Tag: former President Fidel Ramos

FVR: I felt very bad over Marcos burial

(Eagle News)– Former president Fidel Ramos on Monday (November 21) expressed his disappointment over the burial of late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. “I felt very bad, especially for the veterans, as well as a lot of members of the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines),” Ramos said in a press conference. “It was an insult, a trivialization of the role the sacrifices of our Armed Forces, Coast Guard, veterans, retired, active,” he added. During the press […]

Philippines worried, says more Chinese boats spotted at disputed shoal

  (REUTERS) The Philippines expressed “grave concern” on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Philippines air force plane flew over the rocky outcrop on Saturday and spotted more boats than usual in a flotilla China has maintained since seizing the shoal after a tense standoff in 2012, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana […]