FVR calls for unity, progress; voices support for Duterte, Leni

Imus City, Cavite – Former President Fidel Valdez Ramos (FVR) called on leaders and citizens to unite in the name of peace, performance, and progress during the 118th National Flag Day celebration yesterday, a day after Filipinos officially learned who their leaders would be for the next six years. Speaking at the event held at Heritage Park in Miguel Santo, Alapan II-B, this city, the 88-year-old Ramos also cited the need to address climate change and other threats that affect humanity the world over. In his speech, Ramos gave a short history of the new Philippine flag – which General Emilio Aguinaldo designed himself – as well as the “Battle of Alapan” on May 28, 1898, and other historical events and the proclamations on flags. Ramos Ramos also expounded on the effects of climate change such as the El Niño and La Niña phenomena, the conflicts in Syria, and other [...]