Tuesday, Aug. 9. (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vincent...
Former president Fidel Valdez Ramos was laid to rest on Tuesday, Aug. 9, following a state funeral that was accorded a leader of the country for the first time in 25 years. The vicinity of The Heritage Memorial Park and the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City was filled by families, friends,...
Pope Francis has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Filipino people over the death of former President Fidel V. Ramos. Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles John Brown in the Vatican in December, 2018. (VATICAN MEDIA FILE PHOTO) The message of the pontiff was forwarded by the office of the...
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...
​​Families and loved ones of former President Fidel V. Ramos held a solemn tribute for the late leader on Monday night, with notable personalities and people who worked closely with Ramos during his presidency sharing their fond memories of him. Those who personally paid their last...
Vice President Sara Duterte paid her last respects to former president Fidel V. Ramos, whom she remembered as the “most disciplined and mission accomplished“ chief executive. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) Duterte visited the wake of Ramos at the Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is prepared to bring former Commander in Chief and President Fidel V. Ramos to his final resting place at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Taguig City on Tuesday, August 9. Former first lady Amelita Ramos spends a few moments in front of...
The last time the Philippines held a state funeral for a former president was in 1997 for the late Diosdado Macapagal. The family of the late former presidents Corazon Aquino and Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III declined Malacañang’s offer to give each of them a state funeral in 2009 and 2021,...
Former president Fidel V. Ramos was known by the nation as the leader who brought rapid economic growth and political stability in the Philippines.' The late president Fidel V. Ramos (Reuters photo) But in the eyes of the people who closely worked with him for a very long time, Ramos is not only...
