Ramos was president from 1992 to 1998, and was largely credited for helping restore democracy during the crucial days of the People Power Revolt in 1986 and for leading the Philippine economy to progress during the Asian financial crisis.
Lawmakers on Sunday, July 31, paid tribute to former President Fidel V. Ramos who died at the age of 94, with Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto of Batangas 6th District calling him “Steady Eddie” who steered the Philippines to economic development at a time of great crisis in the early 1990s.
“He was driven by this Protestant-Ilocano-West Point work ethic which ingrained in him the habit of rising before dawn and toiling ‘til midnight,” Recto added, sharing that Ramos was his and wife, actress and politician Vilma Santos-Recto’s, godfather.Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda remembered the former president’s role as a “mentor and model” for his public service life, sharing that Ramos consulted him back when he was still in the private sector.
The lawmaker said that Ramos considered him family because one of Salceda’s cousins married the former president’s first cousin, which made the former chief-of-staff at ease at seeking his advice. “His death, in many ways, is the end of an era . . . And so, with his passing, his restless hands – hands that helped shape a nation’s modern history – finally take their rest. Those of us who learned from and worked with the man are left to ponder his legacy and carry on his work of nation-building. May we continue to work, and may he find his rest,” he said.
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