NI NOEL ABUEL
Dumagsa ang pakikiramay sa mga kongresista ang pagpanaw ni dating Pangulo Fidel V. Ramos dahil sa komplikasyon sa COVID-19.
Ayon kay Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto, si FVR ay kilalang matapang sa giyera at masipag sa trabaho at naging magaling na pinuno ng bansa.
“He was the Steady Eddie who led by infectious and inspiring example, from the trenches of Korea, to the corridors of Malacanang. Whether in the battlefield or in the bureaucracy, he was daring in deeds and bold in thinking. 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,” sabi nito.
Sinabi pa ni Recto na si FVR ay naging ninong sa kasal nila ng aktres at pulitikong si Vima Santos.
“He became president in 1992 when the country was reeling from the devastation of Pinatubo and the Baguio earthquake, when protected interests crushed competition and denigrated public service, when civil strife set back growth. In many places, when you open the taps, there was no water. You try to catch a plane, there was none. You lift the phone, you get a busy signal. You switch on the lights, there was no power,” sabi nito.
Ayon naman kay House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, labis na ikinalulungkot ng Lakas-CMD ang pagpanaw ng kanilang chairman emeritus sa katauhan ni dating Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos.
“We all grieve because we lost a great leader and a dear friend. One who is a pillar of strength, and an inspiration. President Ramos will be remembered as one of the great Filipino leaders that took good governance to heart. His experience as a military general and his innate charm set the blueprint for what the Philippine leaders should be: tough when necessary, but with a caring hearth for the common Filipino,” paliwanag pa ni Romualdez.
Sinabi naman ni ACT-CIS party list Rep. Jocelyn P. Tulfo na taos-puso itong nakikiramay sa pamilya at mga kaanak ng yumaong dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos.
Ayon naman kay PBA party list Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles, malaki ang pasasalamat ng mga Filipino kay FVR dahil sa panahon nito nabuo ang Build Operate Transfer Law o mas kilala ngayong Public Private Partnership (PPP).
“Rest in Peace President FVR. Please say hello to my Papa “Boy Nogie” in heaven,” sabi ni Nograles.
Ayon naman kay Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, naalala nito si FVR bilang “mentor and a model for my life in public service” at isa sa tumulong dito para pumasok sa pulitika.
“The former President helped birth my career in public service. During the peak of my career in private sector as an analyst, President Ramos would consult me on matters of national concern. That was when I became convinced that I could serve the country in a greater way. Just as he was leaving office, I ran for Congressman in Albay,” sabi ni Salceda.
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