Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos in a photo taken on Aug 12, 2016. The writer says Ramos was perhaps the most accessible head of state he has ever encountered.- Reuters
WASHINGTON (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): On the day Fidel Valdez Ramos died, July 31, several Filipino friends I messaged told me they were weeping.
Even days later, one texted me to say: "I am grieving."
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