FVR from the year I was born

                 Fidel Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928), popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. Prior to his election as president, Ramos served in the Cabinet of President Corazon Aquino first as chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and, later on, as Secretary of National Defense from 1986 to 1991.

people power

Fidel V. R amos together with Juan Ponce Enrile was hailed by many Filipinos for their decision to stop supporting the dictatorial administration of Marcos on the 1986 EDSA Revolution,  considering that there connected by blood.

According to, www.wikipedia.org --From Ramos’ leadership, the Philippines experienced a period of political stability and rapid economic growth and expansion
 As an outcome of this, it created programs intended to promote national reconciliation and unity among Filipinos. FVR was able to secure major peace agreements with Muslim leaders and military rebels, which renewed investor in the Philippine economy. As a result of Ramos’ hands-on approach to the economy, the Philippines were dubbed by various international magazines and observers as Asia’s Next Economic Tiger.

However, due to the ’97 Asian Financial Crisis it hardens the economic growth of the country and it was during the last term of the President but luckily the economy still managed to make rebound despite of the crisis that occurs.

To date, Ramos is the first and only non-Catholic President of the Philippines. He is a Protestant and belongs to the United Methodist Church.