FVR succumbs to Covid-19
FORMER President Fidel V. Ramos, also known as 'FVR,' died at the Makati Medical Center Sunday afternoon reportedly due to complications of Covid 19.He was 94.Ramos, the 12th president of the Republic of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, was said to be the driving force behind the renewed investor confidence in the country. It was during his time that the Philippines was recognized as a budding 'tiger economy.
'Ramos was a military man who rose from the ranks to become the chief of the Philippine Constabulary and then Vice Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the time of President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.He was hailed as a hero during the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, when he broke away from the administration of President Marcos. He then aligned himself with the newly established government of then President Corazon Aquino.
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