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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Fidel V. Ramos, Fernando Poe, Jr., Ryan Cayabyab, Jose de Venecia, Jr., F. Sionil Jose, Carlos P. Romulo, Gloria Romero, Urduja, Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr., Angela Perez Baraquio, Victorio C. Edades, Danny Ildefonso, Rene Cayetano, Gina de Venecia, Ramon Naval Guico, Narciso Ramos, Marlou Aquino, Carlos Bulosan, Hermogenes Esperon, Jocelyn Enriquez, Eugenio Perez, Leonor Rivera, Juan dela Cruz Palaris, Jose Torres Bugallon, Ambrosio Padilla, Lordy Tugade, Oscar Orbos, Eva Macapagal, Donita Rose, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, E. J. Feihl, Cheryl Cosim, Pangasinan people, Alberto Romulo, Diego Silang, Amelita Ramos, Brenan Espartinez, Carmen Rosales, Rodolfo Tan Cardoso, Maki Pulido, Cal Sobrepena, Mocha Uson, Magnum Membrere, Viktoria, Bernadette Baraquio Hamada, Mark Cojuangco, Amado Espino, Jr., Jose Esteves. Excerpt: Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928), popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy. 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. During the historic 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, Ramos upon the invitation of then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, was hailed as a hero even though he was not part of the plan by many Filipinos for his decision to break away from the administration of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and pledge allegiance and loyalty to the newly-established revolutionary government of President Aquino, following the downfall of Marcos from power in February 1986. Previously, he was the AFP vice chi...