How did Fidel Ramos help his country? What did he do? Find out about the Philippines’s former president.
Fidel Ramos was the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He used to be a politician and a soldier.
After leaving office, the former president stayed involved in politics by advising the people who came after him. Many people liked and respected him for getting the international community to believe in the Philippine economy again.
What did Fidel Ramo do that helped the Philippines?
During his first few years in office, the economy grew quickly, the government was stable, technology improved, and people’s basic needs were met quickly and well. He started a big plan to improve the country, which was called “Philippines 2000.” Under this plan, many industries that were important to economic growth were privatized or made less regulated.
The external debt was cut down to a level that was easier to handle, and the tax system was changed. He started putting in place economic reforms to open up the country’s closed economy, get more foreign and domestic investment, promote private business, and cut down on the widespread corruption.
He reached a deal with a group of rebels. The final peace deal between the government and the Moro National Liberation Front was signed with the help of the former president. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, which was started by Corazon Aquino, was put into action more quickly by the 12th president.
How Fidel Ramos Got His Education?
The former president went to elementary school at Lingayen and was the top student in his class when he graduated. Fidel Ramos started his secondary education at the University of Philippines Integrated School (UPIS), but he finished at the Centro Escolar University Integrated School. A few months after starting at the National University in Manila in 1946, the former politician got a government scholarship to study at the United States Military Academy in New York, USA.
This chance set the former president on the path to becoming a professional soldier. The Philippines’ 12th president got his bachelor’s degree in military engineering in 1950. After that, he went to the University of Illinois as a government scholar to get his master’s in civil engineering. In 1953, the former soldier took and passed the board exams in civil engineering in the Philippines.
He also has a master’s degree from the National Defense College of the Philippines in national security administration. He also has an MBA from the Ateneo de Manila University.
The former politician has been given 14 honorary degrees from universities in the Philippines. In the same way, he has received fourteen more Honorary Doctorates from universities and institutions in other countries.
Who Fidel Ramo is and Where He Came From?
He was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan. His father, Narciso Ramos, is a journalist, lawyer, member of the House of Representatives, and secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Angela Valdez Ramos, his mother, is a teacher and a supporter of women’s right to vote.
Leticia Ramos Shahani was the sister of the 12th president. She was a senator, undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and worked for the United Nations. Gloria Ramos da Rodd, his other sister, was a diplomat.
The politician who used to be in office married Amelita Martinez, who is better known as Ming Ramos. Angelina Jones, Josephine Samartino, Carolina Sembrano, Christine Jalasco, and Gloria Ramos are their five children.
The Reason Why Fidel Ramos Died
At the age of 94, he died at the Makati Medical Center in Makati.
He died after a fight with COVID 19 that he couldn’t win.